43 m. ago HSBC sounds alarm on trade war; Trump to soften blow of automotive tariffs – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe architect of BP’s failed green energy agenda will leave the embattled oil company within months as it continues its retreat from low-carbon investments following this morning’s sharp fall in profits (see last post).The oil company said Giulia Chierchia, the executive in charge of BP’s sustainability ventures, would step back from her role from 1 June 2025 to “pursue other opportunities” outside the company. She will not be replaced. Continue reading...

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59 m. ago Ruben Amorim has already given the green light to Manchester United's Diogo Dalot replacement

Ruben Amorim and Man United are set to be given a much-needed injury boost heading into the latter stages of the campaign.

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72 m. ago Celebrity Big Brother's JoJo Siwa 'crying' as she says 'goodbye' after Chris Hughes relationship update

She said she felt 'emotional' to have left the UK as she headed back to America just days after making the final of the hit reality show

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75 m. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton return to Isle of Mull on their wedding anniversary

Today, the couple arrive on the Isle of Mull again on their 14th wedding anniversary for a two day official visit. But, it can be disclosed, it is not their first.

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99 m. ago How Diana Spencer and Kate Middleton were 'very different' on their wedding days, according to royal biographer

On this day in 2011, William and Kate tied the knot at Westminster Abbey. And 30 years earlier, Charles and Diana Spencer exchanged vows at St Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981.

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1 hour ago Charity set to cancel its May Day carnival blaming Cardiff council's fees

Calon Hearts hit out at what it called the "eye-wateringly high", "exorbitant" cost for a road closure

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2 h. ago Donald Trump's first 100 days: Daily Star gives manbaby his probation report card

Donald Trump doesn't have a probabtion period like the rest of us for his new job, so your Daily Star has taken it opon itself to give him a report card to mark his first 100 days in office

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2 h. ago Toddler dies two months before his birthday after tragic incident at nursery

Henry Spletter died in hospital two days after a tragic incident at his nursery. His parents have now paid an emotional tribute

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2 h. ago Ineos 'forced to pause' green investment amid soaring energy bills and carbon taxes

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned soaring energy bills and carbon taxes mean investment to clean up Ineos’ operations at Grangemouth will need to be paused.

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2 h. ago Chicken rendang and rasam: Sugen Gopal’s recipes for Malaysian comfort food

A simple, fragrant, restorative soup, plus a chickeny twist on the classic Indonesian-Malay aromatic ‘dry’ curryComfort food means different things to different people, and today’s recipes are what do it for me. Rasam is the dish I crave whenever I’m feeling under the weather, because it gives me a boost. This thin, brothy soup is considered to be very good for digestion, so in Malaysia we often serve it at the end of a meal. Rendang, meanwhile, originated in Indonesia before becoming popular across south-east Asia, and is now particularly associated with Malaysia. It is spicy, sweet and very fragrant, because it features both lemongrass and lime leaves. I learned how to cook it from my mum and auntie back at home in Seremban – Mum’s version uses fresh green chillies, but I also add some dried kashmiri chillies, to give it a darker colour and, in my opinion, a better flavour, too. As with many Malaysian recipes, it all begins by making a kari paste, which you can do well in advance,...

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2 h. ago The 8 word Celtic message Brendan Rodgers has drilled in from day one that Callum McGregor loves

The Parkhead skipper has opened up on the secret behind their repeated champagne moments

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3 h. ago Death, divorce and the magic of kitchen objects: how to find hope in loss

As they pass through different hands, cooking utensils can magically connect us to loved ones who are no longer with us I have long felt that kitchen objects can have a life of their own. Even so, I found this eerie. One August day in 2020, I was going to fetch clothes out of the washing machine when suddenly a cake tin fell at my feet with a loud clang. It wasn’t just any cake tin. It was the heart-shaped tin I had used to bake my own wedding cake. I wouldn’t have thought much of it except that it was only two months since my husband had left me, out of the blue.Nearly 23 years ago, this giant metal heart had been brand new. My husband-to-be had told me he liked fruit cake but hated glace cherries. For our wedding, I decided to bake him a rich, dark fruit cake with no cherries and chopped-up dried apricots to take their place. There are photos of us cutting the cake together looking blissfully happy. We would soon be on our way to Venice for our honeymoon. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago I was 19 and on the trip of a lifetime – then I drank a cocktail laced with methanol

In a bar in Bali, Ashley King was given a lethal drink. A day later, she realised she was going blind. She thought all her dreams were over – but the reality proved very differentThe last night of Ashley King’s holiday shouldn’t have been especially memorable. It was 30 August 2011, and she and her best friend, Krista, went out barhopping in the tourist town of Kuta in southern Bali, as they had done many times before. King and Krista are from Calgary in Canada, and had decided to spend a year travelling after their high school graduation. They planned to explore the island of Bali, but King’s credit cards were stolen and Krista ran out of money, so they were stuck in Kuta, a party district.In one of the swankier bars on the strip, King was given a fruity vodka cocktail in a reusable plastic bottle, so she could dance without spilling it. She was drunk, she says, but not notably so. After nursing their hangovers the next day, she and Krista went to the airport at midnight: King was ...

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3 h. ago ‘You have to be taken inside Poirot’s brain’: Ken Ludwig on the secret to adapting Agatha Christie

The US playwright and anglophile behind much-revived comedies has a flair for crime and is following a crowd-pleasing Murder on the Orient Express with Death on the NileIf you ever face a quiz question about the most performed theatre writers in the world, likely to have a play on somewhere every day, William Shakespeare, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Agatha Christie are all reliable answers but a fourth may surprise you: Ken Ludwig. He also has intriguing connections with the other three.The popularity that made the American wealthy enough to have donated £1m to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is partly due – apart from his own much-revived comedies, Lend Me a Tenor (1986) and Moon Over Buffalo (1995) – to Christie. Ludwig’s 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express has had hundreds of productions and is currently touring the UK. We meet when he is in London for a workshop on a second Hercule Poirot adaptation, Death on the Nile, which premieres in September. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago UK weather maps turn red as Britain to be hotter than parts of Greece and Spain

The Met Office have revealed that the UK is set to see the mercury soar up to 29C (84.2F) as a mini-heatwave this week will see our hottest day for far this year

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3 h. ago Dermot O'Leary received stern warning from bosses over new comedy show

It's the hardest game show on TV, and host Dermot O'Leary was left feeling the pressure as he filmed it back to back with This Morning

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3 h. ago Asian shares advance after a quiet day on Wall St, despite tough talk on tariffs

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet finish ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic data

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4 h. ago 'Little hero' who died waiting for transplant sends special gifts to sick kids

Three-year-old Zachary Bradford, from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, passed away in January, just a day after his mum made a heartbreaking appeal for donors.

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4 h. ago Trump dishes on awkward 1am butt dial to reporter after ducking their calls

Trump was being courted by two political reporters at The Atlantic around the same time his senior appointees unintentionally added the magazine's editor-in-chief to a high-stakes Signal chat.

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4 h. ago Stacey Solomon fights back tears as she shares update on beloved dog Teddy after shock diagnosis

Stacey Solomon fought back tears as she shared an update on her beloved dog Teddy after she was told by vets to prepare for a crucial few days.

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