Two big law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday, seeking to stop executive orders against them that could impair their ability to represent clients. The lawsuits filed by Jenner & Block and Wilmer Hale highlight how some elite firms are willing to fight President Trump’s campaign targeting law firms he doesn’t like, while others […]
Ruth Bradley Politics reporter, BBC Somerset BBC Bridgette Baker, 24, is the fifth generation of her family to farm at Windmill Farm near Yeovil “I reckon my schoolfriends think I’m mad. They probably thought I would give up – but I haven’t.” Bridgette Baker is a 24-year-old, fifth-generation farmer who farms alongside her dad and […]
Mar 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET LONDON — Near the half-hour mark of Thursday’s Women’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg, Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating went down injured. As she received treatment by the goal, both her teammates and Chelsea’s players gathered around their respective dugouts. They were grateful for this brief interlude in the […]
The woman who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez was denied early release from prison in Texas on Thursday. Yolanda Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison for the 1995 murder of the Tejano singer who became a music icon in the US. When Saldívar was sentenced, she was given the possibility of parole after serving 30 […]
In February, the airwaves in India were inundated with images of undocumented Indians shackled in chains on a military deportation flight from the United States. The shocking images made clear the devastating impact President Donald Trump’s draconian crackdown on “illegal immigration” would have on the lives of thousands of vulnerable Indian citizens who had risked […]
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Getty Images The name WH Smith, a staple of UK town centres since the Victorian era when it became the country’s principal newspaper distributor, is set to disappear from the High Street after the firm agreed to sell its shops to Hobbycraft-owner Modella Capital. The sale does not include the […]
Automakers can respond to President Trump’s new 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts in several ways. But all of them cost money and will lead to higher car prices, analysts say. Manufacturers can try to move production from countries like Mexico to the United States. They can try to increase the number of […]
Faisal Islam & Tom Espiner Getty Images British carmakers will meet ministers on Friday morning to discuss their response to US President Donald Trump’s placing 25% tariffs on car imports from next week, the BBC understands. The UK government is trying to negotiate exemptions from a wide range of US import levies due to come […]
The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the United States to start mining in international waters. The proposal, which drew […]
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist in the world last year After years of explosive growth, the music streaming market in the UK is levelling out, new research suggests. Almost half the population, 32.4 million people, has now signed up to apps like Spotify and Apple Music, according to […]