British Steel talks still deadlocked, source says
The talks to keep production going at the UK’s last virgin steel plant in Scunthorpe are yet to reach a resolution, the BBC has been told. British Steel has been…
Investors facing tariff turmoil: ‘It’s fastest finger first’
As a former champion runner, Richard McDonald can move quickly. But the speed of the market falls, triggered by the sweeping global tariffs Donald Trump announced last week, still kept…
Trump recognises tariff ‘transition problems’ as US markets fall again
Donald Trump has said there will “always be transition problems” and “difficulty” as markets fell again amid continued uncertainty over the US president’s global tariff war. His statement on Thursday…
Watch: Was Trump’s 90-day tariffs pause really a grand plan?
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on higher-band tariffs with the exception of China, imposing a 125% tariff on Chinese goods. The White House has said…
Do we need cocoa-free chocolate and is it nice?
The first thing I notice is the lack of a strong aroma. There’s no familiar, powerful waft of cocoa when opening this bag of sweets, the packet of biscuits, or…
What goes on inside toddlers’ brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out
Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into…
Will Poulter and Kit Connor: We shaved each other’s heads before filming Warfare
The young cast of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film Warfare had to bond pretty quickly, to play a US military unit whose lives depended on each other, during the…
Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB
Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says its Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend in January, recorded the…
Luxury watch firm to close showrooms and cut jobs
A luxury watch retailer has confirmed it will close 16 showrooms across the country and has put dozens of roles at risk. The Watches of Switzerland Group – based at…
Oldest Post Office scandal victim rejects higher payout as ‘still not good enough’
The oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has rejected an increased offer of compensation, saying it is “still not good enough”. Betty Brown, 92, was originally offered…