Concerns are growing that British Steel could run out of raw materials within days for its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. The government is considering nationalising the company, which has said its two main furnaces are “no longer financially sustainable”, prompting fears the some 2,700 jobs could be lost. Simon Boyd, managing director of REIDsteel, a […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A doctor testified Tuesday at the trial of seven medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona that the soccer star should have been admitted to a rehabilitation center rather than taken home following surgery he underwent in 2020. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title […]
An important segment of India’s business community woke up Wednesday to a fright: President Trump had again brandished the threat of tariffs on pharmaceutical imports. “We’re going to be announcing very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals,” he told guests at a dinner held by the National Republican Congressional Committee. India has spent most of […]
NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate committee on Wednesday. The nominee is Jared Isaacman, the chief executive of the payment processing company Shift4 Payments, who is a close associate of Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX. As someone who has led […]
The Post Office has said it will offload the remaining 108 branches it directly owns and will move to a fully franchised network. About 1,000 staff working in these branches will be offered a choice to move to work for any new owner or take voluntary redundancy. It is understood the Post Office has received […]
Market turmoil extended into Wednesday’s trading session in Asia, as stocks across the region faced renewed downward pressure amid the impending imposition of significantly higher taxes on imports to the United States. Benchmark indexes in Japan and Hong Kong opened down more than 3 percent on Wednesday morning, following a day on Wall Street when […]
Ford Motor said on Thursday that it was lowering prices on most of its vehicles to the same levels it charges employees in a bid to boost sales as President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars took effect. The tariffs began on Thursday on vehicles imported from Mexico, Canada, Japan, Germany and other countries. The duties […]
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Royal Society of Biology Alessandro Coatti worked for the Royal Society of Biology in London Tributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) after he was found murdered in northern Colombia. Alessandro Coatti’s remains were discovered on the outskirts of Santa […]
Two big law firms that have come under attack by the Trump administration filed court papers on Tuesday seeking to permanently block executive orders that threaten their businesses and ability to represent clients in matters involving the federal government. The firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, filed the papers in federal court in Washington a […]
Arsenal delivered one of the most stunning European displays in their history Tuesday to beat 10-man Real Madrid 3-0 at Emirates Stadium and take firm control of this Champions League quarterfinal tie. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a string of magical saves but could do nothing as Declan Rice scored two devastating second-half free-kicks […]