Threat of Trump tariffs ‘puts businesses at risk of going bust’

09/07/2025 10:41 The Guardian

Bank of England says further rise in trade taxes could weaken demand, increase costs and make banks less willing to provide loansBusiness live – latest updatesThe looming threat of much higher tariffs amid Donald Trump’s trade war could lead to a fresh wave of companies going bust and cause financial losses for banks, the Bank of England has warned.The Bank’s financial policy committee said a rise in trade levies would compound existing vulnerabilities, with the risks to global growth and inflation having grownas a result of the president’s ever-changing border tax rates and an escalating conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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Bob Vylan frontman warns ‘you’ll get me in trouble’ after further IDF chants

Crowd at sold-out London gig told ‘every other chant is fine’ amid police investigation into Glastonbury performanceThe frontman of Bob Vylan warned his fans to stop chanting against the Israeli military during the duo’s first UK gig since the band’s Glastonbury festival performance.Pascal R...

10/07/2025 09:02 The Guardian

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘escalating terror’ after latest overnight attack – Europe live

Kyiv said Russia launched around 400 drones and 18 missiles against Ukraine overnightI am keeping an eye on the arrivals at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome.In the next hour we should hear from the host, Giorgia Meloni, but also a long list of international guests, including Ukrainian preside...

10/07/2025 08:53 The Guardian

Ukraine arrests Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying

Pair accused of spying on Neptune missile programme, which is seen as critical to defence against RussiaUkraine says it has arrested a Chinese father and son on suspicion of spying on its Neptune anti-ship missile programme, a key part of Kyiv’s growing domestic arms industry that is critical to i...

10/07/2025 08:40 The Guardian

Zelenskyy urges west to hit Russia with sanctions after huge attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian president wants allies to speed up action against Putin after two killed in second night of major strikesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s allies to speed up imposing new sanctions on Russia after another huge wave of strikes on his country’s capital killed two people and left mo...

10/07/2025 07:47 The Guardian

Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns

The British Beer and Pub Association calls for help to cut pub costs with 378 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales likely to call time this yearBritish pubs will close down at the rate of one a day this year, the industry’s trade body has warned, blaming high business taxes. At the same time, the...

10/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 38 Australians on board

Europe’s top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEurope’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments...

09/07/2025 23:00 The Guardian

US issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian terr...

09/07/2025 22:09 The Guardian

News live: European court finds Russia responsible for downing MH17 with 38 Australians on board; PM to announce antisemitism measures

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMedicines Australia CEO on Trump’s proposed pharmaceuticals tariffs: ‘There isn’t detail’It’s unclear whether US president, Donald Trump’s, proposed 200% tariffs on pharmaceuticals “will ever actually...

09/07/2025 21:50 The Guardian

Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to prison over martial law bid

Politician spent 52 days in jail after being charged with insurrection but was released four months agoFormer South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors investigating his attempt to impose martial law last year.The Seoul c...

09/07/2025 19:59 The Guardian

Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues

Amid cleanup efforts, residents and news outlets question the government’s pre-flooding alarm and warning systemsAmong the Texas flood victims: campers, staff, grandparents and teachersThe number of people who have died from the flooding in Texas continues to rise, with at least 119 dead throughou...

09/07/2025 18:15 The Guardian

Labour MPs call on Starmer to focus on radical ideas to lower cost of living

Exclusive: Warnings from group of 104 MPs come amid fears party could lose next election if voters do not feel better offThe government must refocus on more radical ideas to help people with everyday costs such as food, energy, childcare and housing, more than 100 Labour MPs have said in a letter to...

09/07/2025 18:10 The Guardian

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgmentRussia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European court of h...

09/07/2025 17:51 The Guardian

Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine’s envoy to US in diplomatic shuffle

Oksana Markarova will be recalled from Washington in move designed to strengthen ties with Trump teamVolodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, who has been heavily criticised by leading Republicans, as part a diplomatic reshuffle designed to strengthen ties with the Trump ad...

09/07/2025 16:44 The Guardian

Pope offers to hold talks with Russia after meeting Zelenskyy – as it happened

Vatican statement said the pair ‘discussed the ongoing conflict and the urgent need for a just and lasting peace’Following a similar decision by Germany yesterday, the European Union has also summoned the Chinese ambassador following an incident in which China’s military allegedly targeted a G...

09/07/2025 16:07 The Guardian

Labor’s aged care reforms risk squeezing out poorer people, industry boss warns

Uniting NSW.ACT chief executive says elderly who are dependent on government support are being shut out in favour of wealthier peersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s changes to Australia’s aged care system ris...

09/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Man passed details on minister to police posing as Russian spies, UK court told

Howard Phillips gave information on then defence secretary Grant Shapps for ‘easy money’, prosecutor saysA retired man passed on the personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover police officers, believing them to be Russian intelligence operatives, for “easy...

