66 m. ago Enzo Maresca hails Chelsea for 'dirty' win over Tottenham and admits 'mistake' with Cole Palmer decision

Chelsea were not at their fluent best against Tottenham, but the points are all that matters at this stage of the season

Politics

67 m. ago French President Macron urges suspension of US investments after Trump tariffs

Macron argues European investments in America ‘should be suspended until things are clarified ‘

Politics

82 m. ago Sweeping Trump tariffs shock global economy, drawing threats and calls for talks

Tariff hikes announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer

Events

1 hour ago Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers that will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers and threatens to sharply slow the economy this year

Politics

1 hour ago DWP battle for PIP benefits left woman with MS considering ending her own life

Charlotte Hargreaves-Wright opened up on her health that left her feeling "like a prisoner in my own home."

Events

1 hour ago The Apprentice fans brand double firing 'unfair' as 'great candidate' goes home

The Apprentice viewers were left fuming on Thursday night as Lord Alan Sugar sent home two more contestants

Society

1 hour ago Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’

US president insists country is going to flourish as markets close sharply down; Republican ex-leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’US stock markets have worst day since Covid over Trump tariffsGlobal markets in turmoil amid Trump tariffsTrump’s chaos-inducing global tariffs, explained in chartsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago The Apprentice fans fume at double firing as 'great candidate' is sent home

The Apprentice was back on our screens, with two candidates sadly losing their spots on the BBC show as Lord Alan Sugar fired them both after the fashion task

Society

2 h. ago Severe storms and tornadoes hit US south and midwest, killing at least seven

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmedViolent storms and tornadoes have torn across the US south and midwest, killing at least seven people and downing power lines and trees, smashing homes, and upturning cars across multiple states.The outbreak of storms and tornadoes has resulted in at least seven deaths in Tennessee and Missouri, with further fatalities expected to be confirmed. One of the victims has been named: a 68-year-old man called Garry Moore who was a fire chief in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri. At least a dozen injuries have also been reported from the storms. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Chelsea vs Tottenham LIVE: Result and reaction as Fernandez inspires crucial derby win for Blues in Premier League

Fernandez leapt to meet a wonderful Cole Palmer cross to head home

Politics

2 h. ago They are home only to penguins and seals... but they haven't escaped Donald Trump's tariffs

It was among the strange inclusions on the list of countries and territories affected by the US president's controversial new trade policy

Politics

2 h. ago The Apprentice fans fume at 'unfair' double firing as 'great candidate' goes home

Fans of BBC's The Apprentice were left fuming after two candidates were fired by Lord Sugar, with many branding it 'unfair'

Society

2 h. ago Fox host fumes about media focusing on economic ‘pain’ of Trump’s tariffs: ‘It’s mind

‘It’s the art of the deal meets the art of trade war,’ Charles Payne said during his Fox Business show on Thursday afternoon

Economics

2 h. ago Jesus take the tariff: Why Bibles could soon get more expensive thanks to Trump’s policy

China, where Trump’s official ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles are printed, has been hit hard by the president’s sweeping tariffs

Politics

2 h. ago Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer: ‘I wish you well on the next journey’

Variety reported that Cruise spoke from a stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Politics

2 h. ago Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street

Economists say levies of between 10% and 50% have dramatically added to the risk of a worldwide downturnGlobal financial markets have been plunged into turmoil as Donald Trump’s escalating trade war knocked trillions of dollars off the value of the world’s biggest companies and heightened fears of a US recession.As world leaders reacted to the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policies demolishing the international trading order, about $2.5tn (£1.9tn) was wiped off Wall Street and share prices in other financial centres across the globe. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What irony that Starmer's in the box seat for a U.S. trade deal thanks to Brexit

Donald Trump dealt Keir Starmer a gold-plated Get Out Of Jail Free card when he dropped his global tariff bomb.

Economics

2 h. ago The last time this led to Great Depression, Irish money minister warns

An Irish Cabinet minister has compared US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime to the circumstances which precipitated the Great Depression.

Events

2 h. ago Trump gives stunning response to Wall Street bloodbath as his tariffs cause biggest stock drop since Covid crash

Wall Street was shell shocked Thursday after the biggest stock market rout since Covid/ Trump's tariffs sparked fears of a US and global recession.

Events

3 h. ago Apple loses more than $300bn in market value from Trump tariff hit

iPhone maker one of Wall Street’s biggest casualties despite Tim Cook’s efforts to court US president

Economics