93 m. ago Inside Donald Trump's tariff war and exactly what it means for Brits in 2025

The tariffs rattled traders and investors, with trillions of dollars wiped off financial markets in the aftermath - but what does it mean for UK savings, pensions and mortgages?

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3 h. ago Under the banks' towers, Frankfurt's humble water houses bring the city together

Frankfurt has become Germany’s financial capital, known for the country’s only high-rise skyline

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4 h. ago The ‘new world order’ of the past 35 years is being demolished before our eyes. This is how we must proceed | Gordon Brown

We have seen the conflict and tragedy that can follow when an old era collapses. Countries that believe in multilateralism must come together nowThis is the second in a two-part series on the global response to Donald Trump’s tariffs Read part one: Trump is pushing the world towards recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent itAfter a week that started with the worst financial volatility in recent history and ended with the most serious escalation so far of the China-US conflict, it is time to distinguish the tectonic shifts from the tremors. If nothing changes, the 2020s risks being remembered as this century’s devil’s decade – the term historians once used for the 1930s. It will be defined not just by seven million people who have died of Covid-19 and rising global poverty and inequality – but also by a dismembered Ukraine, a burnt-out Gaza and little-reported atrocities in Africa and Asia, each testimony to the violent displacement of a rules-based global or...

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6 h. ago Roses stay fresher for longer if households make crucial change

If you want your gorgeous roses to stay as fresh and fragrant as possible then follow this one important step to keep them healthy and to prevent them from wilting too soon

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9 h. ago Chelsea owners 'suffer loss of £1BILLION in two years', with 22 Holdco's astronomical interest payments on loans revealed

Chelsea's ownership group has reportedly posted losses exceeding £1bn over the past two years, casting fresh scrutiny over the club's controversial transfer spending spree and wider financial model.

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9 h. ago Plan your menu, get kids involved and be realistic: how to pack better school lunches

Guardian readers share their tips and tricks for cutting down food waste when packing school lunchesChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comParents of school-age children have their work cut out for them when it comes to providing good nutrition, particularly where school lunches are concerned. But with a bit of planning, there are ways to pack a lunch that gets eaten and reduce waste in the process. Here, readers share their tips for better packed lunches and ways to cut waste. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Inside the vast stock buying surge 18 minutes before Trump's tariff U

Minutes before President Donald Trump's tariff pause, investors made strangely prudent financial moves. 

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13 h. ago Pair filmed raiding Scots charity clothes bank before leaving scene

"It is shocking that people in this day and age are that desperate that they have to resort to this. We are now in times where some people just can not survive financially at all."

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13 h. ago Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mount

S&P 500 and Dow Jones rise sharply after extraordinarily volatile week as experts warn of continued turbulenceDonald Trump insisted his trade war with much of the world was “doing really well” despite mounting fears of recession and as Beijing hit back and again hiked tariffs on US exports to China.As the US president said his aggressive tariffs strategy was “moving along quickly”, a closely watched economic survey revealed that US consumer expectations for price growth had soared to a four-decade high. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Emmerdale fans say the 'can't watch' as character's harrowing truth revealed

Viewers expressed their fear that something sinister will happen to Aaron Dingle at the hands of John Sugden

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16 h. ago Weight loss jab supply risk as Trump's trade war threatens drug industry

British industry leaders fear tariffs imposed by President Trump could disrupt the supply and even the price of drugs including slimming jabs Mounjaro and Ozempic.

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18 h. ago Man City 115 charges timeline reality amid relegation threats and compensation fear

Manchester City are still awaiting a verdict of their ongoing legal battle with the Premier League

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18 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's health woes – heart scare, 'sudden deterioration' and new diet

Former Top Gear host and Clarkson's Farm favourite Jeremy has suffered more than one health battle over the years, including one that left him needing life-saving surgery

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19 h. ago The emergency survival kit every household should have according to government

The government has issued advice on what to pack in an emergency survival kit

Events

19 h. ago New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of familiesThere was a moment, just before the pandemic, when Lisset Sanchez thought she might have to drop out of college because the cost of keeping her three children in daycare was just too much.Even with support from the state, she and her husband were paying $800 a month – about half of what Sanchez and her husband paid for their mortgage in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Wellness in Wishaw event declared roaring success by organisers

Hosted at the Houldsworth Centre, the day brought together a wide range of people from Wishaw and further afield in North Lanarkshire to connect with local health, wellbeing, social care services and other services.

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19 h. ago A quarter of Scottish kids don't play unsupervised in green spaces

A new survey reveals that a quarter of Scottish children aged 3–11 never play outside in green spaces unsupervised and neuroscientists say it could be damaging their development.

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20 h. ago Donald Trump trade war: Why the price of gold spiking should worry you

Gold prices are soaring on the back of the financial meltdown sparked by Donald Trump's trade war. Even if you don't own any, it's an economic indicator that you probably shouldn't ignore

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20 h. ago Trump ICC sanctions order challenged in US court by human rights advocates

Exclusive: Lawsuit says ‘unconstitutional’ order violates right to share information with court’s chief prosecutorDonald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) is facing a legal challenge from two US human rights advocates who argue it is “unconstitutional and unlawful”.In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Friday, the advocates said the order had forced them to stop assisting and engaging with the ICC out of fear the US government would punish them with criminal prosecution and civil fines. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Criticise Trump’s tariffs all you like, but western sanctions aren’t any better – just ask Syria | Simon Jenkins

This form of economic aggression is macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to give it upAmong the more improbable countries that Donald Trump punished most severely last week was Syria, with a 41% tariff in retaliation for its part in the “raping and plundering” of the US economy. That should teach it a lesson for toppling Bashar al-Assad last year.The Damascus regime that subsequently came to power is pleading for help in keeping order and restoring its economy. But the chief obstacle is not Trump’s absurd tariff – now reduced to 10%. It is the sanctions regime imposed on it for the past 14 years by the west, including Britain. The US prohibits nearly all trade and financial transactions, extending this to foreign companies engaged with the Syrian government. EU sanctions targeted crude oil, investments, banking, telecoms and more. No tariff could be as severe as this.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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