Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Reporting fromWindsor, Ontario Ali Abbas Ahmadi/BBC Ford workers Kathryn Lawton (L) and Christina Grossi are afraid the tariffs could upend their lives For more than a century, a member of the Lawton family has worked in Canada’s car industry. Kathryn Lawton and husband Chad both work for the carmaker in […]
President Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on April 14, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Monday that he was not inclined to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran […]
The broadcast journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry made a brief trip into space on Monday on a flight operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. It was the first time an all-female crew had been to space since 1963. Their flight, on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, lasted 10 minutes and […]
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has hinted it will be a “big summer” for the club as they look to build on a hugely successful debut season under head coach Arne Slot. Van Dijk scored a late winner for Liverpool against West Ham United on Sunday to move them 13 points clear of second-place Arsenal […]
Donald Trump says Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics will not be exempt from tariffs – adding they are simply moving into a different levy “bucket”. European stock markets bounced up on Monday morning after Friday’s official announcement that some of these products would escape levies of up to 145%. China has called on Donald Trump […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Scientists believe they have found a new effective antibiotic for gonorrhoea, which could be one of the most promising in decades. Gepotidacin can treat and clear the sexually transmitted infection just as well as existing antibiotics and appears to be able to tackle some emerging drug-resistant […]
Another European soccer weekend is in the books, and we have lots to talk about. Real Madrid gritted out a win ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, second leg, vs. Arsenal, though Kylian Mbappé’s reckless challenge (and deserved red card) shows that all is not well with Los Blancos. In the Premier League, Manchester […]
Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science reporter Blue Origin Six women, including Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sanchez, are due to launch into space for an 11-minute flight. Pop star Katy Perry and five other women are set to blast into space aboard Jeff Bezos’ space tourism rocket. The singer will be joined […]
Markets catch their breath Investors are breathing a bit easier on Monday, with markets rallying in Asia and Europe on hopes for a reprieve on tech tariffs. The optimism seems to contradict President Trump’s own words. The president has signaled that yet another round of levies are on the way, sowing more confusion among business […]
PA Media John Swinney’s cabinet, appointed in May 2024, received a salary unchanged since 2009 Scottish ministers are to see their salaries rise by more than £19,000 after the government partially ended a voluntary pay freeze that has lasted 16 years. The change will mean junior ministers will be paid £100,575 a year while cabinet […]