69 h. ago ‘It takes over your life’: Fraud cases up 33 per cent as AI, crypto and social media increase risk for millions of victims

AI and social media are making people more vulnerable to scams, including one man who lost £75,000 after seeing a deepfake of Martin Lewis

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4 d. ago Social media giants ordered to protect kids or risk breaking law in 'watershed moment'

Social media giants have been sent a final list of measures they must put in place to protect kids online by July - or risk being fined 10% of their global turnover

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1 week ago John Swinney meets trade union leaders to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs carnage

The First Minister met business leaders the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) to discuss how to deal with the damage the US President is causing to the global economy.

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2 w. ago ‘The damage is done’: Why the risk of global recession remains despite Trump’s tariff pause

Even with a 90-day pause on aggressive tariff hikes, leading economists say global damage has already been done thanks to ongoing uncertainty

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2 w. ago UK braced as more US tariffs kick in amid fears of widespread economic damage

Countries across the world are braced for potential widespread economic damage from Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

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2 w. ago UK braced as Trump’s tariffs kick in amid fears of widespread economic damage

Countries across the world are braced for economic damage amid fears of widespread economic damage from Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

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2 w. ago Trump threatens 104% tariffs on Chinese goods as part of unfolding global trade war

Beijing vows to ‘fight to the end’ as president claims ‘many’ countries are seeking a deal with USUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump is poised to unleash his trade war with the world on Wednesday, pressing ahead with a slew of tariffs on the US’s largest trading partners despite fears of widespread economic damage and calls to reconsider.The US president claimed “many” countries were seeking a deal with Washington, as his administration prepared to impose steep tariffs on goods from dozens of markets from Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump confirms 104% tariffs on Chinese goods as part of unfolding global trade war

Beijing vows to ‘fight to the end’ as president claims ‘many’ countries are seeking a deal with USUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump is poised to unleash his trade war with the world on Wednesday, pressing ahead with a slew of tariffs on the US’s largest trading partners despite fears of widespread economic damage and calls to reconsider.The US president claimed “many” countries were seeking a deal with Washington, as his administration prepared to impose steep tariffs on goods from dozens of markets from Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump news at a glance: Wild swings on global markets as Trump threatens further China tariffs

Extreme volatility has plagued global stock markets, with Donald Trump defying stark warnings about economic damage – key US politics stories from 7 April Global stock markets fell catastrophically on Monday following President Trump’s tariff rollout.Despite the economic turmoil, the US president doubled down on his plan, threatening to impose an additional 50% tariff on imports from China on Wednesday, unless the country rescinds its retaliatory tariffs on the United States by Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Volatility grips global stock markets as Trump insists on tariff ‘medicine’

Wall Street swings in and out of red as turmoil from US president’s assault on world trade enters second weekTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesWhich Trump-backing billionaires have lost the most?Extreme volatility plagued global stock markets on Monday, with Wall Street swinging in and out of the red as Donald Trump defied stark warnings that his global trade assault will wreak widespread economic damage, comparing new US tariffs to medicine.A renewed sell-off began in Asia, before hitting European equities and reaching the US. It was briefly reversed amid hopes of a reprieve, only for Trump to threaten China with more steep tariffs, intensifying pressure on the market. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ted Cruz warns of midterm ‘bloodbath’ if Trump tariffs cause a recession

Texas senator’s comments another sign of Republican unease over ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and stock market plungeTed Cruz, the US senator from Texas, has warned that his fellow Republicans risk a “bloodbath” in the 2026 midterm elections if Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs cause a recession.Cruz also warned that the president’s tariffs, if they stay in place for long and are met by global retaliation on American goods, could trigger a full-blown trade war that “would destroy jobs here at home, and do real damage to the US economy”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide | Steven Greenhouse

The US president’s tariffs are vengeful and impetuous – and will have immense costs with no clear goalWith the huge and painful tariffs that Donald Trump announced on Thursday, “Tariff Man” is acting like a paranoid 12-year-old bully who is convinced that everyone has wronged him, and he wants revenge. But the president’s instrument of revenge – massive tariffs – is going to do serious damage to the US and global economies. Stock market investors are convinced that’s the case, with Wall Street and world stock markets losing trillions of dollars in value in recent days as a result of Trump’s obsession.The president has escalated his risky, vengeful trade war even though the US economy was in strong shape when he took office – the jobless rate was just 4.1%, inflation was below 3% and US economic growth was the strongest in the industrial world, with its stock market at record levels. So it’s unclear whether the US economy needed the shock treatment that Trump is inflicting. The price...

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3 w. ago SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking service collapse

A £560m social care financial black hole could pay for more than 18,000 care home beds or more than 11,000 nurses.

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3 w. ago John Swinney: I will leave 'no stone unturned' to protect Scotch whisky industry from Trump tariffs

First Minister John Swinney said tariffs would be damaging for economic activity

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3 w. ago John Swinney vows to leave 'no stone unturned' amid fears over Trump tariffs

First Minister John Swinney said tariffs would be damaging for economic activity

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3 w. ago Trump’s ‘liberation day’ is here. What do his tariffs mean for Americans?

Economists fear the president’s escalating trade war could have a damaging ripple effect that drives up prices

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3 w. ago SNP urges Rachel Reeves to 'change course' as benefit cuts risks 'social and economic damage'

Shona Robison spoke out after the UK Chancellor last week announced nearly £5 billion in benefit cuts by the end of the decade.

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3 w. ago Westminster decisions ‘risk serious social and economic damage’, says Robison

The Finance Secretary said the Scottish Government would push UK ministers to ‘change course’.

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs will damage UK economy, Reeves tells Cabinet amid job loss fears

Sir Keir Starmer admits UK unlikely to be spared from sweeping measures to be announced by Donald Trump

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