Amber Walliser A few days after Donald Trump won the US presidential election, Amber Walliser stocked up, spending $2,000 (£1,538) on appliances she believed would get more expensive as the White House started to put new taxes on imports But that was a temporary splurge. These days, her family is buckling down, worried about job […]
Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton is launching legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu, becoming the first individual Horizon IT scandal victim to sue the two organisations. His case is one of the most high profile in the scandal in which hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted after faulty software said money was missing from […]
As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the popular video app keeps coming up: Oracle. On Tuesday, Oracle met with top aides on Capitol Hill to talk about how the U.S. tech giant, which processes and serves TikTok user data, plans to work […]
Real Madrid will go into the second leg of the quarterfinal with a healthy advantage. Real Madrid frustrated Arsenal to secure a 2-0 win in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in Madrid. Goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea Del Castillo handed Arsenal their first defeat in the Champions League since the opening […]
Huw Thomas Business correspondent, BBC Wales Getty Images US tariffs on imported steel and aluminium have “spooked” customers of British steel, according to Tata Steel UK. Chief executive Rajesh Nair told MPs some American customers were seeking other suppliers to avoid “tariff warfare”. Tata Steel operates the UK’s largest steelworks in Port Talbot and exports […]
Arguments about benefits always revolve around a single concept: fairness. There are timeless questions – who is deserving and who is not? It provokes sharp opinions and so is among the sharpest of domestic political decisions a government ever has to make. There is a direct if not immediate consequence of a decision taken in […]
The work and pensions secretary has set out plans to “fix the broken benefits system” and tackle the “perverse incentives” driving people to depend on welfare. Liz Kendall’s announcement is designed to bring down the spend on sickness and disability benefits – which has massively increased over the last few years and is forecast to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine for 30 days after a phone call with US President Donald Trump. Putin ordered the Russian military to stop strikes against energy facilities, the Kremlin said in a statement following a lengthy phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday. […]
Jeff CarlisleMar 18, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The ownership group for Denver’s NWSL expansion team, which begins play in 2026, announced plans to build a 14,500-seat stadium on Tuesday. The project, to be located inside the Denver city limits at Sante Fe […]
TOKYO — During the early innings of a nighttime exhibition between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yomiuri Giants, Nori Kawana walked through the concourse of the Tokyo Dome in disbelief. As the head of Fanatics’ East Asia operation, Kawana leads MLB’s merchandising in Japan, and the day had already set his company’s sales record in […]