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What are Donald Trump’s tariffs, what is ‘liberation day’ and how does it all affect the UK?
If there is a word that has dominated Donald Trump’s second term, it’s tariffs.
Ten car manufacturers fined £78m in collusion case
Ten major car manufacturers and two trade bodies are to pay a total of almost £78m in fines for breaking competition law, a UK regulator has announced.
Customers ‘protected’ as household energy supplier exits market
A household energy supplier has failed, weeks after it attracted attention from regulators.
Bankruptcy judge denies J&J settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has denied Johnson & Johnson’s settlement plan related to baby powder containing talc, providing another setback in the company’s efforts to resolve the matter
Harrods challenges survivors’ law firm’s compensation cut
Harrods is urging lawyers acting for the largest group of survivors of abuse perpetrated by its former owner to reconsider plans to swallow a significant chunk of claimants’ compensation payouts in fees.
FDA’s top tobacco official removed from post in latest blow to agency’s leadership
The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been forced out
Judge in long-running lawsuit declines to block the use of Georgia’s voting system
A federal judge has declined to block the use of Georgia’s electronic voting system in a long-running lawsuit that alleged that the system is vulnerable to attack and has operational issues that could deprive voters of their constitutional rights
Bitcoin tycoon blasts off on private SpaceX flight to achieve world first
A Bitcoin tycoon has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in what is the first manned spacecraft to circle Earth over the North and South poles.
Authorities in Iceland evacuate town, Blue Lagoon spa over fear of volcanic eruption
Authorities evacuated a town and Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time
Europe says it holds a lot of trade cards on the eve of Trump’s tariffs
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to