09/07/2025 14:27 The Guardian

Children among 20 people reported killed overnight by Israeli strikes on Gaza – as it happened

Latest deaths come as humanitarian workers and doctors in Gaza say they have been overwhelmed by almost daily ‘mass casualty incidents’Here are some of the latest images coming through from Gaza:On Tuesday, the European Union force patrolling the Red Sea told AFP that three people were killed an...

09/07/2025 14:03 The Guardian

Has the Trump-Putin bromance finally run its course?

US president appears to have run out of patience with his Russian counterpart – but how that transmits into practical support for Kyiv remains to be seenEurope live – latest updates“I’m not happy with Putin. I can tell you that much right now,” Trump said, expressing his frustration with t...

09/07/2025 13:00 The Guardian

French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained

Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is criticalMore than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second city was brought under control, but officials h...

09/07/2025 12:07 The Guardian

Copper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariff

Latest escalation in trade war is expected to push up costs across key parts of US economyBusiness live – latest updatesCopper prices hit a record high in the US after Donald Trump announced he would impose a 50% tariff on the industrial metal, in the latest escalation of his trade war.Trump said...

09/07/2025 10:32 The Guardian

Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief

More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossingsThe head of the UN’s organisation for migration has warned that it is too late to stop people from crossing the Channel in small boats by the time they have reached northern France,...

09/07/2025 09:38 The Guardian

Parents rejoice as Home Office reverses decision to send children back to Brazil

Officials had sent letter warning Guilherme Serrano, 11, that staying in UK could lead to him being prosecutedUK politics live – latest updatesA family is celebrating after the Home Office reversed its decision to send two young children back to Brazil while allowing their parents to remain in the...

09/07/2025 09:03 The Guardian

Minister rejects claims UK not doing enough to deter small boat crossings ahead of Starmer-Macron talks – UK politics live

UK prime minister to face Kemi Badenoch in the Commons before talks with french presidentGood morning. Yesterday Emmanuel Macron, the French president, enjoyed the best ceremonial aspects of his state visit – being hosted at Windsor Castle, addressing MPs and peers in the Royal Gallery at parliame...

09/07/2025 08:31 The Guardian

Affinity group to install CCTV at all its childcare centres – as it happened

This blog is now closedRBA deputy warns of Brexit-scale impact as Trump threatens 200% tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says millions of people were hoping for interest rate relief yesterdayJim Chalmers says “there were millions...

09/07/2025 08:07 The Guardian

Warmer weather on the way after NSW records coldest June in almost 20 years

Queensland and NT shivered through decade lows as Victoria experienced coldest June minimum temperatures since 2017, Bureau of Meteorology saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRelief is on the way for the remainder of wi...

09/07/2025 07:55 The Guardian

RBA deputy warns of Brexit-scale impact as Trump threatens 200% tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticals

Andrew Hauser says it is ‘puzzling’ investors not more concerned by tectonic economic shifts emanating from WashingtonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is making urgent representations to the White House about D...

09/07/2025 05:25 The Guardian

Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed

Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka asks von der Leyen for help, saying he is stranded in Cairo without residency rightsA Palestinian man who worked for the EU in Gaza has appealed to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the closure of his office left him in Cairo without a job or r...

09/07/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds

Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists sayPlanet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe at the end of June, early analysis covering a dozen cities has found, as experts warned...

09/07/2025 04:00 The Guardian

US supreme court clears way for Trump officials to resume mass government firings

Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ federal layoffs while litigation in case proceededThe US supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume plans for mass firings of federal workers that critics warn could threaten critical government...

08/07/2025 21:39 The Guardian

Trump looking at more Russia sanctions and complains about Putin’s behavior being ‘nice’ but ‘meaningless’ – US politics live

US president tells cabinet he is ‘not happy’ with Russian president’s continued war on Ukraine but suggests any action would come as ‘a little surprise’Dan Osborn, the independent candidate who came surprisingly close to defeating Republican senator Deb Fischer in Nebraska last year, annou...

