15 h. ago Trump’s trade war will cause dilemma for the Fed, says chairman Jerome Powell

Tariffs are ‘highly likely’ to drive short-term inflation, Powell says in Chicago speech

Politics

49 h. ago Wales holiday let rules are putting ‘thousands of jobs at risk’

Short-term holiday let operators must rent out their properties for at least 182 days to meet business rate requirements in Wales

Events

4 d. ago King and Queen’s tour of Italy demonstrates ‘soft power at its best’

The monarchy uses ‘soft power’ diplomacy, which eludes politicians in relatively short term posts.

Politics

8 d. ago Scientists find yoga and meditation can help lower high blood pressure

Such techniques are good for lowering high blood pressure for those with the condition

Events

8 d. ago Tai chi, yoga and meditation may help lower high blood pressure ‘in short term’

Just over a quarter of adults in the UK – equating to around 14.4 million people – are thought to have high blood pressure.

Events

9 d. ago Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work | James Meadway

It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gainIt’s less than a week since Donald Trump’s sensational announcement that he was unilaterally ending the world’s trading system with the imposition of a 10% minimum tariff for trading with the US – and a very much higher rate for those countries unfortunate enough to have the US as a major export partner. Long-term allies such as Japan and South Korea have been hammered with tariffs of around 25%, while export-dependent poorer countries such as Vietnam, which sells about a third of its exports to the US, have been hit with tariffs in excess of 45%. A further round of global debt crises is possible as heavily indebted countries face the sudden loss of export earnings.Global stock markets have tumbled as panicked investors dump shares, and political condemnation has been near-universal. China has already retaliated with 34% tariffs, threa...

Politics

1 week ago Ruben Amorim ‘in a rush’ to restore Manchester United’s glory days as he sets title timeline

Amorim believes he would be ‘crazy’ to think his side can win the Premier League next year but says short-term success is possible

Politics

2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs plan gets mixed reaction in New York: ‘I believe we were lied to’

Some seemed nonplussed and said it would make no difference, while others expressed support for Trump’s plan Donald Trump’s “liberation day” – his plan to overturn decades of US free trade policy – was getting a mixed reaction in New York on Tuesday.With Trump planning to unleash tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, many said the price rises economists are predicting would make no difference because they were already out of reach of pinched pocketbooks. Others said they would accept short-term price hikes for longer-term US economic well-being. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Warning to Spanish tourists as new 'national' law set to be enforced tomorrow

From April 3, Spain will make it much harder for non-spanish people to open short-term lets in residential buildings.

Events

2 w. ago Ryan Kent faces 2 instant Seattle hurdles as Rangers story triggers MLS transfer that’s been in the making for YEARS

The former Ibrox hero has put pen to paper on a short-term deal until the end of the season

Politics

2 w. ago Ospreys make shock announcement as unseen star leaves with immediate effect

Waisea Nayacalevu has left the region just over a month since signing on a short-term deal

Events

2 w. ago Davina McCall turns to Prince Harry's unusual form of therapy after undergoing surgery for a brain tumour

Though her surgery was successful, she has since struggled with her short-term memory as well as the emotional impact of the ordeal.

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer is one of Labour’s most rightwing prime ministers. And one of its most leftwing, too | Andy Beckett

The PM offers a political hybrid designed for a fickle electorate. There are short-term electoral gains to be won, but risks in the long termFor more than eight months now, since shortly after Labour won power, more and more people have been outraged by the government’s moves to the right. Starting with its decision to keep the Conservatives’ cruel two-child benefit cap last July, the government has regularly given these critics reasons to feel shocked, betrayed or just disappointed.From deportation videos to Keir Starmer’s declaration that “I like and respect” Donald Trump, from repeated public sector cuts to the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s talk of “tearing down regulatory barriers” in this week’s spring statement, Labour has often behaved as if the boundaries between its supposedly centre-left politics and the politics of the right or even the far right have simply melted away. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Fringe asks locals to 'host an artist' during Edinburgh festivals after short

Fringe bosses have warned of an accommodation crisis in Edinburgh during the festivals

Culture

3 w. ago Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient

Organ appears to function for 10 days, raising prospect of short-term use for those on transplant listA genetically modified pig liver that was transplanted into a brain-dead patient appeared to function successfully inside their body for 10 days, according to the scientists who performed the groundbreaking procedure.The surgery, at a Chinese hospital last year, is thought to mark the first time a pig liver has been transplanted into a human. It raises the prospect of pig livers serving as a “bridging organ” for patients on the waiting list for a transplant or to support liver function while their own organ regenerates. Continue reading...

Science

3 w. ago Spring Statement 2025: Chancellor failing businesses as tax hikes kill investment

“There was no new support to ease the pressure on small employers; no targeted reliefs, no funding boosts, and no signal of short-term help with borrowing costs”

Events

3 w. ago This government has one last chance to take a progressive path. Otherwise, we’re at the point of no return | John McDonnell

In her spring statement, I urge Rachel Reeves to look beyond short-term economic stability – and towards tackling long-term inequalityIf someone read out the following list of policies, which party would you think was in power? Depriving 2 million pensioners of the winter fuel allowance. Refusing to scrap the two-child benefit cap to lift nearly half a million children out of poverty. Raising tuition fees for students by more than the rate of inflation. Cutting overseas aid to the poorest people across the globe by half. Cutting £5bn from benefits for disabled people. Introducing a new round of cuts to government department spending and laying off 50,000 public sector workers.I very much doubt even 12 months ago you would have thought that this would be the Labour party in government.John McDonnell is the independent MP for Hayes and Harlington. He was shadow chancellor for Labour from 2015 to 2020 Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago New Welsh rugby signing absent as star deals with 'personal matter'

The 34-year-old has signed a short-term deal with the Welsh side

Economics

3 w. ago 'The UK Government's brutal cuts to benefits will bring horror and distress to people in Wales'

A leading Welsh charity says cuts aren't about reform but 'slashing people’s incomes for short-term savings'

Politics

3 w. ago More than one in 10 Ayrshire people 'economically inactive' due to sickness

The number of people "economically inactive" due to long or short-term sickness in Ayrshire was higher than 10 per cent.

Economics