4 h. ago Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live

Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump’s chief trade adviser says Britons will like chlorinated chicken and hormone

Peter Navarro also says UK and US still negotiating over digital services tax – a policy Trump is deeply opposed to The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Trump and new German chancellor speak and agree on need to resolve trade disputes – live

Two leaders spoke shortly after Friedrich Merz warned US politicians to ‘stay out of’ Germany’s politics, according to German spokespersonThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Cars, cows, crops: the winners and losers from Trump’s trade deal with Britain

Experts warn pact still leaves UK facing higher tariffs on exports to the US than before president returned to office

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13 h. ago WeightWatchers gives major update for UK slimmers after filing for bankruptcy in the US

Founded in 1963, WeightWatchers has helped millions of people on their weight loss journeys via memberships, diet meals, memberships and books but has now field for bankruptcy

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14 h. ago Stacey Solomon puffs on a cigarette by the side of the road as stressed

The TV presenter, 35, revealed last month that she could lose her beloved dog Teddy, a cocker spaniel, in the coming weeks.

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14 h. ago Murderer who shot dead Met sergeant Matt Ratana loses conviction and sentence appeal bids

De Zoysa was previously told he would die behind bars

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14 h. ago Forever review – an absolutely adorable TV take on Judy Blume’s banned teen sex classic

The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here. It’s powerful, sweet – and with a cast as excellent as Heartstopper’sA couple of years ago, Judy Blume noted that book banning was not only undergoing a resurgence in the US, but was at that point “much worse” than she had noticed during the 1980s. Blume is one to know: her 1975 novel Forever..., about teenage sex and desire, continues to be banned by school districts and libraries, as repression and censorship gallop on at a pace. This Netflix adaptation of Blume’s novel, which loses the ellipsis, is not only timely but important: through it, the story continues to be told, even if it is in a different medium.This eight-part series, created by Girlfriends showrunner Mara Brock Akil, is sensitive and winningly sweet, while still managing to maintain its defiance and bite. It doesn’t so much update its source material as treat the novel as loose inspiration: details are shuffled...

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15 h. ago Killer of Met sergeant Matt Ratana loses conviction and sentence appeal bids

Louis De Zoysa, 27, was given a whole life order in July 2023 after being convicted of Sgt Matt Ratana’s murder the previous month.

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16 h. ago Charity director who claimed 'menopause madness' caused her poor performance at work loses disability discrimination claim

Deborah Sangster blamed failures to hand in reports and attend meetings on symptoms causing 'low mood, irritability and night sweats', a south London tribunal heard.

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17 h. ago Why is Trump considering raising taxes on millionaires? | Alex Bronzini

Tax-cutting once unified the Republicans. Now, that sacred cow might get killed“I actually love the concept,” Donald Trump recently told Time magazine of a proposal circulating within his cabinet to raise taxes upon those earning over $1m. “I don’t want it to be used against me politically, because I’ve seen people lose elections for less, especially with the fake news.”Few presidential administrations have killed sacred cows at a faster rate than that of Donald Trump. But this really is shocking: a sitting Republican president praising a proposal to raise taxes upon the wealthy, adding only the slight caveat that it would be adversely spun by those in “the fake news”. A tax increase, Trump apparently believes, would be tenable as policy but not as politics.Alex Bronzini-Vender is a writer living in New York Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Lawrence Dallaglio's estranged wife puts £2.7m home up for sale to save him from bankruptcy

Lawrence Dallaglio's wife, Alice, is attempting to prevent the former England Rugby Union star from going bankrupt by trying to sell their £2.7million home in Richmond

Economics

20 h. ago WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy after rise of fat loss injections Ozempic and Mounjaro

The legal process will see $1.15bn (£860mn) of the 60-year-old diet brand's debt written off while it agrees new terms for paying back its lenders.

Economics

20 h. ago WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy after rise Ozempic and Mounjaro

The legal process will see $1.15bn (£860mn) of the 60-year-old diet brand's debt written off while it agrees new terms for paying back its lenders.

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28 h. ago All cake, no icing: Arteta’s Arsenal left sensing a familiar ghost in the shadows | Barney Ronay

Arsenal dominated the start of the match, as they knew they had to, but without a genuine centre-forward it was all in vainHow to lose a game of football part 94: losing while appearing to win, advanced level. It will be tempting to see in the opening 27 minutes of this Champions League semi-final second leg a perfect little miniature, an executive summary of a team and a mini-era, out there under the hard white lights of the Parc des Princes, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal pinned and wriggling on the wall.The club’s supporters will feel the pain more keenly because for the first 26 of those 27 minutes this was a slick, luminous, dominant Arsenal away performance. They flooded the midfield, controlled the ball, won it back aggressively. Martin Ødegaard squirrelled about, all malevolent invention. Arsenal had 75% possession, six shots and 10 crosses. They were all over this game, arms on both lapels, pressing PSG back against the edge of things. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Scientists just mapped your tongue. It may be the key to helping you lose weight

Understanding how we crave sweet treats could help fight obesity, researchers say

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31 h. ago Man 'knocked unconscious' and left bleeding before police and paramedics race to scene

A CCTV appeal has now been issued

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35 h. ago Donald Trump warned he'll lose a scrap with James Bond and Bridget Jones in tariffs row

Donald Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on films made outside America, sparking a furious row with the UK's film industry but Sir Keir Starmer has been told to stand up for Brit moviemakers

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35 h. ago India Test captain Rohit Sharma steps down before next month’s England series

Decision comes after three poor red-ball series First of five Tests start in June at HeadingleyRohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket, his announcement coming hours after reports emerged that he was to lose India’s red-ball captaincy. The 38-year-old, who quit T20 international cricket after leading India to victory at last year’s World Cup, will continue to represent his country in one-day internationals.“Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket,” Rohit posted on Instagram. “It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format.” Continue reading...

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