UK car production sank to its lowest level for May since 1949 as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said. Production fell by nearly a third from a year earlier to 49,810 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which – excluding the period hit by the 2020 Covid…
Nike says US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on key trading partners could add around $1bn (£730m) to its costs this year. Company executives also said the sportwear giant would cut its reliance on producing goods in China to ease the impact of US trade policies. Last month, Nike said it would raise prices on some trainers…
Canada’s parliament has passed a landmark bill giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government new powers to fast-track major national projects. The One Canadian Economy Act was passed by the Senate on Thursday, and allows the cabinet to streamline approvals processes and bypass certain provisions of federal laws for projects that could boost the economy. Supporters…
At his 1,200-person cleaning business in Maryland, chief executive Victor Moran carefully screens new recruits to make sure they are authorised to work in the US. Even so, President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants is starting to chip away at his workforce. About 15 people have left his company, Total Quality, since Trump won a…
Japan has condemned US President Donald Trump for comparing recent US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II. “That hit ended the war,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima, I don’t want to use an example of Nagasaki, but…
Labour MPs force concessions on disability reforms, applying changes only to new claimants amid mounting criticism. The United Kingdom government has backed down on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by MPs, in a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s authority. The climbdown on Friday is the third U-turn…
Spain’s Real Madrid to meet Italy’s Juventus in FIFA Club World Cup after eliminating Salzburg, Man City face Al Hilal. Real Madrid swept past Red Bull Salzburg with a 3-0 win in their final Group H match to set up a round of 16 meeting with Juventus at the FIFA Club World Cup. Vinicius Junior and Federico…
Government will allocate some FEMA funds to the facility, but will not use disaster relief money. Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades – an area of wetlands in the south of the state. Because the facility will be partly funded by…
Relatives of the victims of apartheid-era murders want the government to do more to hold perpetrators accountable. Johannesburg, South Africa – On the night of June 27, 1985 in South Africa, four Black men were travelling together in a car from the southeastern city of Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha, to Cradock. They had just finished doing…
China’s Ministry of Commerce says the two sides “further confirmed the details of the framework.” President Donald Trump says the United States and China have signed a trade agreement amid efforts to end a trade war between the world’s biggest economies. “We just signed with China the other day,” Trump said during an event at…
