3 d. ago Experts detail what is best to stockpile with tariffs in place: ‘Let’s not go full 2020 toilet paper crisis mode’

Tariffs are expected to increase spending costs by over $1,000 per household

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3 d. ago Experts detail what its best to stockpile with tariffs in place: ‘Let’s not go full 2020 toilet paper crisis mode’

Tariffs are expected to increase spending costs by over $1,000 per household

Events

4 d. ago ‘It’s going to be messy’: Americans on how Trump’s tariffs are shaping their spending

Fallout from Trump’s trade war is forcing some Guardian readers to cut back or stock up on items from food to carsA few weeks ago, Dane began stocking up on “paper products”, “cases of paper towels, toilet paper”, “piddle-pads” for their shih-tzu, and his wife upgraded from an iPhone 8 to 14.The 73-year-old in South Carolina said the purchases – which were made to get ahead of Donald Trump’s trade policies – reminded him of the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, when he scrambled to buy masks, gloves and toilet paper. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Germany is finally getting a new government – and it will be plunged straight into crisis mode | John Kampfner

With the country enveloped in gloom and facing mayhem from the US and Russia, it’s hard to imagine a more fraught time to take powerGermany is about to get a new fitness trainer. So declared Markus Söder, one of the political leaders who have just announced a coalition agreement. In one of the quirks of the country’s constitution, the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) will play a significant role in the new administration, and Söder used his moment in the limelight to play the entertainer.It was a curious way to announce the arrival of a new government, expected to be sworn in during the first week of May. Since the elections of 23 February, Germany will have been in limbo for two and a half months, and all while Donald Trump rampages across the world.John Kampfner is the author of In Search of Berlin, Blair’s Wars and Why the Germans Do It Better Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump’s tariffs rollout sees stock market suffer worst week since 2020 as Dow drops 2,200 points by close: Live updates

Trump’s trade war escalates as China strikes back with 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. goods, sending stock markets plummeting and wiping out $5 trillion in two days

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2 w. ago I trust Which? to help me choose a washing machine. But I have my own views on kitchen roll and toilet paper | Adrian Chiles

I’m in awe of the organisation’s rigorous approach to product testing. That doesn’t mean I need it for everythingI don’t buy much of any value without consulting Which?. I choose to believe that Which? – wow, that question mark is annoying when you’re trying to write about Which? – is different. I choose to believe that Which? has the resources to test things properly and honestly. Yes, you can click through to places where you can buy the recommended item, but to that I turn a blind eye. I have to. Having spent so much on Which?’s say-so, I can’t face the possibility that I’ve been too trusting.I’ve only recently discovered that it’s not just big, pricey things, such as washing machines and headphones, that Which? spends its time assessing. I recently chanced upon its review of kitchen rolls. Before I knew what I was doing, I’d clicked through to buy several rolls of the Costco Kirkland Signature kitchen roll towel, which seems like too many words for something so mundane. I must c...

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3 w. ago Federal workers describe dire conditions as they return to office, including BYO toilet paper and bringing garbage home

Federal workers are being forced to work in the office five days per week in consolidated office space with understaffed cleaning crews and dwindling office supplies

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3 w. ago Bride in 'crisis mode' as Heathrow airport nightmare leaves her 'shaking'

A bride has been left in 'crisis mode' following the nightmare at Heathrow Airport last week - leaving her anxious about if she, her partner or her guests would be able to make the special day

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3 w. ago Woman jailed over horror abuse in which she forced boy to eat own faeces

Monster Selica Wright, 34, was jailed for more than 10 years after she forced the boy to eat her soiled toilet paper, and then stamped on his face and body when he started throwing up at her home in Auckland, New Zealand

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3 w. ago The hidden signs in your home that prove you're 'middle class'

Two-storey homes, fridges with water dispensers, three-ply toilet paper and fresh fruits are among the subtle signs of middle class wealth, according to people from lower-income backgrounds.

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