Nobody would win a tit-for-tat trade war with the US when Donald Trump returns to power, Britain’s top international trade expert has warned. An escalating tariff war with the Americans under Mr Trump would create “a very challenging market for us here in the UK” and British firms are increasinglyContinue Reading

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Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest for leadersContinue Reading

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HS2 Ltd is spending more than £100m building a “shed” for bats despite there being “no evidence” that high-speed trains interfere with the protected species, the chairman of the government-owned company said. Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference a bat protection structure in Buckinghamshire is being built to appease government adviserContinue Reading

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