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Image caption Child influencers like Emily and Evelyn are looking beyond YouTube As ad rules change, child influencers are looking to convert their YouTube status into something more. “I thought we had a meeting,” says Damian Camarillo, a 12-year-old up-and-coming YouTube star, looking up at his father, Eli. Mr Camarillo checks his phone. “It’s at […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda Share prices in Asia have reversed early falls after Japan’s central bank promised to support markets. It comes after official data showed that Chinese factory activity fell in February at the fastest rate on record. On Friday the US Federal Reserve made a

Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has promised to “drive a hard bargain” as he set out the UK’s negotiating position for a post-Brexit free trade deal with the US. The government said a deal would boost the UK economy by £3.4bn and particularly benefit Scotland, England’s north-east and the Midlands. It pledged to maintain

By the time Tara wound up at Schick Shadel Hospital, a 10-day inpatient rehab facility just south of Seattle, she had hit a personal low. She’d always been a drinker — alcoholism runs in her family — but things had spiraled over the past few years. More than once, she found herself sobering up in

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Arriva had previously operated Northern services The government says it wants to give people in northern England “more powers over their railways” as it starts running services previously operated by Arriva Rail North. The takeover was announced in January following widespread commuter chaos. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Milan’s Duomo square is seeing far fewer visitors Italy was the first European country to report a major surge in cases of the coronavirus, with numbers quickly climbing into the hundreds. The authorities have responded with travel restrictions in the north of the country that are bound to hit the

Image copyright AFP Image caption Economic data shows the virus is hitting Chinese factories harder than the 2008 financial crisis Factory activity in China fell to a record low in February, as manufacturers closed their operations to contain the spread of coronavirus. The country’s official measure of manufacturing activity – the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI)

Image copyright Getty Images One in five of the top 350 UK companies have been warned about the lack of gender diversity at senior levels. A government-backed review has written to 63 firms asking them how they plan to improve gender balance. The Hampton-Alexander Review wants to see a third of women in board-level and

Image copyright Alex Image caption Alex is not being paid while self-isolating “It’s quite hard, even after two days. Cabin fever sets in, and not knowing whether you’ll start to get symptoms is stressful.” Alex, who is on a work placement with an ecological consultancy, is self-isolating after a trip to Tenerife, even though it

Stocks sank again after another wild day, extending a rout that left Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008. The market clawed back much of its intraday losses in the last 15 minutes of trading. Bond prices soared as investors sought safety, pushing yields to record lows. The stock swoon is being driven