China-US tariff war could be reaching stalemate, but more danger lingers

China-US tariff war could be reaching stalemate, but more danger lingers

China's most recent retaliation raises the stakes, but it does so within what are now relatively predictable parameters.The latest tariff hike follows the pattern we have seen throughout the week, when Chinese retaliation has exactly matched what Donald Trump has done.There is, however, one key difference to the announcement this time.China has said that anything further is just a "numbers game" and they will simply ignore any subsequent raises from Trump.There's a sense they are calling time on what has […]

11/04/2025 3

Hilco and Lakeland management close in on deal for family-owned retailer

The prolific high street investor Hilco Capital is closing in on a deal to fund a buyout of Lakeland, the family-owned homewares retailer.Sky News has learnt that Hilco, which has backed retailers including HMV and Superdry, and Lakeland's management are in advanced talks with its shareholders about a deal to take control of the 61 year-old business.A deal could be formally agreed in the coming days, according to insiders.If confirmed, a sale of Lakeland would follow months of talks with […]

11/04/2025 1

UK

Mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath jailed

A mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of more than 21 years.Kara Alexander was found guilty of drowning Elijah Thomas, two, and Marley Thomas, five, at the home they shared in Dagenham, east London, in December 2022.Alexander, 47, who had denied two counts of murder, was convicted at Kingston Crown Court in February.Post-mortems on the boys found they had either been drowned or suffocated - […]

11/04/2025 2

World

2025 ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine, warns defence secretary – as more financial support announced

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is "the critical year" for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package.

11/04/2025 8

UK

Man who murdered taxi driver after being refused cigarette is jailed

A serial criminal who murdered a stranger after being refused a cigarette has been jailed for at least 16 years after being prosecuted under special double jeopardy laws.Steven Greig, 47, left taxi driver Mark Ward severely disabled and requiring 24-hour care following a brutal assault in Dundee in April 2022.Greig was under the influence of drugs when he pushed Mr Ward down a grassy embankment, causing the victim to strike his head off the road.While lying defenceless on the ground, […]

11/04/2025 1

Some good news for the British economy – but the celebration might not last long

We've been waiting for a while for the Office for National Statistics to deliver us some good news on the British economy - and today it came.

11/04/2025 4

World

Ballerina arrives home in US after ‘nightmare’ of Russian penal colony

A former ballerina who spent more than a year in a Russian jail for donating £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine has returned home to the US after being freed in a prisoner exchange.

11/04/2025 3

UK

Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses raided in money laundering crackdown

Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses have been targeted in a three-week money laundering blitz.Police went to 265 premises, including vape shops, nail bars, American-themed sweet shops and car washes across England in a crackdown on high street crime.The National Crime Agency (NCA) said 35 arrests were made, 97 people suspected to be victims of modern slavery were placed under police protection, and bank accounts containing more than £1m were frozen.More than £40,000 in cash, some 200,000 cigarettes, […]

11/04/2025 1

World

‘Gringo hunter’ shot dead by US fugitive in Mexico

An elite Mexican police officer from its so-called "Gringo Hunters" unit has been shot dead by a fugitive they were trying to arrest.

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