3 h. ago Plan to improve dentistry has comprehensively failed and it’s actually getting worse, MPs warn

A new report has issued a scathing review of the Dental Recovery Plan which was unveiled in February 2024

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4 h. 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 ‘

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6 h. ago Dow and NASDAQ see historically bad day with plunges among worst ever as Trump tariffs spark sell

Trump’s tariff plan will ‘level the playing field for American workers,’ the treasury secretary said Thursday as the stock markets slide

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7 h. ago White Lotus 'lets slip' huge death spoiler in finale trailer

A possible clue about the murder weapon from the first episode has been highlighted in the finale trailer

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7 h. ago Trump finally goes all in on tariffs. Free traders on the right and left are furious

ANALYSIS: The immediate anger and fallout from Trump’s tariff plan illustrates how a poor U.S. economy could politically isolate the president, writes John Bowden

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7 h. ago Earth under attack from floating 'space junk' capable of causing massive disaster

Space chiefs have warned simply preventing more debris is no longer enough of a defence and the only way forward is to clean-up what already exists in low-Earth orbit.

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8 h. ago EastEnders Joel's reason for befriending Tommy 'revealed' in AI twist

EastEnders fans are fearing newcomer Joel Marshall has a sinister plan for teen Tommy Moon on the BBC soap, weeks on from Kat Slater's son sharing he had an AI chatbot friend

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8 h. ago Trump triggers race to offer US concessions before tariffs hit

Nations prepare offers to Washington including weapons deals, dropping their own tariffs and moves against China

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8 h. ago Russia's deadly new laser weapon can 'destroy everything' and Putin mouthpiece says how

Vladimir Putin's army has a new laser weapon that Kremlin mouthpieces everywhere are claiming is going to scare Russia's western enemies – but how does it work?

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10 h. ago Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world | John Crace

Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffsWith characteristic humility and good grace Hardly.Shortly after 9pm UK time on Wednesday, the Sun-Bed King made his way to the White House Rose Garden, looking every bit the dishonest bookie as he held up a board with every country’s separate tariff. He might as well have been signposting the odds on a global recession. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Macron suggests pause on US investment as EU leaders condemn Trump tariffs

Von der Leyen calls tariffs ‘a major blow to world economy’ while calling for last-ditch negotiationsEuropean leaders have condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs as “fundamentally wrong” and creating an “immense difficulty for Europe”, while appealing for last-ditch negotiations to avert an all-out trade war.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Trump’s decision to impose tariffs was “brutal and unfounded” and appeared to call for a suspension of French investment in the US until the tariffs were clarified. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Lady Victoria Hervey's mean post about Virginia Giuffre reveals how Prince Andrew's allies are weaponising this and ignoring the sad truth: BRYONY GORDON

Even by social media's ever-plummeting standards, it was an extraordinarily mean-spirited post.

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11 h. ago EU leaders condemn Trump’s ‘catastrophic’ tariffs as trade war opens up

EU leaders look to take steps to counter the 20 per cent tariffs on exports to the US brought in by Donald Trump

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11 h. ago US stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffs

Dollar hits six-month low after president announces sweeping tariffs on US’s largest trade partnersTrump condemned as global markets tumble – live updatesUS stock markets tumbled on Thursday as investors parsed the sweeping change in global trading following Donald Trump’s announcement of a barrage of tariffs on the country’s trading partners.All three major US index funds were down as trading started on Thursday morning. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fund was down 4.5%, while S&P 500 and the Dow dropped 3.4% and 2.7% at opening, respectively. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago US committed as ever to Nato and Trump is not against the alliance, says Rubio

Washington wants to see European countries increase defence spending to five per cent, the US secretary of state said

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11 h. ago Clowns face extinction as they plot plan to save profession at crisis meeting

Clowns are facing their job going extinct as they face 'turbulent times' and are now banding together at a crisis summit this weekend in a bid to save the industry

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12 h. ago UK airport security rules: What to know as some airports change 100ml liquid requirements

Advanced CT scanners at some UK and European airports mean liquids and laptops can stay in the traveller’s bag – but the 100ml size limit remains

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12 h. ago Foreign Office 'extreme weather' warning issued for travellers to European country

Advice has also been issued to people over what to do in such conditions

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12 h. ago Is there a snap of school's sensational seventies Bathgate Procession creation still floating around

Balbardie Primary has won the cup 42 times in the last 53 years

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13 h. ago Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists

‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarrayUS politics live – latest updatesUK politics live –latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesWaving a big chart as a prop in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump suggested his new tariff plan was simple: “Reciprocal – that means they do it to us, and we do it to them. Very simple. Can’t get simpler than that.”Perhaps a bit too simple. The method used to calculate the most important numbers in international trade, politics and economics has left some of the world’s leading experts shocked.Goods trade deficit: $291.9bnTotal goods imports: $438.9bnThose figures divided = 0.67, or 67%And halved = 34%Reciprocal tariffs are calculated as the tariff rate necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the US and each of our trading partners. This calculation assumes that persistent trade deficits are due to a combination of tariff and non-tariff factors that prevent trade from balanc...

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