Trump expected to announce reciprocal tariffs Trump is expected to speak to reporters about new reciprocal tariffs in a few minutes, at 1pm ET. Though he hasn’t given much detail about these new tariffs, Trump has said he sees reciprocal tariffs being “where a country pays so much or charges us so much and we…
Warnings have been downgraded for fires burning in multiple states but emergency services are urging caution as hot, gusty conditions continue. A grassfire in central Victoria’s Willowmavin was burning out of control on Saturday evening but an emergency warning for residents to take shelter had been downgraded to advice level. More than 30 emergency units…
The era of globalisation as we know it ‘has come to an end’, UK minister says Here is some more reaction to the tariffs from London, where ministers are weighing up a response to Trump’s higher levies. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, has been speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on her BBC Sunday politics…
Millions of consumers will be protected from “nasty surprises” from Friday as new rules take effect that mean telecoms firms must tell people upfront – in “pounds and pence” – about any future price rises. It means mobile phone, broadband and pay-TV companies are now banned from imposing mid-contract price increases linked to unknown future…
Thousands of refugees clashed with police in a Kenyan refugee camp this week after receiving news that their food allocations would be cut because of funding problems. The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, confirmed that four refugees and a local government official had been injured when police intervened to stop the protesters at the Kakuma refugee…
A Labour MP is to meet the government chief whip to decide on any sanctions over his membership of a WhatsApp group that featured racist, sexist and other offensive comments, a minister has said. Oliver Ryan, the MP for Burnley, has already apologised for failing to challenge some of the comments made in the group,…