Phil Harrison Reporting fromBrookland, Romney Marsh BBC The vending machines at The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop sell local produce until 21:00 BST each day A Kent farm shop has turned to technology to sell local produce out of hours. The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop in Brookland has installed three vending machines which continue […]
Office lights in some corners of Westminster were on much later than usual last night. Why? Because ministers and officials, just like so many others, were watching the telly to see what President Trump would have to say, the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds among them. The president, brandishing a giant rectangular piece of card packed […]
The Senate has approved a measure pushing back on President Trump’s tariffs. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was approved with GOP support but is not expected to ever come up for a vote in the House. J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP/AP The Senate voted to undo the […]
U.S. men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams has voiced his support for the idea of bringing promotion and relegation to MLS, saying it would improve the competitiveness of the league. Promotion and relegation is the model used by soccer leagues in nearly every country throughout the world, including England, Spain, Germany, Brazil and Argentina, but […]
President Trump’s announcement of sweeping universal and so-called reciprocal tariffs on countries around the world drew a swift rebuke on Wednesday from business groups, trade experts, Democratic lawmakers and many economists who warned that they would raise prices for American consumers and slow economic growth. “This is catastrophic for American families,” said Matt Priest, president […]
The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the administration recently invited companies to apply for presidential pollution waivers by email. The aging Colstrip power plant in Colstrip, Mont., emits more harmful fine particulate matter pollution, or soot, than any other […]
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has announced fresh import taxes on goods being imported to America in the latest escalation of the global trade war. The UK has been hit with a 10% tariff on all of its goods being brought into the US, which Trump says is […]
Fergus Walsh Medical editor Camilla Horrox Global health producer BBC This is the last picture of Wayne with his wife Stella (right) and children Emily and Ashley (left), taken on the day of his death It’s 10am, and in a little over two hours, Wayne Hawkins will be dead. The sun is shining on the […]
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has said he does not feel “disrespected” by Mauricio Pochettino claiming he wants to manage the club again and insisted he hopes it happens one day. Pochettino, now in charge of the United States men’s national team, last month reiterated his desire to take charge of Spurs in the future after […]
Natalie Sherman BBC News, New York Watch: Key moments in Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods entering the US, in a watershed moment for global trade. The plan sets a baseline tariff on all imports of at least 10%, consistent with a […]