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Good morning. China’s ministry of foreign affairs has warned that China will “fight to the end” against the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”, in a stark escalation of rhetoric. The comments were made in response to Donald Trump introducing an extra 10% tariff on Chinese goods, taking the total … Read more
Hamas has accused Donald Trump of seeking to undermine the shaky pause in hostilities in Gaza with his latest intervention in the region: a new and fierce ultimatum telling the group to release all hostages. The militant Islamist organisation said Trump’s threats constituted support for attempts by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to back … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening summary … Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We start with the news that president Donald Trump is expected … Read more
Good morning. Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has been accused by a Labour peer and prominent KC of “Trumpism”. Perhaps that is not surprising. But, in an interview on the Today programme this morning, Helena Kennedy suggested that the accusation also applied to her Labour colleague, the justice secretary Shabana Mahmood. This is the … Read more
A member of the House of Lords offered to secure meetings with ministers for a potential commercial client who wanted to lobby the government, the Guardian can reveal. Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, was secretly filmed telling undercover reporters he could make introductions within the government and that he would “make … Read more
Political rivalries have been put aside as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches and a wave of volunteers, including federal MPs, pitch in at Brisbane’s sandbag depots. Greens volunteer Harrison Rees has been working shoulder to shoulder with a Liberal for the last three days at the former Toowong Bowls Club site. Despite the imminent federal election, … Read more
ITV’s profits jumped in 2024 thanks to record earnings at the British broadcaster’s production arm, ITV Studios, as it benefited from hits including Mr Bates vs the Post Office, the Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals and Fool Me Once. The FTSE 250 company said revenues were down 3% to £4.1bn in 2024 compared with the previous … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Morning opening: Five minutes to midnight Jakub Krupa Four days after the London summit on Sunday, European leaders meet again – this time in Brussels and with a complete line-up, including both the (very keen) Baltics and the (very much not … Read more
Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple across the globe, has died aged 84. A post on the musician’s official Facebook page said: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March … Read more
JRR Tolkien was so irritated by a careless typist’s slapdash work on one of his manuscripts that he vented his frustration in a letter that has come to light. The Lord of the Rings author said in despair: “She reduced [my manuscript] to nonsense. I have some sympathy with the typist faced with such unfamiliar … Read more