Category: News
Giving Noel Clarke a Bafta would have made him ‘untouchable’, court hears
The Guardian’s sources for sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke feared an honorary award from Bafta would make him “untouchable” and increase the severity of [more…]
Flamstead man catches hawk that had been attacking villagers for weeks
A hawk which has been terrorising male residents of a Hertfordshire village for weeks has been captured by a local man after it stalked him [more…]
Man shot dead by police at Milton Keynes station is named
A man shot dead by armed officers at Milton Keynes railway station has been named by the police watchdog as 38-year-old David Joyce. The Independent [more…]
Thousands of churches face financial blow after VAT changes on repair works
A 500-year-old Grade I listed church in Totnes, Devon, is one of thousands facing a financial blow after the government effectively imposed VAT on major [more…]
Canada to counter ‘unjustified’ US tariffs with 25% taxes on US cars, says Carney
Canada will retaliate against “unjustified, unwarranted” tariffs imposed by the United States with a 25% tax on US vehicles, says Mark Carney. On Wednesday, Donald [more…]
Don’t weaken online safety laws for UK-US trade deal, campaigners urge
Child safety campaigners have warned the government against watering down landmark online laws as part of a UK-US trade deal, describing the prospect of a [more…]
World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project
The World Bank is embarking on a multimillion-dollar programme in response to alleged human rights abuses against Tanzanian herders during a flagship tourism project it [more…]
Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs
Developing nations in south-east Asia, including wartorn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trading partners facing the highest tariffs set by [more…]
Canada Trump tariff exemption ‘like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank’, says business leader
Canada’s exemption from Donald Trump’s global tariffs was “like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank”, say business leaders as other levies are [more…]
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy
Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a [more…]
