51 m. ago China says it will not bow to US pressure after Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs – business live

Beijing vows to safeguard its interests after Trump promises steeper tariffs if China doesn’t retract planned countermeasures, as markets brace for further volatilityTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesJapan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has now risen 3%, AFP is reporting.The uptick comes after financial markets across the globe posted a third day of losses on Monday as investors worried that steep trade barriers around the world’s largest consumer market could lead to a recession. Continue reading...

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70 m. ago Prince Andrew's ex, Lady Victoria Hervey, doubles down against Virginia Giuffre with fresh attack against Epstein victim

Lady Victoria, 48, was slammed as 'nasty' by many social media users when she joked about Ms Giuffre posting a selfie of herself with a badly bruised face following an alleged car crash.

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80 m. ago Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO. She appeared on a 'woke' list

U.S. officials say Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration

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85 m. ago Royal news live: Meghan Markle to launch new podcast ahead of Prince Harry’s UK court clash over security

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

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1 hour ago Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts

The Trump administrated has canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Department of Labor division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world

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1 hour ago Sue Perkins says she refuses to use ADHD as an excuse for behaviour

‘It’s not about going, ‘I can’t and I won’t because I’ve got a certificate’,’ she says

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1 hour ago Matildas in ‘limbo’ as Football Australia’s coach search drags on

Steph Catley admits ‘it’s hard’ to play amid uncertainty over coachLyon coach Joe Montemurro is front runner for permanent roleMatildas star Steph Catley says she hopes Football Australia finds a permanent coach “sooner rather than later”, admitting players are “in limbo”. The Matildas have been without a full-time coach for eight months since Tony Gustavsson’s official departure on August 1 after the Paris Olympics.In their 11th game under caretaker Tom Sermanni, Australia defeated South Korea 2-0 at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium to claim their first back-to-back wins of the year. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump administration is having early discussions to hold a military parade in Washington on June 14

The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in Washington this summer

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1 hour ago Supreme Court sides with Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations

5-4 opinion clears path for administration’s swift removals of alleged gang members, for now

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1 hour ago BoE asks banks whether clients have funding problems after Trump

Central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority has so far found little sign of serious financial distress

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2 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother star Colson Smith breaks silence on pal Jack P Shepherd doing show

Coronation Street star Jack P. Shepherd entered the Big Brother house this week and pal Colson Smith has addressed the news after being on Celebrity Big Brother himself last year

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2 h. ago Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law

The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law

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2 h. ago Comedian Sue Perkins says she does not ‘weaponise’ her ADHD to make excuses

The presenter has spoken publicly about having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), saying she wants to be the ‘best version of herself’.

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2 h. ago Former principal to lead expert taskforce set up to help Dundee University

Sir Alan Langlands will head a strategic advisory taskforce set up by the Scottish Government to help the cash-strapped university.

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2 h. ago They married in an ICE detention center. Now they’re fighting Trump after Maryland dad was wrongfully deported to El Salvador

The Supreme Court could decide the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after the Trump administration refused to return the Maryland father deported in ‘error.’ Alex Woodward reports

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2 h. ago US government debt sells off as hedge funds cut down on risk

10-year Treasury yields jump most in almost three years

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3 h. ago Mother and three kids released by Ice after protests from US ‘border czar’s’ hometown

About a thousand people marched outside of Tom Homan’s home in village of less than 1,500 after family was detainedA mother and her three children who were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents as part of a sweep in the tiny hometown of the Trump administration’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, have been released following days of outcry from community figures, advocates and protesters calling for their freedom.Over the weekend, about a thousand protesters marched outside of Homan’s home in a small New York village, calling for the release of the family after they were detained last month. The family has not been named or spoken out publicly. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans say Mickey Rourke ‘has no idea what he’s doing’ joining show

The Oscar nominee was the final person to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house

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3 h. ago Trump says US ‘looking at another ceasefire’ after Gaza truce collapse

US president said Israel ‘took ocean-front property and they gave it to people for peace’, adding: ‘How did that work out?’

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3 h. ago The White Lotus season three finale review – the show’s least satisfying ending ever

The most interesting character was sidelined, the deaths were riddled with lazy logic and it all felt frustratingly middling. Season four will have some redeeming to doWarning: this article contains spoilers for the finale of season three of The White Lotus. Do not read on unless you have seen episode eight, season three.In the Hollywood Reporter’s recent oral history, Mike White bristled at the thought of The White Lotus lapsing into a formula. For most of its third season, this didn’t make a lot of sense. After all, in its depiction of the obliviously wealthy, its whodunnit structure and its now mandatory transgressive sex scenes, a lot of this year’s season felt like The White Lotus by numbers. Continue reading...

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