31 h. ago EU hit by surge in steel imports as US tariffs divert shipments

Industry calls for Brussels to take urgent action with deliveries of some products increasing by more than 1,000 per cent

Events

69 h. ago Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum come into effect

Trading partners around the world express anger including Mexico which buys more steel out of the US than it sends the other wayThe US has doubled tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports to 50%, pressing ahead in the face of criticism from key trading partners with a measure that Donald Trump says is intended to revive the American industry.After imposing and rapidly lifting tariffs on much of the world, only to reduce them, Trump last week refocused on the global steel and aluminum markets – and the dominance of China. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds to push for exemption on steel tariffs in crunch meeting with US officials

The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised

Politics

4 d. ago M&S boss’s pay surges to £7.1m despite retailer being hit by huge cyber attack

Stuart Machin received a jump in bonus payments linked to a rise in Marks and Spencer’s share price before it was knocked by a major cyber attack

Economics

6 d. ago Trade Secretary to meet US counterpart in bid to secure steel tariff exemption

The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump says he will double tariffs on US steel imports to 50%

US president escalates global trade war days after a court ruled some of his levies illegal

Politics

7 d. ago Trump DOUBLES tariffs on steel imports as he pledges to turn the Rust Belt into the 'Golden Belt' during Pittsburgh appearance

Donald Trump announced he was doubling tariffs on steel imports during an appearance Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh to tout a steel deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump says he is doubling tariffs on imported steel to 50% – US politics live

President makes announcement that he is raising tariff from 25% at Pennsylvania rally celebrating US Steel and Nippon Steel ‘partnership’Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US SteelThe Republican nominee for governor of Virginia has recently tried to distance herself from her longstanding, hardline anti-abortion record, declining recently to state whether she would support any restrictions on abortion access if she is elected to lead the state this fall. But her record reveals a candidate staunchly opposed to the procedure.Winsome Earle-Sears, now the state’s lieutenant governor, supported a 15-week abortion ban and has previously said she wants to make abortion illegal in almost all cases. In audio obtained by the Guardian, Earle-Sears also suggested an equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87

The actor, who won two Emmy awards, was best known for being one of longest-serving cast members on the hit seriesLoretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean war on the pioneering hit TV series M*A*S*H, has died. She was 87.Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died on Friday at her home in New York City, likely from natural causes. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Luke Littler dodges flying object and hit by foam finger before surge to Final

World Champion gets past Gerwyn Price after tasty start to the game

Events

8 d. ago UK renters hit hardest by inflation as household costs surge

Spiralling rents for the UK’s 5.5 million private tenants continued to outstrip broader price rises in the economy last year.

Economics

2 w. ago Harry Potter star rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after 'inability to breathe'

Harry Potter actor Stanislav Yanevski, who played Viktor Krum in the hit film series, has been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after struggling with breathing problems

Politics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 May: M&S braced for £300m cyber attack hit, inflation surges

Marks & Spencer has revealed that disruption from a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack last month is expected to continue through to July.

Economics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 May: Inflation surges, M&S reveals cyber attack profit hit

Marks & Spencer has revealed that disruption from a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack last month is expected to continue through to July.

Economics

3 w. ago What is left of Scotland's steel sector can play an important role for years to come

Record View says Keir Starmer is right to ask questions on what happens next for steel in Scotland.

Politics

4 w. ago Rangers hit Danny Rohl stumbling block as surging next manager target puts takeover chiefs through financial test

The Sheffield Wednesday manager has launched a charm offensive in the German press - but all may not be as it seems

Events

4 w. ago Trump slashes tariffs for UK cars and steel but trade deal row looms on US beef imports to Britain

The US president said it was a 'very big and exciting day' for America and Britain

Economics