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How could Donald Trump’s tariffs affect the UK?

BBC Donald Trump has been unclear about whether he will impose tariffs on the UK but economists warn there are still ways Britain could be negatively affected by the president’s wider trade policies even if it avoids being hit directly. The impact could be felt through slower growth in some of the UK’s important trading […]

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How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.

A colleague approached Ernesto Di Maio, a materials scientist in Naples, Italy, and an expert in plastic foams, with a blunt suggestion: “You should do something cooler.” The colleague had a project in mind, Dr. Di Maio recalled. He wanted a perfectly boiled egg. The task was harder than it might seem, as many home […]

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Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico

President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had been paying news media outlets to generate positive coverage of Democrats. The conspiracy theories appear to have been generated by records showing payments for something much more innocuous: subscriptions. Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social site that “billions of dollars” from U.S.A.I.D. and […]

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Newcastle have clear path to silverware, while Arsenal don’t

NEWCASTLE, England — The “never” men beat the “nearly” men. Newcastle United now stand a Carabao Cup final away from ending their interminable 56-year-old wait for a major trophy while questions grow about Arsenal’s ability to cap their progress with silverware. There was an irresistible determination about Newcastle from the outset on Wednesday. Buoyed by […]

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Government hits back in funding row with pharmaceutical giant

The government has defended its negotiations with AstraZeneca, after the pharmaceutical giant ditched a planned £450m investment last week, blaming a shortfall in government funding. Science minister Sir Chris Bryant told Parliament that the government had made a “significant offer” of support to the firm, but doing more “simply didn’t add up for the taxpayer”. […]

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Low growth and rising prices

Another cut in interest rates, and the surprise here was that more consideration was given to a bumper half a percentage point cut in rates today, as the UK’s economic stagnation is forecast to extend into the first part of this year. If everything was equal, the assumption would be that the weak economy would […]

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Make it harder to get British citizenship, urges Kemi Badenoch

Immigrants should only be able to apply for British citizenship after being in the UK for 15 years rather than the current six, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said. Making one of her first policy announcements since becoming leader, Badenoch also said indefinite leave to remain – which paves the way for citizenship – should […]

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