Week 7 9 March 2025Day 49 Trump declined to the rule out the possibility that the US economy could fall into a recession and that inflation could rise as uncertainty continued over his tariffs policy. “I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big,” … Read more
A spokesperson for the US’s homeland security department – as well as the country’s top diplomat – have confirmed the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University until this past December who helped lead protests at the school against Israel over the war in Gaza. Homeland security department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed … Read more
The former chancellor Philip Hammond has made millions from 30 directorships and consultancy jobs while being a member of the House of Lords. He has worked for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait, regimes widely criticised for their human rights records. He has also been hired by a string of diverse commercial enterprises such as investment … Read more
Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whose hopes of winning were dashed after offensive social media posts were surfaced a month before the ceremony, has spoken out about the “unexpected, devastating storm” of awards season. The Spanish actor says that the final stretch of the race, was … Read more
A 16th-century Madonna and Child painting disappeared without a trace after it was stolen from a museum in northern Italy more than half a century ago. Now, having surfaced in Britain, it is in the possession of a woman in Norfolk, who is refusing to return it – even though it is listed on police … Read more
UK coastguard responds to ship collision off northeast coast An oil tanker and a cargo vessel have collided in the North Sea, with the UK coastguard providing an emergency response. An HM Coastguard spokesperson said: “HM Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the emergency response to reports of a collision between a tanker and cargo vessel off … Read more
Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned. Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. … Read more
Myanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026 has been condemned as a “sham” that risks bringing even greater violence. Myanmar’s military junta announced on Saturday, in comments reported in state media, that it would hold a long-promised election, specifying a timeframe for the first time since seizing power in a … Read more
Survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) are taking courses in standup comedy to help process their trauma, in the first such scheme in the UK. The comedian Angie Belcher, the first person to get standup comedy prescribed on the NHS through her project, Comedy on Referral, ran the two-day programme in Bristol last week. “Comedy … Read more
Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, has called on “friends” to respect their allies and not be arrogant in a post on X which mentioned nobody by name but was published a day after an extraordinary social media spat between top officials in the US and Poland over Starlink satellites. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of … Read more