31 h. ago Jim Goodwin puts Dundee Utd celebrations on hold as St Mirren top six threat still looms large

The Tangerines are just about there after a 1-0 win at Ross County but Goodwin is taking nothing for granted

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57 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Putin is 'playing games' on Ukraine peace, says Keir Starmer as PM urges Trump not to lift sanctions

Emmanuel Macron says a Franco-British team will travel to Ukraine to help Kyiv bolster its military

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4 d. ago US wine sellers and bars nervously wait for tariff decision: ‘It’s a sad situation’

Many winemakers halt shipments on chance White House makes good on threat of 200% markup on European goodsAs the threat of exorbitant US tariffs on European alcohol imports looms, a warehouse in the French port city of Le Havre awaits a delivery of more than 1,000 cases of wine from a dozen boutique wineries across the country.Under normal circumstances, Randall Bush, the founder of Loci Wine in Chicago, would have already arranged with his European partners to gather these wines in Le Havre, the last stop before they are loaded into containers and shipped across the Atlantic. But these wines won’t be arriving stateside anytime soon. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US wine importers and bars nervously wait for tariff decision: ‘It’s a sad situation’

Many importers halt shipments on chance White House makes good on threat of 200% markup on European goodsAs the threat of exorbitant US tariffs on European alcohol imports looms, a warehouse in the French port city of Le Havre awaits a delivery of more than 1,000 cases of wine from a dozen boutique wineries across the country.Under normal circumstances, Randall Bush, the founder of Loci Wine in Chicago, would have already arranged with his European partners to gather these wines in Le Havre, the last stop before they are loaded into containers and shipped across the Atlantic. But these wines won’t be arriving stateside anytime soon. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Remainers unite! MPs lash out at 'unmitigated disaster' of Brexit and urge Starmer to get closer with 'reset' in Commons debate over petition to rejoin the EU

They urged Sir Keir Starmer to get Britain back into a much closer relationship with Brussels under his planned 'reset', with some setting their sights on rejoining.

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7 d. ago Unions urgently call for all WASPI women to receive ‘fair compensation’ for State Pension age changes

Labour-backing union bosses have written to Sir Keir Starmer urging him to reconsider the decision not to compensate 1950s-born women.

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8 d. ago Ed Sheeran writes urgent open letter to Keir Starmer for music education funding: ‘The time to act is now’

British singer-songwriter is joined by fellow stars Harry Styles, Stormzy, Robert Plant and Eric Clapton in calling on Keir Starmer to provide a £250m music education package

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1 week ago Luxury brands in UK warn copyright plan puts £125billion growth in danger

Britain's £81billion luxury goods industry has attacked Labour's plan to overhaul copyright law to let AI developers use material without paying as a 'damaging proposal'.

Economics

1 week ago Lord Sugar: Starmer should ‘get down on bended knee and beg’ to get back into EU

Lord Alan Sugar has urged Keir Starmer to ‘get down on bended knee and beg’ the EU to let Britain rejoin, in order to save the economy.

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1 week ago 31 states are failing to provide vital reproductive and sexual health services to women in the US, damning report says

‘The threat posed by the new administration is a menacing storm looming on the horizon’, director of rePROs Fight Back Jennie Wetter said

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1 week ago Keir Starmer’s urgent phone call to Donald Trump revealed with seven

Keir Starmer held a phone call with Donald Trump on Monday night in which he told him Ukraine must be put in the 'strongest possible position' to secure a 'just and lasting peace'

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1 week ago Keir Starmer urges Trump to put Ukraine in 'strongest possible position' for a 'just and lasting peace' ahead of US president's crunch call with Putin

Keir Starmer spoke to Donald Trump ahead of the conversation he is due to have with the Russian leader later.

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2 w. ago ‘Extreme’ warnings issued as threat of brush fires looms for millions in central US this week

Forecasters warn residents to take care following weekend fire weather that resulted in the destruction of hundreds of homes

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to protect terrestrial TV for millions amid fears it will be axed

Campaigners are warning that millions of people who rely on conventional TV services risk losing out or being forced to take out high speed fixed broadband connections they can't afford

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer urged to save terrestrial TV for millions amid fears it will be axed

Campaigners are warning that millions of people who rely on conventional TV services risk losing out or being forced to spend more on high speed fixed broadband connections

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2 w. ago As cyberwarfare threat looms, cashless Nordic nations go back to banknotes | Miranda Bryant

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national securityIn 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden’s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.Seven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one in 10 purchases are made with cash, and card is the most common form of payment, followed by the Swedish mobile payment system Swish, launched by six banks in 2012 and now ubiquitous. Other mobile phone payment services are also growing quickly. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer says 'let the guns fall silent' urging Vladimir Putin to agree to ceasefire

The Prime Minister has urged world leaders to pull out the stops to secure lasting peace

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer announces Ukraine development as peacekeeping plans advance

UK military chiefs and allies will meet Thursday to advance peacekeeping plans for Ukraine, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges Russia to engage in ceasefire negotiations.

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2 w. ago Conscription age in UK ranges as WW3 fears rise over Ukraine

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis deepends - here's what you need to know.

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