71 m. ago Trump’s tariffs replace diplomacy as other US tools of statecraft are discarded

Measures meant to rebalance America’s economy are wielded instead against the likes of Canada, India and Brazil ‘to compel loyalty to the president’On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to use tariffs to revitalise American industry, bringing jobs home and helping to make America great again. But more than six months into his administration, experts say the president’s trade war is increasingly being wielded as a political cudgel, in lieu of more traditional forms of diplomacy.The president’s current target, India, has been unable to reach a trade agreement and Trump appears ready to follow through with his threat to impose a further 25% tariff on Delhi – bringing the total to 50% – the joint highest levy on any country, along with Brazil. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The real difficulty ministers face is that the Epping hotel judgment is a clean and fair application of the law: ANDREW TETTENBORN

The Government's immigration policy of putting asylum seekers in hotels in some of the less well-off parts of the country has received a major blow

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4 h. ago Smartphone makers must do more to protect children, UK safeguarding minister says

Jess Phillips targets handset manufacturers after introduction of age verification rules to access adult websites

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4 h. ago Hospitality bosses urge government to lower taxes as ‘shocking’ data revealed

Industry bosses have shed light on the pressures being felt by hospitality operators

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4 h. ago UK secures deal with Iraq to tackle Channel small boat crossings

Iraqi’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the Higher Returns Committee signed an agreement to ensure quick returns for those with no legal right to be in the UK

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4 h. ago Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

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6 h. ago Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling to ensure camping spaces under settlement

The Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling has agreed to ensure camping spaces for at least 150 people as part of a settlement with an advocacy group

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6 h. ago Tommy Fury fans make same demand after launch of BBC documentary

As Tommy Fury's new documentary aired, viewers had the same request for his father, John Fury

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7 h. ago Photos of Israelis demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war with Hamas

Israelis continue to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators do not want their government to take over Gaza and Orthodox Jews are protesting against army recruitment.

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7 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal get Rodrygo update; Eze agreed; Liverpool Isak twist; Man Utd, Chelsea latest

Clubs continue to work on big deals in this record-breaking summer transfer window

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7 h. ago Elon Musk 'not fit and proper' as Tesla bid to supply UK homes hit by surge of complaints

The billionaire tycoon has applied for a licence from Ofgem in a bid to take on the leading energy supply giants to supply homes across the UK but people aren't happy

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8 h. ago Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D

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8 h. ago Family call for 'Ethan's Law' after toddler, 2, murdered by his grandparents

The family of Ethen Ives-Griffiths who was murdered by his grandparents want social services to be given more powers if they are denied access to a child

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9 h. ago Tottenham transfer news: Spurs and Palace yet to reach Eberechi Eze agreement

Thomas Frank’s side entered negotiations with their Premier League rivals last Monday.

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9 h. ago DWP confirms full list of benefits that will be paid early due to August bank holiday weekend

The early payment arrangement will apply to all major benefits this week

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9 h. ago Vladimir Putin AGREES to Volodymyr Zelensky meeting, says Trump administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Donald Trump administration

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10 h. ago Justice Department investigating DC police over Trump allegations of ‘fake’ crime data

Trump accused city officials of manipulating data to create ‘false illusion of safety’

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10 h. ago Jadon Sancho ripped up Pep Guardiola agreement and was at centre of Man Utd drama

Jadon Sancho has been linked with a move away from Manchester United this summer, and it is not the first time that the winger has been involved in a transfer saga

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11 h. ago The silent epidemic: the pros and cons of screening for prostate cancer

In the US, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men – but experts can’t agree about testing“You will feel a little pressure.”My doctor had instructed me to lower my boxers, bend forward and place my elbows on the table. As with most men over 50, it was time for my annual digital rectal exam, or DRE: those riveting moments when the doctor takes a “look” at the prostate gland, which is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago There is no ‘Trump Doctrine’ in foreign policy. Just chaos | Sidney Blumenthal

The recent summit meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin was nothing short of a theater of the absurdAll the elaborate efforts of the European allies to prevent Donald Trump from prostrating himself before Vladimir Putin came to naught at their summit meeting in Alaska. Flattering, coddling and petting the big baby appeared to have been in vain. Before the 15 August summit, the Europeans persuaded Trump to impose new sanctions if Putin would not agree to a ceasefire, which would serve as a prerequisite for any negotiations. But Trump willfully tossed policy like a stuffed animal out of the window of “the Beast,” the presidential car as he eagerly invited Putin to join him for a triumphant chariot ride.The Europeans scrambled once again, trying to get the addled Trump back on the page he was on before the summit. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sped to Washington to confer with Trump to try to pick up the pieces. At their last encounter, Trump jibed: “You don’t have any ...

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