Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies have been trying to win him over. Leaders of Nvidia, Facebook, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Alphabet have visited his newly purchased $25 million property in Washington — a 16,250-square-foot mansion that Mr. Lutnick, a […]
Apr 27, 2025, 03:46 PM ET Arsenal reached their first Women’s Champions League final in 18 years on Sunday, taking down French powerhouse Lyon with a remarkable 4-1 away win. Lyon manager Joe Montemurro, who used to coach Arsenal, said the game’s outcome was “unexplainable,” with the French side having entered with a 2-1 advantage […]
Spotify has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers and creators since January, the company told The New York Times’s DealBook. The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to eligible hosts. But it is also an attempt to draw more creators (and their audiences) […]
Prescription charges in England will be frozen this year – for the first time since 2022. The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced. Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen and existing exemptions will continue. Charges only apply in England as prescriptions are […]
Shakira Abdi Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Growth in the UK’s economy is set to be slower than previously predicted as a result of the trade disruption and uncertainty caused by US trade tariffs, an economic forecaster has said. The EY Item Club has downgraded its UK growth forecast for this year to 0.8% […]
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex PA Media Baroness Lampard is leading the inquiry The chair of England’s first public inquiry into mental health deaths vowed to “seek out the truth” – despite difficulties getting documents from the NHS. The first key evidence sessions in the Lampard Inquiry – examining […]
Apr 28, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Disney+ on Monday released the official season-four trailer for the hit FX series “Welcome to Wrexham” ahead of its complete release next month. The Emmy-Award winning docuseries by Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny has documented the Welsh club’s historic rise up the English football pyramid. Editor’s Picks […]
For many New Yorkers, Midtown Manhattan, with its gleaming skyscrapers and busy transportation hubs, lacks an element of cool and cachet that its more culturally vibrant neighbors have. Hordes of office workers, commuters and tourists typically flood the area, leaving it feeling anything but residential. What Midtown does have, though, is a glut of underutilized […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hold a news conference on passing the budget resolution in the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, […]
DHL has lifted a suspension it had imposed on deliveries worth more than $800 (£603) to the US after negotiating “adjustments” to customs rules. Earlier this month, the delivery giant said it had stopped such shipments to US shoppers “until further notice” due to a “significant increase” in red tape from President Donald Trump’s tariff […]