The UK was the first country to strike a trade agreement with the US to avoid President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, the high import taxes on all trading partners he unveiled in April. Although the US kept the new baseline levy on UK imports at 10%, some carve-outs were agreed for British cars, plane…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A picture taken with a drone shows single-family homes in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA, 02 January 2024. Aileen Barrameda is planning to buy a house in Los Angeles in the coming months. Stubbornly high mortgage rates – twice what she locked in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic – are not…
Newcastle United FC vs FC Barcelona Competition/Round: 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase, Matchday 1 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Lamine Yamal (out) Newcastle Outs & Doubts: Yoane Wissa, Jacob Ramsey (out) Date/Time: Thursday, September 18, 2025, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA),…
Paul GlynnCulture reporter Getty Images Edward Enninful says the fashion industry “has to figure out where we stand and what we stand for” Edward Enninful, the former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, has said “anti-woke” and anti-diversity rhetoric is having “a moment”, and that being super-thin and European are often seen as the beauty norm again…
China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters and sea lane. The National Forestry and Grassland Administration said last week that the reserve would protect the coral reef ecosystem at Huangyan Island, better known internationally as…
TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Forty-five years after their mother went missing in northern New Mexico, two daughters are still fighting to find out what happened. Now, a non-profit is helping bring awareness to the case. Nancy Craddock, who was 47 years old at the time, went missing from her home in Taos 45 years ago,…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Justin Tipping’s HIM takes the American football industry to task with style. Though some might find its occasional hamfisted nature cloying, the film lays it on thick with intention. Otherwise, there’s very, very little to find fault with in this Jordan Peele-produced horror flick. “As your doctor, I…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly detained four people in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Oxnard on Wednesday morning, according to an 805 Immigrant Coalition social media post. Bicycles belonging to two people detained by ICE were left behind Wednesday morning at the corner of Modoc and Veronica Springs roads in Santa Barbara. Credit: Courtesy…
What’s planned today Donald Trump meets prime minister Keir Starmer on Thursday in the centrepiece of the US president’s second state visit to Britain. The two leaders are set to unveil a £150bn ($205bn) US investment package in the UK, spanning technology, energy and life sciences – a move both sides hope will reinvigorate the…
After the royal hospitality and pageantry, US President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK takes a serious turn on Thursday when he is hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for wide-ranging talks. Starmer will greet Trump on the second day of the visit at his country residence, Chequers, with pressing issues such…