Sir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting energy consumption and fossil fuel production is “doomed to fail”. In a new report, the former Labour prime minister says voters “feel they’re being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know the impact on […]
BBC If you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you’ll hear a faint chuckle. The US president and his 145% tariffs have not instilled fear in many Chinese traders. Instead, they have inspired an army of online Chinese nationalists to create mocking memes in a […]
Nikki Fox BBC health correspondent, Essex Family handout Elise Sebastian had physical health problems, including a curvature of the spine, which caused her mental health to suffer A mental health trust has admitted its failure in the care of a 16-year-old inpatient led to her death. Elise Sebastian, a Harry Potter fan and music lover, […]
People hold handmade signs at a Stand up for Science rally protesting the Trump administration’s science policies and federal job cuts on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh/AP News hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP News People hold handmade signs at a Stand up for Science rally protesting the Trump administration’s […]
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, came out swinging in her press briefing on Tuesday morning, accusing Amazon of being “hostile and political” after a report — disputed by the company […]
Apr 29, 2025, 09:35 PM ET Barcelona are plotting a shock move for Marcus Rashford, while Chelsea have shortlisted Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades TOP STORIES – Sources: […]
President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas. Toy makers, children’s shops and specialty retailers are pausing orders for the winter holidays as the import taxes cascade through supply chains. Factories in China produce nearly 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in America. The production of toys, Christmas trees and […]
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Reporting fromHo Chi Minh City BBC/ Lulu Luo Tung Linh, a 20-year-old Vietnamese college student, says she is excited for Vietnam’s future On a searing afternoon in Vietnam, Tung Linh declared she “basically knows nothing” about the bloody, decades-long war that pitted her country’s Communist-run North against the United States-backed South. “My grandparents […]
Watching wild baboons in Kenya, Akiko Matsumoto-Oda, an evolutionary biologist and primatologist at the University of the Ryukyus in Japan, had a front-row seat to the violence between these monkeys, especially the males. “I was struck by how frequently they sustained injuries,” she said, “and, even more, by how rapidly they recovered — even from […]
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi urged his players to forget a difficult week and face Barcelona with no fear as they look to get their season back on track in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal. Inter have lost three consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since 2017, exiting the Coppa Italia to Milan […]