Shyamantha Asokan BBC News, West Midlands Rob Mayor Political reporter, Birmingham BBC Bin workers belonging to the Unite union started an all-out strike on 11 March and held a rally outside the council house earlier this month Bin lorry drivers in Birmingham could have their pay cut by up to £8,000 under new proposals, their […]
I first met Dane Chapin, a San Diego-area entrepreneur, in 2012, when he gave me a ride in his Prius and told me I was dead wrong about climate change. We’ve been close friends ever since. Sometimes he’s to my left politically, sometimes to my right. I’ve always admired his curiosity, optimism and independent thinking, […]
Less than a week after President Trump signed an executive order to accelerate seabed mining, the U.S. government received its first permit application from the Metals Company, one of the most ardent proponents of the as yet unproven practice. On Tuesday, the company’s chief executive, Gerard Barron, was also on hand in Washington, D.C., for […]
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will walk back some tariffs for carmakers, administration officials said, removing some levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and squeezing their profits. The changes will modify Mr. Trump’s tariffs so that […]
President Trump has expressed little interest in fighting climate change. One of his key cabinet officials has even sought to evaluate whether humanity benefits from a warming climate, in a bid to undermine environmental rules. Yet even as he works to accelerate oil and gas production, Mr. Trump’s economic approach may inadvertently reduce greenhouse gas […]
Spain and Portugal have regained access to electricity after one of Europe’s worst blackouts paralysed transport systems, disrupted mobile communications and postponed medical procedures. For almost a day from Monday to early on Tuesday, tens of millions of people were plunged into darkness. In major cities like Barcelona, Madrid and Lisbon, people were trapped in […]
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. During his presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump pledged to quickly bring down prices for American households, including making housing more affordable. “We’re going to open up tracts of federal land for housing construction,” Mr. Trump said in August. “We desperately need housing for people who can’t afford what’s […]
Tom HamiltonApr 29, 2025, 04:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 The Rugby Football Union (RFU) would be open to ground sharing Allianz Stadium Twickenham with Chelsea if the Premier League […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns that election spending promises could jeopardise the country’s prized AAA sovereign credit rating. Analysts at S&P Global this week wrote that Australia’s public spending was at “post-war highs”, and warned both major parties that the country’s rating was at risk if savings were not found. Party leaders […]
General Motors is abandoning a previous forecast for solid profit growth this year as a result of the uncertainty created by President Trump’s trade policies, the automaker said on Tuesday. The Trump administration imposed a 25 percent tariffs on imported cars this month and has said it will impose a 25 percent duty on imported […]