Lloyds accused of failing small firms as it cut lending
Business owners have told the BBC their businesses collapsed, blaming the bank’s treatment....
Month : April 2025
Falklands surprised to be on Trump’s ‘worst offenders’ list
The British overseas territory is facing a 42% tax on the goods it exports to the US....
Zimbabwe to scrap tariffs on US goods as it faces 18% Trump levy
President Mnangawa says he wants improved relations, days after Donald Trump said the US would impose an 18% tariff on Zimbabwe....
Tariffs have shaken the markets – how worried should we be?
Workers are right to fear for their pensions, but the greater worry is the here and now – the economy they live in....
Carmakers mull action over tariffs as JLR pauses car exports to US
The British firm say no vehicles will be shipped in April as it processes the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs....
Trump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might – the fallout will be messy
What made the US step back from the system that it profited handsomely from for decades?...
Second child dies of measles in Texas
A second child with measles has died in Texas, a local hospital spokesperson confirmed yesterday, as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been...
Bangladesh court detains 70 lawyers linked to ousted govt
A Bangladesh court yesterday ordered at least 70 lawyers linked to the former government to be held in custody for the attempted murder of fellow...
Le Pen evokes spirit of Martin Luther King Jr
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said yesterday she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from American civil...
US tariffs to remain in place for days, weeks
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday said President Donald Trump's tariffs would remain in place ‘for days and weeks,’ and that some islands inhabited...