8 h. ago Sky Ultimate TV plan claims to be 'best value' in new deal, but is it really?

We looked at the differences between the two services to figure out which is better, Essential TV or Ultimate TV

Economics

26 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: US and Kyiv ‘ready to sign’ minerals deal amid uncertainty over last

Ukraine’s first deputy PM travels to Washington to sign deal as later reports claim US pushing Ukraine to sign extra documents Kyiv felt were not ready Ukraine and the US said they were ready to sign a minerals deal, amid reports that a last-minute obstacle injected uncertainty into the timing. “Our side is ready to sign. The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told reporters. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that and we are ready, if they are.”Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, is on her way to the US to sign the minerals deal, according to a senior source in the Ukrainian presidency. Ukraine’s prime minister, Denis Shmyhal, said on Wednesday that the reworked deal would be signed within the next 24 hours and would have to be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament.But later reports claimed the US was pushing Ukraine to sign additional documents, but that Kyiv felt they were not ready yet. The ...

Economics

54 h. ago Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk urges Trump to ‘open his eyes’ over the war in Ukraine

The world heavyweight boxer said Russian should not be allowed to claim Ukrainian territory in the peace deal

Politics

61 h. ago Meghan 'still uses HRH title with friends' as Sussexes deny using it commercially amid claims her card risks breaking Megxit deal

The former actress, 43, has sparked controversy after her friend Jamie Kern Lima shared a picture of a food hamper with a note that said it was from: 'HRH, The Duchess of Sussex'.

Economics

3 d. ago US tariff war hurting trade with China; M&S tells hundreds of warehouse agency staff not to come to work after cyber

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBack in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry has said President Xi Jinping had not spoken to Donald Trump.The ministry also denied that the two administrations are in talks to strike a tariff deal, which contradicts a claim from Trump last week.“As far as I know, the two heads of state have not called each other recently,“I would like to reiterate that China and the U.S. have not conducted consultations or negotiations on the tariffs issue. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Reeves says she wants young Brits to be able to work freely in the EU in latest sign Labour will do reciprocal deal allowing under

The Chancellor said she wanted young people from Europe and the UK 'to be able to work and travel overseas' amid claims a youth mobility deal could be announced as early as next month.

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6 d. ago Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general

Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff ‘quite useful’ as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombingDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.Trump has played up Witkoff’s visit – his fourth to Russia in recent months – claiming a deal on ending the war in Ukraine was within reach. “The next few days are going to be very important. Meetings are taking place right now,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “I think we’re going to make a deal I think we’re getting very close.” Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Trump tariffs: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Beijing called claims of trade talks ‘groundless as trying to catch the wind’ and having ‘no factual basis’ as Trump insisted they were happening

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Lawsuit comes as president warned he could re-impose higher tariffs in as little as two weeks

Politics

7 d. ago Trump keeps claiming he’s working on a deal with China. Beijing says that it is all in his mind

‘Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,’ a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said

Economics

7 d. ago China calls reports of ongoing US tariff talks ‘baseless’ while Trump claims administration ‘actively’ seeking deal – live

Spokesperson for China’s ministry of commerce says any claims of progress in China-US negotiations are ‘without factual evidence’South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he talked about the war in Ukraine and the need to foster good bilateral relations with the US in his phone call with Donald Trump.“We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible to stop further unnecessary deaths... to meet soon to address various matters regarding US-South Africa relations,” Ramaphosa wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ if it wants talks

Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’

Politics

8 d. ago Spanish deputy PM’s party calls for cancellation of Israeli arms order

Leftwing party says €6.6m order for bullets from Israeli firm breaches coalition government agreementsThe leftwing junior partners in Spain’s socialist-led coalition government have called on the interior ministry to cancel a €6.6m (£5.7m) order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company, claiming the deal breaches coalition agreements and undermines efforts to hold Israel to account over its actions in Gaza.Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza, questioning whether it is following international humanitarian law and calling the number of Palestinian deaths “truly unbearable”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Apple TV+ drops to £2.99 per month if you beat this week's deadline

Apple TV+ is effectively giving away three months' access for the price of one, but time is running out to claim the deal

Economics

1 week ago Manchester United in shock Marcus Rashford swap deal claim to land Arsenal target

Manchester United are looking to bolster their attacking options this summer

Events

1 week ago Kyiv Pushes Back on ‘90%’ Peace Deal Claim Amid Planned London Talks

Kyiv Pushes Back on ‘90%’ Peace Deal Claim Amid Planned London Talks  Kyiv Post

Economics

2 w. ago White House refuses to provide list of countries it claims reached out with tariff deal

‘They all want to negotiate. The only problem is ... you can only do so many at one time,’ president says

Economics

2 w. ago Ange Postecoglou claims Tottenham have identified ‘leak’ inside club: ‘We will deal with it’

Tottenham’s team news was leaked ahead of Thursday’s Europa League draw to Eintracht Frankfurt

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3 w. ago Trump claims TikTok deal still on the table as China tariffs threaten to derail agreement

Trump announced a 90-day pause on all reciprocal tariffs this week, except for those placed on China

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3 w. ago Donald Trump mocks world leaders as he claims they’re begging for deal on tariffs

Donald Trump mocked world leaders claiming that they are begging him to negotiate on his wide-ranging global tariffs.

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