President Trump’s trade policy has been unpredictable, and that continues with letters he’s been writing to foreign leaders informing them of the tariff rates he intends to impose on their countries’ goods on Aug. 1. The letters represent a radical approach to trade policy, with the president setting sizable tariff rates on a growing list […]
Jack Burgess, Maia Davies & Anna Lamche BBC News Reuters An Air India passenger plane bound for London’s Gatwick airport crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India, on 12 June, killing 260 people. The crash killed 242 people on board the flight and 19 others on the ground, with only one survivor from […]
Notorious gang leader has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges. Ecuador’s most infamous drug lord has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges, a court in the capital Quito has said. The announcement on Friday is the latest […]
BBC Ethan Humphreys lives in chronic pain as a result of his former ketamine addiction Every day, 25-year-old Ethan Humphreys lives with the physical pain that reminds him of what ketamine has cost him – his health. “The first side effect was the cramps, where I’d get just bad stomach pains, where I couldn’t lie […]
David Gergen answers a reporter’s question in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on June 7, 1993. Doug Mills/AP hide caption toggle caption Doug Mills/AP David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was […]
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Reporting fromTRNSMT, Glasgow Green PA Media The first bands took to the stage in the blistering sunshine Fans have flocked to Glasgow after Scotland’s biggest music festival opened its gates. This year’s TRNSMT is headlined by 50 Cent, Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol over three days on Glasgow Green. Scottish […]
Getty Images GP surgeries in England can offer advice to patients on getting back to work, including career coaching or exercise classes, as part of a pilot project to reduce the number of people who are signed off work sick. The aim is to help people return to the workplace more quickly to reduce the […]
Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to […]
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC Marc Lamah has not responded to the BBC A surgeon banned from working for a private healthcare company, following an investigation into patient safety, continues to work in the NHS, the BBC has learned. Nuffield Health has stopped Marc Lamah from working in their hospitals, but he is still […]
With his eyes on the midterms, Elon Musk says he’s starting a new political party. It’s a move that could appeal to a key group Trump made gains with last fall: young voters, particularly young men. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship may be over, but Musk is not leaving politics. Instead, […]