Entries by BBC News

‘I can’t keep up’: Trump’s changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed

The rapid change of Trump's tariff policy has shoppers wondering if they should stock up or just wait this out.

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Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

It follows concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China, with the US president saying he will give more detail on Monday.

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Chris Mason: As British Steel law rushed through Parliament, officials waited in hotel

For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.

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Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap

For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.

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Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

It follows concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China, with the US president saying he will give more detail on Monday.

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UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says nationalisation is "likely" next step as Parliament rushes law through.

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Laura Kuenssberg: Can UK afford to save British Steel – and can it afford not to?

The vote later won't determine British Steel's future, but is a first step towards a possible nationalisation.

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Why did the government take control of British Steel?

An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.

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A bitter price hike in US coffee shops after tariffs

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

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US coffee shops worried about bitter price hike after tariffs

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

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