A council has committed to continuing to provide free school meals for children over the Easter holidays. Primary and secondary school pupils in Herefordshire who are entitled to benefits-related free school meals will be given vouchers to cover the cost of lunch during the break from school. Carole Gandy, from Herefordshire Council, said: “The rise […]
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it is nothing that the country cannot handle. A commentary on Sunday in the Communist Party mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, said Beijing had prepared for a trade war with the United States and that […]
Asian stock markets are slumping as the shockwaves from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to reverberate around the world. Major indexes from Shanghai to Tokyo and Sydney to Hong Kong plunged when they opened on Monday. “It’s a bloodbath,” one analyst told the BBC. As a region that manufactures so many of the goods […]
The UK treasury plans to water down rules for private equity and hedge funds by introducing softer regulations for smaller groups to incentivise investment, the Financial Times reports. And US President Donald Trump’s officials show no sign of halting the “bruising tariffs” on imports from around the world and are rejecting “fears of a looming […]
When President Trump unveiled major new tariffs on Wednesday, one big economy that he did not target was Russia. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Wednesday that Moscow was spared because sanctions imposed on the country after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 mean that U.S.-Russian trade had effectively stopped. North Korea, […]
Liverpool are looking at Bournemouth duo Antoine Semenyo and Milos Kerkez, while Ansu Fati wants to leave Barcelona. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades TOP STORIES – Ruben Amorim hits back at Gary Neville […]
Charlie Haynes BBC Investigations, East Midlands BBC Jayne Evans is one of hundreds of “placeholder” resident doctors who do not know where they will be based Jayne Evans has completed four years at medical school in London – but says she is still being left in the dark about where her first permanent NHS position […]
The Athletic has in-depth coverage of the 2025 Men’s Final Four. The men’s NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams and plenty of March Madness dreams. Three weeks and 66 games later, we’re set for Monday’s national championship game, where the fun will come to its conclusion as Florida and Houston meet in San Antonio. It’s been […]
Simon Jack Business editor EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” expected from US President Donald Trump’s recent wave of tariffs. A 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports into the US and a 25% tariff on car imports have […]
President Trump’s tariff regime puts him at odds with Congressional Republicans seeking to cut taxes. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: President Trump hit the links this weekend while throngs of people hit the streets in cities around the country protesting him and his policies. (SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting) Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Donald Trump has […]