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The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has denied that the issue of free speech has directly featured in tariff negotiations with the US following reports a deal could be jeopardised by the outcome of a criminal case held at a magistrates court in Dorset. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labour (DRL), an office within … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Special elections to deliver voters’ verdict on Trump’s chaotic first months Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next few hours. We … Read more
Investors defrauded by Melissa Caddick before her disappearance and death will recoup a portion of their $23m in losses after settling a class action lawsuit with her auditors. Victims have already been repaid $7.25m after liquidators of the dead fraudster sold off her assets in 2023 and 2024. The 32 investors also launched a class … Read more
Food inflation increased last month, driven by price rises in chocolate and confectionery, while Britons have already splashed out more than £130m on Easter eggs and other seasonal sweets despite the late fall of the holiday. Sales at the UK’s main grocers rose 3.2%, just behind grocery inflation which rose to 3.5% in the month … Read more
The governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Michele Bullock, says the central bank is ready and able to cut interest rates if needed to shield the economy from a damaging global trade war. Bullock made the comments after the central bank’s monetary policy board held rates at 4.1%, in a decision that was widely … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Q: Is it true that you have banned shadow ministers from criticising Donald Trump, as a paper reported at the weekend? No, says Badenoch. She says that is not true. But she says politicians from one country should not endlessly be … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature As we mentioned in the opening post, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backtracked on his decision to appoint vice admiral Eli Sharvit as the next head of the Shin Bet, some 24 hours after making the surprise announcement. Netanyahu’s office … Read more
People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an oil pipeline under construction in Uganda have complained of being inadequately rehoused or compensated. When completed, the East African crude oil pipeline (Eacop) will transport oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher oilfields in western Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. The project – … Read more
UK house prices stagnated last month as London clocked up the lowest price growth in the country, while thousands of Britons raced to complete purchases before the end of a stamp duty holiday. The average price of a home was unchanged at £271,316 in March, compared with February’s 0.4% monthly rise, according to Nationwide building … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Italian prime minister Meloni says ‘no one who believes in democracy’ can be happy about court’s decision to ban Le Pen from 2027 race Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has just weighed in on Marine Le Pen saying in a social … Read more