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Could Trump's tariffs tip the world into recession?

12 hours 15 min ago
Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs last week spooked the markets. 

Suicide forum first to be investigated under new online safety laws

12 hours 38 min ago
Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of a suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act.

Girl who thought she had sickness bug ended up with part of skull in stomach

13 hours 28 min ago
A girl has relearned how to walk, talk and swallow after undergoing an operation rarely carried out on children, in which doctors stored part of her skull in her stomach.

Nursing home fire kills 20 in China

16 hours 24 min ago
At least 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northern China, a state news agency reported.

'There will be more knives': Pupils and teachers voice fears over 'staggering' Met Police decision

20 hours 13 min ago
London schools are at risk of "increased violence" and "gang exploitation" following the decision to remove specialist police officers, headteachers have told Sky News.

Trump's worldwide tariffs come into effect today - with China facing 104% levy

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 22:17
Donald Trump's trade tariffs on what he calls "the worst offenders" come into effect at 5am UK time, with China facing by far the biggest levy.

In the idyllic Cognac region of southern France, Trump's tariffs threaten a centuries-old way of life

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 21:16
The impact of Trump's tariffs is reaching deep into every economy.

The King's Italy tour is having an impact - but Harry is no doubt a distraction

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 21:04
If you want your royal visit to have an impact, then a fly past, covering the skies over Rome with smoke in the colours of the UK and Italian flags, is probably a good way to do it.

Chancellor to hold tariff crisis talks with top City executives

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 20:27
Rachel Reeves will seek to gauge the unfolding impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz on Wednesday when she holds talks with some of the City’s top executives.

New Universal theme park set to open in UK - with promise of 'billions' of pounds for the economy

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 20:21
A deal for a new Universal theme park in Bedfordshire has been confirmed, which Rachel Reeves says will bring "billions" to the economy and create thousands of jobs.

Welsh government can't guarantee lives won't be lost in another coal tip disaster like Aberfan

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 20:19
It is "difficult" to give a "cast iron guarantee" that lives won't be lost because of a coal tip disaster, the deputy first minister of Wales has told Sky News.  

Murder investigation launched after man shot through window

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 20:13
A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old man was shot through his front window.

Tougher driving licence laws for young people 'could have saved my daughter', says bereaved mother

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 20:00
A mother whose daughter was killed in a car crash has said tougher laws for new drivers could have saved the teenager's life.

'No resolution' after 'intensive talks' over Birmingham bin strikes - as Labour councillor quits

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 18:47
Negotiations to end a bin strike in Birmingham have today failed to result in an agreement – leaving residents with growing piles of rubbish outside their homes.

Assisted dying debate delayed after controversy over bill amendments

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 17:53
The next debate on the assisted dying bill has been postponed to allow MPs more time to consider their positions following controversy over amendments.

Israel says it has 'nothing to hide' over fatal shooting of emergency workers

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 17:02
The Israeli military has "nothing to hide" and is "thoroughly" investigating the fatal shooting of aid workers by its forces in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman has told Sky News.

The good, the bad and the ugly in Trump's coal plans

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 16:56
While wealthy Western countries have been weaning themselves off coal for the last two decades, Donald Trump is now trying to take the US in the opposite direction.

Prince Harry in court - as lawyers claim he's been 'singled out' over security treatment

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 16:22
Prince Harry's lawyers claim he has been "singled out" for "inferior treatment" as he made a surprise court appearance to challenge the level of security he gets in the UK.

What we learn from video of captured Chinese national in Ukraine - and the serious questions it raises

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 16:22
In a carefully written post on social media platform Telegram, Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russian army of deploying Chinese citizens on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.

At least 44 dead after roof collapses at nightclub in Caribbean

Tue, 08/04/2025 - 15:42
At least 44 people are dead after the roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic, authorities said.

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