08/07/2025 19:55 The Guardian

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Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese 10/07 07:47 - Zelenskyy urges west to hit Russia with sanctions after huge attack on Kyiv 10/07 07:36 - Lavrov and Rubio to meet in Malaysia – Washington 10/07 07:00 - News24 | US accused of ‘rogue state behaviour’ after it sanctions UN Israel critic Francesca Albanese 10/07 05:00 - Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns 10/07 04:53 - At least two killed as Russia launches 'massive' overnight attack on Kyiv 10/07 04:51 - News24 | Russia hits Ukraine with ‘most massive enemy attack’ of 728 drones as Trump patience wears thin 10/07 04:05 - Russia launches over 700 drones in attack on Ukraine 10/07 04:02 - US sanctions UN human rights expert investigating Israeli abuses in Gaza 10/07 03:40 - US sanctions UN expert investigating Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza 10/07 02:59 - Trump ready to back new Russia sanctions bill – Politico 10/07 02:44 - Trump assails ex-FBI, CIA heads amid reports of criminal probe 10/07 02:44 - 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As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness 09/07 21:31 - As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness 09/07 20:53 - Senior EU diplomat blames global crises for being late to parliament 09/07 20:51 - Patriots ‘very expensive’ – Trump 09/07 19:59 - Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol returned to prison over martial law bid 09/07 19:58 - Thune Says Russia Sanctions Vote Could Come as Soon as This Month 09/07 19:46 - Dmitry Trenin: The West’s war on Russia will go beyond Ukraine 09/07 19:40 - 'Trump may be finally be getting tired of Putin's game', analyst says 09/07 19:32 - US sanctions UN expert Albanese over Israel criticism 09/07 19:32 - US sanctions UN expert Albanese over Israel criticism 09/07 19:16 - Saving Money Is In Fashion, So Check Out The Best Prime Day Style Deals *Now* 09/07 18:49 - Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing 09/07 18:35 - Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report 09/07 18:35 - Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report 09/07 18:22 - Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce 09/07 18:15 - Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues 09/07 18:10 - Labour MPs call on Starmer to focus on radical ideas to lower cost of living 09/07 17:51 - Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR 09/07 17:35 - The dizzying fall of a Russian gold magnate who fell out of favour with the Kremlin 09/07 17:34 - South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon 09/07 17:34 - South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon 09/07 17:00 - Russia's summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance 09/07 16:59 - Hamas charter, writings, teachings reveal 'genocidal intent to destroy, dehumanise Israeli people' 09/07 16:56 - France names ‘red line’ in Ukraine conflict 09/07 16:44 - Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine’s envoy to US in diplomatic shuffle 09/07 16:07 - Pope offers to hold talks with Russia after meeting Zelenskyy – as it happened 09/07 16:01 - France not fit to replace BlackRock in Ukraine – party leader 09/07 15:43 - News24 | ICC hits Afghanistan Taliban leaders with arrest warrants over treatment of women 09/07 15:31 - Ukraine: Trump renews arms support as Putin strikes with major drone attack 09/07 15:28 - Frustrated Trump ramps up criticism of Putin 09/07 15:23 - Ukraine diplomacy ‘exhausted’ – German chancellor 09/07 15:16 - Gaza hospital director’s killing in Israeli strike highlights toll on health sector 09/07 15:06 - Gaza humanitarian work at risk of shutdown, U.N. warns amid fuel blockade 09/07 15:00 - Labor’s aged care reforms risk squeezing out poorer people, industry boss warns 09/07 14:50 - Ukraine suffers heaviest attack as Trump criticises Putin 09/07 14:41 - Putin Escalates His War Against Ukraine, Undeterred by Trump’s Words 09/07 14:27 - Man passed details on minister to police posing as Russian spies, UK court told 09/07 14:20 - Steve Rosenberg: Moscow shrugs off Trump's irritation with Putin 09/07 14:03 - Children among 20 people reported killed overnight by Israeli strikes on Gaza – as it happened 09/07 13:57 - Russia attacks Ukraine’s recruitment centers to disrupt mobilization 09/07 13:37 - Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time? 09/07 13:21 - European Court Holds Russia Liable for Human Rights Violations in Ukraine and MH17 Attack 09/07 13:01 - "You'll End Up Dead Or In Jail": Older People Are Sharing The Worst Life Mistakes They Wish Someone Warned Them About When They Were Younger 09/07 13:00 - Has the Trump-Putin bromance finally run its course? 09/07 12:31 - 'Worrying': Single EU member states make asylum agreements with other countries 09/07 12:07 - French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained 09/07 11:54 - Taiwan begins 10-day military drills to counter Chinese threats 09/07 11:31 - EU could hand another €100bn to Ukraine – Bloomberg 09/07 11:30 - “I Don’t Think She Thought This Through”: Kate Walsh Seemingly Struggled To Avoid A Wardrobe Malfunction In Her Extremely Revealing Paris Fashion Week Dress 09/07 11:29 - Downing of flight MH17, war in Ukraine: Russia condemned by EU’s top human rights court 09/07 11:23 - ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders 09/07 11:20 - Marseille wildfire under control but risk remains 09/07 11:09 - Moscow not fazed by Trump’s harsh rhetoric – Kremlin 09/07 10:47 - Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage on X' 09/07 10:45 - Six rescued after attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea vessel 09/07 10:45 - Six rescued after attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea vessel 09/07 10:41 - Threat of Trump tariffs ‘puts businesses at risk of going bust’ 09/07 10:37 - Migration, defence, Ukraine top agenda for day 2 of Macron’s UK state visit 09/07 10:32 - Copper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariff 09/07 10:15 - Looking for clues on US consumer sentiment during Amazon 'Prime Week' 09/07 10:05 - Top European rights court says Russia broke international law in Ukraine 09/07 10:05 - Top European rights court says Russia broke international law in Ukraine 09/07 10:00 - 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