63 m. ago Eco friendly City office block sold 'to US bank' for £333 million

Sale of refurbished 100 New Bridge Street expected to complete in April next year

Economics

65 m. ago China hits back at US with 125% tariffs as Xi Jinping warns Donald Trump ‘there are no winners in trade war’

The move announced on Friday is the latest tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs hike in a growing trade war between the two superpowers

Events

76 m. ago Trump administration ordered to help return man wrongly deported to El Salvador – US politics live

Supreme court upholds earlier order that Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be released after being improperly sent to prisonChinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday that “the US cannot act recklessly, and the wheel of history cannot go backwards,” referring to US tariffs on China.Reuters reports that Wang made the remarks in a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s director general Rafael Mariano Grossi in Beijing. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago Three players Arne Slot must sign for Liverpool to help Mo Salah after contract news

Mohamed Salah put pen to paper on his new Liverpool deal on Friday as the Egyptian committed himself to Arne Slot’s project with the Reds set to chase more silverware

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85 m. ago Mickey Rourke's odds of staying in Celebrity Big Brother house as first eviction looms

Mickey Rourke, Michael Fabricant, and Jack P Shepherd have been nominated for eviction tonight, and there's already a 'clear frontrunner' for who the public will vote to leave

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86 m. ago The power and pitfalls of protest: how to speak out without falling victim to Trump’s playbook | Jonathan Smucker

As mass protest surges against Trump and Musk, how can we show up as effectively as possible?On Saturday I was heartened to be one of millions of Americans who took to the streets in cities and towns across the United States to stand against “the most brazen power grab in modern history”. While no official total tally of “Hands Off!” participants is yet available, the anti-Donald Trump, anti-Elon Musk actions on Saturday were certainly among the largest single day protests in US history, with rallies in all 50 states.As we seem to be entering a new stage of popular protest movements, it’s worth assessing the strategic value of protest, as well as the limits and potential liabilities. History is full of powerful examples of consequential bottom-up protest movements. The women’s suffrage movement secured voting rights after decades of struggle. The civil rights movement dismantled Jim Crow segregation. The labor movement won the eight-hour workday, the weekend and much more. Protest w...

Events

100 m. ago What is the Pink Moon? As special even set to have 'memorable effect' on 3 star signs

The first full moon of spring is set to take place this Saturday (April 12), with leading astrology expert Inbaal Honigman revealing the Pink Moon will have a memorable effect on three star signs

Politics

1 hour ago Someone won £3.6m National Lottery jackpot, and time is running out for them to claim it

The winning ticket was bought in the Sevenoaks District

Economics

1 hour ago Israel's army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the war

Israel’s military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and accusing it of only serving political interests instead of bringing the hostages home

Events

1 hour ago Spanish PM offers condolences after family of five killed in New York helicopter crash

Spanish family including three children age 11, five and four, killed in crash along with pilot, who has not yet been namedSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has offered his condolences to friends and relatives of a Spanish family who died in New York on Thursday after their sightseeing helicopter crashed in the Hudson River, killing all aboard including the pilot.It emerged on Friday that the victims were Agustín Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí, and their three children, who were 11, five and four. The identity of the pilot has not yet been made public. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Moment Met Police officers go undercover dressed as Batman and Robin to catch Westminster Bridge con artists

The inventive ploy saw two officers burst into a crowd of tens of people disguised as the superheroes before grabbing the scammers. Two men have since been convicted at Croydon Magistrates Court.

Events

2 h. ago Arne Slot reveals key factor that kept Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

Salah signed a two-year contract with Liverpool on Friday to keep him at the club beyond the summer

Politics

2 h. ago People's Postcode Lottery results: The winning streets for April 5 to 11

Two friends who made a pact to enter the Postcode Lottery have won this week

Politics

2 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother 2025: what time is CBB on TV today? Live eviction start time explained

Celebrity Big Brother’s first live eviction is set for tonight 👀

Politics

2 h. ago Minnesota nurse facing federal charges for allegedly grabbing flight attendant’s genitals

If convicted, 64-year-old Jody Lynn Sherry-Berg could be imprisoned for up to 20 years

Politics

2 h. ago China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as superpower trade war escalates even further

The move announced on Friday is the latest tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs hike in a growing trade war between the two superpowers

Events

3 h. ago China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as it slams Trump for 'defying basic economic laws and common sense'

China will impose 125% tariffs on U.S. goods from Saturday, up from the 84% previously announced, the finance ministry said on Friday.

Economics

3 h. ago China raises tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125%, finance ministry says – business live

China’s finance ministry said it will resolutely take countermeasures against Trump tariffs and fight to the endUS stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffsLife in Shanghai, China’s commercial capital, goes on but anti-US sentiment is hardeningThe US dollar slumped on Friday as waning confidence in the US economy prompted investors to ditch US assets to the benefit of safe havens like the Swiss franc, yen and euro, as well as gold.The yellow metal recorded a new all-time peak in early Asia trade, and the franc notched a fresh decade high, Reuters reports.There has been a pronounced ‘sell US’ vibe flowing through broad markets and into the classic safe-haven assets, with the USD losing the safe-haven bid. Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago BBC Breakfast turns awkward as Naga Munchetty forced to apologise to co

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was told that she'd 'ruined' a segment during Friday morning's show

Events

4 h. ago Moment helicopter plummets into Hudson River captured on flight tracker

A flight tracker has captured the route of a helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, 10 April.

Politics