18 h. ago Relief for UK steel industry as Trump delays ramping up tariffs to 50% AGAIN

Donald Trump has extended the deadline for increasing levies on global imports from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.

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32 h. ago UK officials hopeful steel industry will avoid 50% US tariff

Deadline for countries to sign deals with Trump expires on Wednesday

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42 h. ago Hopes 'fading' for US steel deal with just two days to go until Trump's deadline for hiking tariffs to 50%

Keir Starmer paraded his Transatlantic trade pact in May, suggesting that the steel industry would be spared any levies.

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60 h. ago Succession crisis at Wimbledon as Rufus the hawk fails to breed

Rufus has proven so effective in his role that officials had hoped he would pass on his sharp instincts to a successor

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3 d. ago Fresh scandal hits Spain’s ruling party as official quits over sexual harassment claims

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez to call snap election as latest resignation adds to corruption allegationsPedro Sánchez’s efforts to reset Spain’s ruling socialist party after damaging corruption allegations that threatened to topple his coalition government have suffered a severe setback after a party official resigned over accusations of sexual harassment.The prime minister had hoped this weekend’s meeting of the federal committee of his Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) would help the party move past weeks of scandals that have undermined the ethical and anti-corruption pledges on which it came to power seven years ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kirsty Coventry takes over as Olympic president and promises to change lives

First woman in the role replaces Thomas Bach‘We are guardians of the Olympic movement’Kirsty Coventry has promised to change lives and inspire hope during an official ceremony to mark her taking over from Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee.The 41-year-old from Zimbabwe, who in March became the first woman and the first African to be elected to the most powerful job in sports politics, also paid tribute to the strong women in her life as she was given the golden key to the IOC by Bach. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Nantucket officials hope the research will benefit prevention and intervention programs

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3 w. ago Starmer warned British jobs at risk without better trade deal from Trump

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25 per cent for now – as negotiations over an improved deal continue

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3 w. ago Work to get US steel tariffs removed to go on in coming ‘days, weeks and months’

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25% for now.

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3 w. ago Has Starmer caved to Trump on trade AGAIN? PM and US president parade deal

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump put on an old pals act at the G7 in Canada as they showed off a text implementing the broad agreement struck last month.

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3 w. ago US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports are still being negotiated

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they have signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on U.K. auto and aerospace industry imports, but they are still discussing how to handle steel production

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer begs Trump White House to start 'phasing in' UK trade deal this week with Britain's car and steel industry still in limbo over tariffs

The Prime Minister dropped in on a meeting between Howard Lutnick and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds in Downing Street on Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Share your experience of being scammed into buying fake concert tickets

We’d like to hear from people who have been scammed and ended up buying fake tickets for a live eventThere are plenty of high-profile headlining concerts in the UK this summer, from Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour to Oasis’ long-anticipated reunion shows. Besides the ongoing issue of ticket touting, concert-goers face the possibility of being scammed and discovering they’ve bought fake tickets.Earlier this year, Ticketmaster released an official warning to fans planning to attend any concerts this summer. They encouraged hopeful buyers to purchase tickets on official sites only. Continue reading...

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