63 m. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump trade war riles investors – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nationsWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsEurope’s main stock indices are a sea of red, as investors react to Donald Trump’s declaration that the reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations.Italy’s FTSE MIB index has dropped 1.4%, France’s CAC is down 1%, and Germany’s DAX has lost 0.95%.The tariffs imposed by the U.S. government and the fear of new announcements as early as Wednesday are creating a bleak atmosphere on trading floors worldwide. Just last Wednesday, the DAX was above 23,000 points, but it now appears that the index may soon test the 22,000 mark.The risk appetite seen in the initial weeks of the year has dissipated as investors and asset managers pull back, reduce positions, and refrain from taking on large new ones. The inclination to buy the dips has nearly vanished. Continue reading...

Economics

69 m. ago Tragic final moments as theme park visitors pulled into ride machinery and crushed

Four adults were killed on a River Rapids theme park ride as terrified kids watched the horror unfold.

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75 m. ago Pharmacies pause action while they examine Government funding deal

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) had warned pharmacists were facing a financial ‘cliff edge’.

Economics

89 m. ago Gymnastics’ embrace of Russians highlights neutrality’s blurred lines

FIG’s endorsement of Angelina Melnikova raises eyebrows, as does its president’s hug for propagandist Nikita NagornyyUpon his arrival in Moscow this month, Morinari Watanabe, the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), made a curious decision. As he emerged for meetings, Watanabe was greeted by the gymnast Nikita Nagornyy. The pair embraced in a warm hug before the cameras.Across his decade on the Russian men’s national team, Nagornyy established himself as one of the great gymnasts of his generation. A former world all-around champion, he led Russia to the men’s team gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. His eponymous triple back pike remains an audacious athletic feat. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Wigan fan to cycle to 92 football league clubs in memory of late uncle

Matt Jopson will be raising money for Prostate Cancer UK and the Queencort Hospice where his uncle received end-of-life care.

Sport

1 hour ago Today's rugby news as shock World Cup plan emerges that would see Six Nations moved

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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2 h. ago Rangers risking Barry Ferguson heart attack with bad habits as one enigma eclipses another amid Dens Park pandaemonium – big match verdict

Yet again Rangers found themselves two goals down and had to rescue the situation late on against Dundee

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3 h. ago Why price you pay goes up from tomorrow as businesses face new taxes

After the minimum wage goes up on Tuesday there will be new National Insurance rates from Saturday, with huge increases in property charges and a plastic tax as well

Economics

4 h. ago Forgotten Jason Statham action film with Robert De Niro is airing on TV tonight as new movie wins box

The UK action star is one of the nation's most successful actors

Culture

5 h. ago ScotRail has paid £2.5m in delay compensation since being nationalised three years ago

A Freedom of Information request showed that delay compensation has increased every year since April 2022.

Economics

6 h. ago 1923 fans horrified by massive bloodbath that kills off SEVEN major characters ahead of next week's finale

With the Season 2 finale just one week away, fans of Paramount Plus' Yellowstone prequel 1923 were left rather outraged after this week's bloodbath episode.

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India

Trump threatens Putin over ceasefire; Russia claims it has taken control of a Donetsk village. What we know on day 1,132China and India could be affected if Donald Trump introduces tariffs of 25-50% against countries buying Russian oil, analysts and officials have suggested. Dan Sabbagh reports that the US president told NBC he would impose such measures within a month “if a deal isn’t made, and if I think it was Russia’s fault”, as he vented frustration at Vladimir Putin’s delaying tactics and attempts to discredit Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president.Some countries, including China and India, are not participating in anti-war sanctions against Russian oil. Secondary sanctions or tariffs imposed directly on them by the US could further limit Putin’s access to oil revenue to fund the war. While not joining the international sanctions against Russia, China has been wary about breaching them in case it attracts secondary penalties. Some Chinese banks, for example, have curtail...

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7 h. ago Is this the end of the ride for Blackpool Pleasure Beach? How iconic British theme park is being forced to close rides after suffering £2.7million loss amid seaside resort's slow decline

The coastal resort of Blackpool has suffered deeply in recent decades ever since holidaymakers began swapping the Lancashire town for cheap package holidays in Europe in the 1960s.

Economics

8 h. ago Lesley's stillborn daughter was whisked away by nurses and buried before she could cuddle her. After a 40 year search she finally found her grave

Lesley Elkins, 70, from the Wirral, UK, was devastated when her first child, Rachael, was stillborn in 1982. She was not allowed to see her baby and was never told where she was buried.

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Vow to support disabled people into jobs undermined by work coach shortfall’

A National Audit Office report found wide variation in the rate at which job centres in different areas got people into work.

Politics

10 h. ago Trump wants to move on from the Signal security scandal. House Republicans aren’t making it easy

Some GOP members – including experts on national security – are breaking with the White House’s official line on whether leaked attack plan was classified

Politics

10 h. ago Sam Kerr avoids Football Australia sanction as path cleared to retain Matildas captaincy

‘Additional context’ not in public sphere helps inform FA’s decisionStriker included in training squad for South Korea friendliesMatildas striker Sam Kerr will be free to return as national team captain once she recovers from her serious knee injury after the Football Australia board decided on no further sanctions for her drunken night during which she verbally abused a London police constable.The 31-year-old will continue her recovery in camp with the Matildas for the April matches against South Korea, but has not been cleared for a return to competitive football. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Governments urged to make North Sea future a ‘national mission’

The North Sea transition taskforce called for action from both the UK and Scottish governments to help the sector with a ‘just transition’.

Politics

13 h. ago Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines

Politics

13 h. ago "It was chaos": Shopping horror after man stabbed in attack at retail park before area evacuated

The victim ran into Matalan after the brutal attack

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