15 m. ago China vows to 'fight to the end' over Trump's tariffs and accuses the US of 'making mistake on top of mistake' with its 'bullying'

China, the world's second-largest economy, responded to Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs last week by imposing 34% rates on US imports, directly mirroring the US President's move

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15 m. ago China vows to fight Trump tariffs to the end with more ‘strong measures’ to come

Beijing calls US president’s threat to impose yet more tariffs ‘a mistake on top of a mistake’

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25 m. ago Trump lawmaker's blundering attempt to defend tariffs on island inhabited by penguins

President Donald Trump decided to implement retaliatory tariffs against all other countries, including the McDonald and Heard islands, which are in the remote Indian Ocean and populated by penguins

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26 m. ago Martin Lewis warns 'Sky isn't telling you this' in urgent message to customers

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anyone with a broadband or mobile phone contract, as a new law change could see you hit with a higher rise than ever before

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40 m. ago EU pledges to make a 'good deal' with the US to appease Donald Trump

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday the EU had offered the United States a bilateral tariff exemption for cars and other industrial goods

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41 m. ago Hay fever sufferers warned 'never dry clothes here' as pollen levels surge

As the spring time rolls in, peak hay fever season is officially upon us with pollen counts forecast to be high across much of Scotland this week - but there are some ways you can reduce your symptoms

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42 m. ago Ursula von der Leyen speaks with Chinese premier on trade and ‘avoiding further escalation’ – Europe live

European Commission president meets Li Qiang about Europe and China’s ‘responsibility to support reformed trading system’ and push for negotiationsGermany has temporarily suspended accepting new refugees via a UN resettlement programme, pending the outcome of the coalition negotiations and the new government formation, the German press agency DPA reported.The DPA’s report said that almost all resettlement applications will be suspended until the new government takes office, with only “well advanced” cases expected to be processed. Continue reading...

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42 m. ago Fifa has used US soccer as a cash cow – and gives very little back | Leander Schaerlaeckens

It is Fifa’s own policies and hunger for monetization that has helped prevent American soccer from growing organicallyColin Cowherd peered down from his studio desk perched high above the chairs assigned to the guests on his Fox Sports talkshow. He had a simple question for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. More of a demand, really.“Give me something about America that you really love,” Cowherd said. Continue reading...

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42 m. ago What is a 'Panican'? Donald Trump coins new term amid trade war turmoil

As stock market losses continue to be felt across the US, President Donald Trump is urging Americans not to be “Panicans”

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51 m. ago LIVE: Metrolink trams stopped on Manchester Airport line as police called

Customers have been warned of delays

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55 m. ago US deploys a third of its stealth bomber fleet for possible Iran strike after Trump warned Tehran 'you're going to be in great danger' if it does not abandon its nuclear program

Six stealth bombers flew in to the U.S. airbase on Diego Garcia from Missouri last week in the 'largest single deployment in US history'.

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70 m. ago Cinema warns 'the police will be called' as Minecraft movie showings hit by TikTok trend

The film's popularity has spread on social media platforms with groups of young viewers seen shouting and screaming

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77 m. ago Urgent 'do not drink' warning slapped on Jeremy Clarkson's lager

It is feared the batches of the popular beer may contain hidden traces of wheat and poses a risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to gluten.

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86 m. ago First case of new 'more deadly' Mpox strain caught within the UK

Health chiefs have issued an alert after a fresh case of a killer strain of mpox has been detected in Britain. It is the first not linked to travel abroad.

Events

2 h. ago ‘Everything is political’: how film can guide us through difficult times

As Trump’s divisive second term threatens the liberties of many Americans, movies from Z to Spartacus to V for Vendetta have become more and more relevantFrom its opening frame, Costa-Gavras’s political thriller Z promises to be an unflinching denunciation of authoritarianism. The kinetic camera work matches its forthright narrative of state-sponsored violence and the erosion of democracy. The Greek expatriate director’s film is loosely based on the 1963 assassination of the democratic leader Grigoris Lambrakis and although it was released in 1969, when Costa-Gavras reigned as a political storyteller, the film still has something to say today in this “golden age” for the United States.In the flurry of Donald Trump’s executive orders, I found myself watching Z again as I contemplated how we arrived at this political moment – the polarization, disinformation, corruption and complicity by individuals and institutions that precede and abet the collapse of democracy – and what cinema can...

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2 h. ago Scottish Labour MP warns UK Government welfare cuts will plunge people into 'deeper poverty'

Katrina Murray sounded the alarm as she launched a consultation with her constituents on proposals to cut nearly £5bn from the welfare budget.

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2 h. ago Donald Trump rejects EU’s proposals for ‘zero for zero’ tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods – Europe live

US president tells reporters offer ‘is not good enough’, putting further dent in European hopes for negotiated solution instead of trade warUS president Donald Trump openly rejected the EU’s proposals for a “zero for zero” tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods, telling reporters in the Oval Office it was not good enough.His comments are not entirely surprising as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič already indicated there were no signs that the offer, made originally in February, would be taken up. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago Trump tariffs could disrupt UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

Government looking to mitigate impacts of ‘extremely volatile and turbulent backdrop’, health secretary says

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2 h. ago Royal news live: King and Queen release new photo for 20th wedding anniversary as they begin Italy trip

Charles to become first British sovereign to address both houses of the Italian parliament

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2 h. ago Last month was Europe's hottest March on record as campaigners warn continent faces 'ever worse summer wildfires'

Europe's average air temperature in March was 2.41°C above the 1991-2020 average

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