Getty Images Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not […]
Apr 16, 2025, 10:05 AM ET Gabon and former FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza died following a fall from the 11th floor of a building in China, the Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) said Wednesday. He was 28. A federation statement, posted on social network X, didn’t say when the incident took place or provide details. […]
Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Catherine Deane Wedding dress designer Catherine Deane says that dealing with Meta was “almost traumatising” When wedding dress designer Catherine Deane saw her company’s Instagram account get hacked, she says it was “devastating”. “It felt like the rug had been pulled from under us. Instagram is our primary social platform, and […]
Apr 16, 2025, 02:29 PM ET Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz has set out his priorities for a summer transfer and would join Real Madrid over Manchester City, while Manchester United are keen on RB Leipzig and Netherlands international attacking midfielder Xavi Simons. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around […]
Apr 16, 2025, 06:20 AM ET UEFA have announced that Linkin Park will play a pre-match show before the Champions League final kicks off in Munich on May 31. The American rock band, who released their first album in seven years in November 2024, will be “blending their iconic riffs with the sights and sounds […]
Apr 16, 2025, 04:58 AM ET Carlos Tevez wants former teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to take part in his farewell game in Buenos Aires. While a date has not been set, Tevez, who retired from football in 2022 after a successful career in the Premier League and Serie A, has begun to plan […]
Stuart Whincup BBC Look North BBC King’s Food Bank is having to downscale despite an increase in demand A food bank which provides thousands of free meals to struggling families each week said it had been forced to make most of its staff redundant due to a funding shortage. King’s Foodbank, which operates out of […]
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images The rate of rising prices – inflation – has eased for the second month in a row, official figures show. In March, prices rose at an annual rate of 2.6%, far slower than the 11% inflation peak seen in 2022. Petrol and toy prices have fallen, a […]
In March, Kat Bolstad returned from an Antarctic expedition where she had used a new camera system specially built to search for the elusive colossal squid. No one had captured footage of one of these animals swimming in the deep sea. She didn’t spot one on this voyage either. On the day she left the […]
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. At first, I had nothing more than a rant in mind. It was January, and I had been to two restaurants in the span of a single week that had served me steak fries, first […]