Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose more tariffs after his latest move to introduce import taxes on steel and aluminium entering the US prompted retaliation from the European Union (EU) and Canada. Trump said “of course” he would respond to the countermeasures, repeating his warning

These two blue chip stocks should durably grow over the next 10 years. The Nasdaq has entered a correction. A stock market correction means a decline of between 10% and 20% from all-time highs (a 20% decline officially triggers a bear market). As of this writing, after hours on March 11, the Nasdaq-100 index (QQQ

Watch: Drone shots show scale of Amazon deforestation for COP30 road A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease traffic to the city, which will host more than 50,000 people

BBC Jay, a dealer who crossed the border to Mexico from LA, says there will always be demand for fentanyl The fentanyl dealer from Los Angeles stands to the side watching carefully as a Mexican drugs cartel operative prepares his latest shipment. The synthetic opioid drug is wrapped in foil, sealed in plastic, then dropped

Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent BBC Markets in Khan Younis in southern Gaza are reporting some food shortages after Israel blocked deliveries 10 days ago The White House’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is in Qatar to join indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on extending the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. This week, negotiators from both sides

Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Watch: What is a tariff? The BBC’s Adam Fleming explains US President Donald Trump has imposed a range of tariffs – or import taxes – on billions of dollars worth of goods coming into the US from some of its top trading partners. The tariffs apply to steel and

The Sunday Times has analysed five years of Parent View data — surveys that parents fill out on Ofsted’s website about their children’s schools, with more than 500,000 doing so every year — to find some of the happiest in the country. And Tiffin School and Richard Challoner School in Kingston Upon Thames are among the top

EPA Passengers who made it to safety spoke of fear and panic on the train Passengers who were freed from a train seized by armed militants have spoken of “doomsday scenes” that unfolded on board the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. “We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next,”

Borough Care, a local care home group in Stockport, has been recognised as one of the UK’s best at the prestigious 2025 CareHome.co.uk Awards. For the third consecutive year, Borough Care was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 20 Care Home Groups. The awards were based on first-hand reviews from residents and relatives. The

EPA Passengers who made it to safety spoke of fear and panic on the train Passengers who were freed from a train seized by armed militants have spoken of “doomsday scenes” that unfolded on board the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. “We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next,”