14 h. ago Fans react as Coronation Street's David Platt fights for life after dramatic car crash

Fans of the ITV soap were left divided by the dramatic scenes as David Platt was hit by a speeding car, with some even threatening to switch off their TVs for good

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26 h. ago From immigration figures to the tariff fallout: Trump’s Congress address fact

The nearly 100 minute address highlighted many of the president’s initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

Politics

30 h. ago FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

President Donald Trump's one-hour and 40 minute address to Congress highlighted many of his initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

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42 h. ago Trudeau condemns ‘dumb’ Trump trade war as Canada strikes back with tariffs

Canada’s prime minister says the US president wants to usher in the ‘complete collapse’ of the Canadian economyJustin Trudeau has claimed the aim of a “dumb” trade war launched by Donald Trump is to usher in the “complete collapse” of the Canadian economy and make it easier for the United States to annex Canada.Speaking hours after the US slapped 25% taxes on Canadian and Mexican goods – and a 10% levy on Canadian energy exports – the prime minister announced retaliatory tariffs on US exports and said his country would remain defiant against the aggression. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago ‘They need to feel the pain’: Canadian lawmaker threatens to switch off energy to US over tariffs war

Canada is the leading source of U.S. crude oil imports, imposing tariffs will likely raise prices for Americans and Canadians

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55 h. ago Trudeau counters Trump's 'unjustified' tariffs with 25 percent levy on Canadian exports and 10 percent on energy

Lame duck Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will respond to Donald Trump's tariffs - which go into effect midnight Tuesday - with some of their own.

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62 h. ago No room left for negotiation with Canada and Mexico on tariffs, says Trump – video

Donald Trump has said there is ‘no room’ left for negotiation with Mexico and Canada on planned tariffs. He also said the US would institute tariffs at 20% on China. All Mexican exports to the US face a levy of 25% under the plans. Most Canadian exports will face a 25% tariff, with 10% for energy productsTrump says ‘no room left’ for deal that avoids tariffs on Mexico and Canada Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Tariffs on Canada and Mexico to take effect but may not be at 25% Trump threatened – US politics live

Commerce secretary says president would determine whether to stick with the planned level in first indication it could changeDonald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could force American consumers to pay an average of $1,200 more per year, a prominent economic thinktank warns.An analysis from the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that the tariffs would prompt retaliation from foreign governments, harming economic growth and leading to higher import costs that would be passed on to American households. Here’s more:This past weekend, President Donald Trump announced the largest tax increase in at least a generation (since 1993 or before), with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico (aside from Canadian energy, which faces a 10 percent tariff), alongside a 10 percent increase in tariffs on goods from China. The direct cost of these actions to the typical, or median, US household would be a tax increase of mo...

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7 d. ago Woman 'gives boyfriend electric shocks to his stomach for three hours so he can feel the pain of childbirth

The woman said her boyfriend 'kept shouting and struggling from level 8' and started cursing and crying before breathing violently breathing violently and sweating all over at level 12.

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7 d. ago GMB fans threaten to 'switch off' as they brand show 'a joke' after Peppa Pig interview

Good Morning Britain fans threatened to switch off as they branded the show "a joke" following a bizarre interview with Mummy Pig from Peppa Pig on Thursday.

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7 d. ago ITV This Morning viewers threaten to switch off after 'disaster of a segment'

This Morning viewers weren't impressed with the line-up on the ITV show on Wednesday

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8 d. ago The shocking reasons one gender always regrets divorce more: TRACEY COX talks to men and women to find out how they felt after leaving their marriage

Around a third of divorced couples in the UK regret their decision to end their marriage - but do both partners feel the pain equally? TRACEY COX explains why men may suffer more than women.

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8 d. ago Martin Lewis warns UK consumers as energy price cap set to rise by 6.4% in April

Martin Lewis has weighed in on today’s announcement that the energy price cap will rise by 6.4% as he explained how this increase could charge consumers on default tariffs for each unit of energy will affect them.

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8 d. ago Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving

For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestionsDoes a worm feel pain if it gets trodden on? Does a fly ache when its wings are pulled off? Is an ant happy when it finds a food source? If so, they may be sentient beings, which means they can “feel”, a bit or a lot, like we do.Invertebrate sentience is becoming an ever livelier topic of debate and with new science we are getting new insights. But Dr Andrew Crump at the Royal Veterinary College, who helped ensure that new UK laws recognising animal sentience were amended to include large cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans – octopuses, lobsters, crabs to you and me – says this is not at all straightforward. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal ‘deserve’ to feel pain as West Ham deal huge title race blow

Arsenal’s hopes of catching Liverpool were dealt a huge blow as West Ham won 1-0 at the Emirates

Economics

1 week ago Toxic Town: Jodie Whittaker is absolutely flawless as she battles real

The hasty regeneration of Corby’s old steelworks poisoned a generation. Now the story of how it came to court is told in a harrowing, if slightly melodramatic, new Netflix seriesJack Thorne writes the kind of meaningful, worthwhile dramas that you definitely – no, honestly – do plan to watch but just maybe not tonight. Best Interests from 2023, about a distraught mother battling the NHS doctors who decide to allow her severely ill teenage daughter to die, was warm, miraculously funny, and as gripping as a thriller. It was also so traumatising that it could make the viewer feel as if they were in actual physical pain. Before that, there was The Accident, whose matter-of-fact title only hinted at the harrowing subject matter: the series covered the aftermath of a construction site explosion in Wales that killed eight children.Toxic Town (Thursday 27 February, Netflix) – Thorne’s new four-part series – could be considered a companion piece to The Accident: it also deals with a dea...

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1 week ago Martin Lewis points out 'big hole' in plans for new energy tariffs with no standing charges

New 'no or low standing charges' price cap must opt in the vulnerable customers or it won’t work, Lewis says

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1 week ago Experts reveal the best time to run your tumble dryer to slash energy bills by half

If you're on a time-of-use, or off-peak electricity rates and tariffs, you could save a significant amount of money on your energy bills - but what time of day is it best to do the laundry?

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1 week ago Ofgem issues major update on new 'no standing charge' energy tariffs

The energy regulator has outlined new plans which would see households able to 'opt in' to a new tariff type

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1 week ago Energy standing charges: electricity, gas firms may have to offer revised tariffs under Ofgem plans

Ofgem’s latest plans could change how you pay for gas and electricity ⚡

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