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Nikkei drops over 7% Japan’s Nikkei index has plunged more than 7%, Agence France-Presse is reporting, after having it down 5% and, a little earlier, 3.6%. The fall extends last week’s 9% drop – its steepest one-week percentage decline since March 2020. Share Updated at 01.31 BST Key events Show key events only Please turn on … Read more
The benefits of taking drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outweigh the impact of increases in blood pressure and heart rate, according to a new study. An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Southampton found the majority of children taking ADHD medication experienced small increases in blood pressure and pulse … Read more
Keir Starmer has said the government will step in to support key British industries, as business grapples with the economic turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump’s global tariffs. As the government attempts to counter the impact of the White House hitting the UK with a 10% base levy on exports to the US, the prime minister … Read more
Krishani Dhanji Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you on week two of the federal election campaign. We’ve seen quite the backflip this morning from the Coalition on their previous policy to get public service workers back into the office. The demand for “all” public servants to return is being abandoned and the promise to … Read more
Shabana Mahmood’s potential as a future cabinet minister was first noticed by the former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson in the 90s over tea and samosas at her family’s end-of-terrace Birmingham home. Watson, a seasoned fixer, had become a close friend of her father, Mahmood Ahmed, the chair of Birmingham Labour party. When political problems … Read more
A Palestinian teenager with US citizenship was killed after being shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, Palestinian officials said on Sunday, as tensions continue to escalate amid a surge in settler violence and near-daily confrontations between Israeli settlers and Palestinians across the occupied territory. Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, … Read more
The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London. US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing … Read more
Lesley Manville has called for better funding for theatres around the UK, saying her biggest “bugbear” with the stage industry was “there is not enough money thrown into regional theatre”. Manville was speaking on Sunday night at the Olivier awards in London, where she was named best actress for her performance as Jocasta in Oedipus … Read more
Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has expressed skepticism about the idea of Donald Trump serving a third term in the White House, saying that when her boss’s current presidency ends on 20 January 2029, he is probably “going to be finished”. Bondi’s comments come just a week after Trump gave his most blunt indication … Read more
A woman being detained in Arizona by US border patrol for overstaying her visa has died by suicide, according to Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. The woman, a 52-year-old Chinese national, had first been picked up in California after it had been determined that she had overstayed her B1/B2 visitor visa, Jayapal said in a statement. … Read more