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New US trade probe targets EU, Canada, UK over forced labour 6 hours ago ShareSave Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter ShareSave Getty Images The US has raised concerns about forced labour being used to produce cotton in China's Xinjiang region The US has announced a new trade investigation into 60 countries, including China, the European Union, Canada […]
Michigan synagogue attack was 'hate, plain and simple', says governor 6 hours ago ShareSave Helena HumphreyWest Bloomfield, Michigan ShareSave Temple Israel Rabbi Jennifer Lader speaks to the BBC's Helena Humphrey. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said an incident where a vehicle was rammed into a synagogue near Detroit on Thursday was antisemitism and "hate, plain and […]
'We're not profiteering on fuel. But my staff still face abuse' 27 minutes ago ShareSave Oliver Smith,Business reporterand Lucy Hooker,Business reporter ShareSave BBC "No one's benefiting here," says Goran Raven – looking around the forecourt. It's 17:00 GMT on a Friday afternoon, and it's busy. There's a steady stream of customers pulling in to refuel, […]
Judge says 'no evidence' to justify Federal Reserve probe 2 hours ago ShareSave Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter ShareSave Getty Images A US judge has blocked efforts by the Department of Justice to investigate the Federal Reserve, delivering a victory for Fed chairman Jerome Powell, who had called the probe a pretext to try to pressure the […]
Cuba confirms negotiations with US as country faces effects of oil blockade 1 hour ago ShareSave Malu Cursino ShareSave Getty Images Díaz-Canel said Cuba's electricity grid was increasingly "unstable". Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said that his government is in talks with the Trump administration to find solutions to the two countries' differences, as the […]
Trial starts in case of explosives sent to UK and Poland 3 hours ago ShareSave Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent ShareSave Warsaw court Only one of the defendants spoke – the others smirked and chatted The trial has opened in the Polish capital, Warsaw, of five men suspected of involvement in sending parcels containing […]
Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment 51 minutes ago ShareSave Katy Austin,Political correspondentand Ian Casey ShareSave PA Media The prime minister appointed Lord Mandelson as US ambassador in December 2024 The prime minister's independent ethics adviser has said he will not investigate Sir Keir Starmer over his appointment of […]
Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime 1 hour ago ShareSave Orla GuerinBBC News, Northern Iraq ShareSave Watch: Orla Guerin visits Kurdish Peshmerga fighters who say they're ready to fight Like many exiled Iranian Kurds, Shaho Bloori, 53, hears the call of home from both the living and the dead. Two of […]
Pink Floyd guitar sold for record-breaking $14.6m 1 hour ago ShareSave Sofia Ferreira Santos ShareSave Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images Gilmour's Fender Stratocaster was nicknamed the 'Black Strat' A guitar used by David Gilmour on six of Pink Floyd's albums has sold for a record $14.6m (£10.9m), making it the most expensive guitar ever sold, […]
Musician Labrinth says he is 'done with this industry' and hits out at Euphoria 55 minutes ago ShareSave Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter ShareSave Getty Images Labrinth composed the music for the first two seasons of HBO's hit teen show Euphoria Musician Labrinth has distanced himself from TV series Euphoria, for which he composes the music, and […]
