4 d. ago Two jailed after town centre patrol uncovered drug dealing operation

Messages on Gary Harmes' phone showed he had been working with Callum Mazzano to supply crack cocaine

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7 d. ago Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case

A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced to four months in jail as part of a plea deal for disturbing school operations

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9 d. ago Man to spend months in jail following crime spree in unsuspecting Welsh town

A man has been jailed for beating two police officers after being caught red-handed during his latest crime spree.

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1 week ago Professional footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist in crash

Mansfield Town forward admitted causing death by careless driving as he took daughter to a piano lesson

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1 week ago Moment bungling drug dealer repeatedly falls to the floor as he tries to flee police in an untied dressing gown

A bungling drug dealer has been arrested as part of a major police operation after running away from cops while in his untied dressing gown. 

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3 w. ago I’ve seen many phoney trade wars come and go. This is the real thing | Larry Elliott

This battle between the US and China goes far beyond market turmoil – it has killed off the liberal dream of a borderless world Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 104% tariff on Chinese imports into the US – and China blasting back with 84% – has spooked the financial markets. The response is entirely rational. Over the past few decades, phoney trade wars have been commonplace. Rival nations have squared off against each other, indulged in a bit of sabre-rattling, but eventually agreed on a deal. Headlines that screamed “trade war looms” were quickly replaced by those that read “trade war averted”. This time it’s different. The battle between the US and China prompted by Trump’s tariffs is no pretend trade war. It is the real deal – and it will have real consequences. Tariffs operate as a tax, adding to the costs of doing business and raising prices for consumers. Growth will slow and inflation rates will rise. The global economy was already growing only slowly. As things stand, it...

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