European stock markets have slumped after Donald Trump’s second reversal on tariffs caused deep uncertainty among investors, while the euro was on track for its biggest weekly rise since the financial crisis. Germany’s Dax index dropped by 1.6%, as weak factory data added to the signs of difficult economic conditions. France’s Cac 40 fell by … Read more
Northern Ireland’s police chief has appealed to students who may have had concerns about the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, who studied at Queen’s University Belfast for two years. Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said they had been unable to speak at the trial before his conviction this week … Read more
Senior television producers with decades of experience are working as high street shelf-stackers, car park attendants and in pubs, as a prolonged crisis continues to sweep through the TV world. The Guardian has spoken to dozens of experienced figures in the UK who are working entry-level jobs as a result of a drawn-out work drought. … Read more
Russia has carried out a massive strike across Ukraine, using drones and ballistic missiles, a day after the US shut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks. The attacks came as a Ukrainian delegation prepared to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for talks about a possible end to … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature US president Donald Trump said US tariffs could go up over time but gave no other details, according to an excerpt of a Fox Business interview taped on Thursday that aired on Friday. Asked whether businesses could get clarity about his … Read more
The low point for Stef Loughrey, an established television edit and casting producer, came when she found herself sobbing in HMV’s Blu-ray section. A young, well-meaning colleague had pointed out she was the same age as their dad. It inadvertently brought home the sudden headwinds that had affected her career. Despite 17 years in the … Read more
As deadly severe storms swept the US this week, recent Donald Trump administration staffing cuts have left key parts of weather monitoring and disaster preparedness systems severely understaffed, the Guardian has learned. March typically signals the start of a four-month tornado season across the eastern two-thirds of the US. Last year’s tornado season was one … Read more
More than 500 people may have been tortured or starved to death and then buried in a secret mass grave north of Khartoum, according to evidence seen by the Guardian. A visit to a base belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shortly after it was retaken by the Sudanese military found a previously … Read more
Staff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national security priorities. The survey, copies of which have been obtained by the Guardian, asks foreign … Read more
On Monday, a storm brought heavy rainfall to the Canary Islands, especially affecting Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Telde, in eastern Gran Canaria received more than 30mm of rain, nearly three times the March average. Flash floods submerged homes, swept cars into the sea, and turned streets into rivers. Airports and popular beaches shut down ahead … Read more