Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Olli Rehn, an European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker, said that the US administration must be encouraged to avoid leveraging “unnecessary and very harmful” tariffs on Europe through a negotiations solution, reports Reuters. “The simple conclusion is that we should aim at … Read more
Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the US, has vowed to keep fighting for a tariff carve out, but warned the current administration is “protectionist” and transactional”. Rudd told ABC’s 7.30 program on Thursday night that negotiating to exempt Australia from a 25% tariff on aluminium and steel imports to the US has been “tough”. “Team … Read more
Good morning. All prime ministers, sooner or later, get frustrated when they realise that the central government machine isn’t as effective as they would like. They arrive thinking that if they tell their officials to do something, it will happen, and they find out that it’s not that simple. When talking about this, they normally … Read more
Former Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping. The former legspinner, whose post-cricket life has been marred by regular cocaine use, was acquitted on Thursday of taking part in … Read more
The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has tripled profits to £126m but workers at the staff-owned retail group have missed out on a bonus for a third year in a row. The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) said sales rose 3% to £12.8bn in the 12 months to 25 January 2025, as underlying profit rose … Read more
Angus Taylor has said the opposition has no plans to forcibly break up insurance companies just hours after Peter Dutton said a Coalition government would be prepared to take the step if the treasury recommended it, adding further confusion to the party’s position. The mixed messaging comes amid unease among some Coalition MPs about the … Read more
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has said he will accept responsibility for his government’s so-called “war on drugs” in a video message filmed on board a plane shortly before he was taken into the custody of the international criminal court (ICC). “Whatever happened in the past, I will be the front of our law enforcement … Read more
Teachers in England are abandoning the classroom over worsening pupil behaviour, stagnant pay and inflexible working practices, leaving vacancies at their highest rate on record, according to a report. It warned that this month’s spending review was the government’s “last chance” to meet its manifesto pledge of hiring 6,500 additional teachers in state schools, as … Read more
Russian operation in Kursk is in final stage, Kremlin claims, as US negotiators head to Moscow Russia’s operation to eject Ukrainian forces from the western Russian region of Kursk has entered its final stage, state news agency Tass reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited Kursk for … Read more
The historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said. Kim Johnson, the Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, is calling on Keir Starmer to bring justice to survivors and … Read more