14 m. ago Rattled markets fall as Trump sticks to Mexico and Canada tariffs: Latest news live

China vows to retaliate against the US president’s bid to impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports

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29 m. ago JD Vance blasts Volodymyr Zelensky for having a 'certain sense of entitlement'

Following Donald Trump's move to pause military aid to Ukraine, JD Vance weighed in on the situation - and said Volodymyr Zelensky isn't ready to engage in Mr Trump's "policy" of peace

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30 m. ago The goods hit first by Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Imports from Canada and Mexico will be taxed at 25 percent while levies on Chinese products will increase to 20 percent

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40 m. ago Lech Walesa, ‘disgusted’ by Trump meeting with Ukraine’s president, says it’s the world that should be thanking Zelensky for freedom fight

Condemnation came same day Trump administration suspended U.S. military aid to Ukraine

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43 m. ago Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne

Colm Tóibín introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic’s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957Mary McCarthy was a formidable, not to say frightening, figure in the literary landscape of mid-20th-century America, one of a cohort of remarkable left-leaning intellectuals that included Elizabeth Hardwick, Dwight Macdonald, Randall Jarrell and McCarthy’s lifelong friend Hannah Arendt. The famous feud between McCarthy and the playwright Lillian Hellman – “every word Hellman writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’” – led to a $2.5m libel suit brought by Hellman but which in the end damaged her own reputation beyond repair.McCarthy was already an established critic and fiction writer when, in 1963, she published The Group, the novel that was to bring her huge popular success. It is an account of the lives of a set of young women in postwar New York and, for its time, was frank to the point of being scandalous. Anyone reading it now will wonder what the ...

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43 m. ago Antiques Roadshow guest ‘chokes up’ after discovering true value of great

An Antiques Roadshow guest loudly gasped when an expert shared insight not only into a highly sought-after family heirloom but also its price tag.

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43 m. ago Readers' Letters: Trump betrays own people as much as his friends and allies

Tump is acting like a Putin sock puppet, says reader

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44 m. ago US tariffs on Canada and Mexico kick take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico have gone into effect, kicking off a trade war with America's neighbors

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53 m. ago Donald Trump halts US military aid to Ukraine and demands 'commitment to peace' from Volodymyr Zelensky

JD Vance says Europe needs to be ‘realistic’ on the Ukraine war after Trump administration announces pause to military aid

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82 m. ago Democrats condemn Trump’s pause on aid to Ukraine as Zelensky is hit with vicious attacks on X

Democratic politicians condemned the decision, while Republicans offered mixed reactions

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86 m. ago Takeaways from AP's report on Greenlanders resisting Trump's talk of acquiring their homeland

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland

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89 m. ago On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: 'Greenland is not for sale'

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland

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97 m. ago Stocks fall as Trump imposes tariffs on top US trade partners

China and Canada retaliate as president rules out last-minute negotiations over levies

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99 m. ago China and Canada retaliate after Trump trade tariffs come into effect

Markets tumble as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China come into effectChina and Canada unveiled retaliatory measures against the US after Donald Trump imposed his sweeping tariffs plan at midnight US time, despite warnings it could spark an escalating trade war.US tariffs have come into force of 25% against goods from Canada and Mexico, the US’s two biggest trading partners, and 20% tariffs against China – doubling the levy on China from last month. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Pisces to Gemini

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1 hour ago Leader of UK’s black police officers under investigation over tweet

Exclusive: Andy George says misconduct inquiry over tweet about Chris Kaba case officer ‘stifles free speech’The leader of Britain’s black and Asian police officers has been placed under investigation over a tweet.Ch Insp Andy George, the president of the National Black Police Association, said the decision to place him under a misconduct investigation “sends a chilling message” and “stifles free speech”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago A guide to sauna etiquette for Londoners... here's how not to embarrass yourself

With the opening of two new public saunas in the capital, Londoners are going sauna mad. But do you know ‘sauna code’? Here’s how to get it right

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1 hour ago As Starmer walks tightrope over Trump, he needs help from opposition

It is in the national interest for Keir Starmer to keep Donald Trump on the right side

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1 hour ago The unseen Hibs factor behind famous Hearts win as Nicky Cadden reveals David Gray history lesson

The wing-back was superb once again as Leith side cemented their status as top dogs in the capital right now

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1 hour ago How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Trump pauses all military aid after Zelensky clash?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression

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