Two of the parties fighting for UK votes in the EU elections are both only a few weeks old, but feature faces well known to those who follow politics. For Politics Live, John Owen reports from a Brexit Party event in Huddersfield, while Greg Dawson was with their rivals Change UK in Cardiff. Change UK’s […]
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The real question is not why the stock market is down this week. It is why it is down so little. After all, the world’s two largest economies have seemed to be hurtling toward a major escalation of their trade war. American officials have complained that Chinese negotiators have been playing a bait-and-switch, backing away
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Image copyright PA Image caption A number of beds in the postnatal unit at King’s College Hospital are being treated for bed bugs Staff working in a maternity ward are having to wear protective clothing after bed bugs were found on the unit. King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, south London, said a number of
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Image copyright Steve Dymond/Facebook Image caption Steve Dymond took part in a recording for The Jeremy Kyle Show An MP who has spoken openly about his own mental health issues has urged ITV to axe The Jeremy Kyle show for good. Charles Walker MP told the BBC it would be “extremely sensible” if ITV said
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Image copyright Getty Images Global stock markets have steadied amid hopes that the US and China will resume talks next month, following an escalation in their trade war. On Monday, China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on $60bn (£46bn) of US exports, causing stock markets to tumble But later US President Donald Trump said he expected to
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LONDON — The singer Madonna and her then-husband Guy Ritchie lived in one. The lawyer played by James Norton in the “McMafia” television series went home to one. The Profumo affair that toppled a Conservative government in the 1960s took place in one. They are typically cozy two- or three-story structures that once served as
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The crudest form of electrical intervention is electroconvulsive therapy, or E.C.T., which sends a seizure-inducing current through the brain, providing at least temporary relief to some people with severe depression. Doctors have used E.C.T. for nearly a century, although the treatment remains controversial for many patients. Metaphorically speaking, E.C.T. is akin to halting the orchestra’s
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At 37 and with 20 Grand Slam titles, Roger Federer still gets excited about playing tennis. That’s why he added this week’s Italian Open to his schedule. Federer says he was “in the mood to play,” adding “honestly, I love to play matches. Regardless of what happens here, I just think it’s good for me
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Republicans initially resisted calls for a new election, which began within weeks of the midterm vote. But after days of damning testimony before the State Board of Elections, during which Mr. Harris appeared to mislead regulators, party officials conceded that another campaign was inevitable. State regulators quickly agreed and essentially reset the district’s 2018 election
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U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to “fight to the finish” in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office issued its target list after Beijing announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion
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