China and Canada retaliate after Trump trade tariffs come into effect | Trump tariffs
China and Canada have announced retaliation against the US after Donald Trump imposed his drastic tariff plan in the middle of the night. The US tariffs have come into effect with 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, the two largest trading partners in the US, and 20% tariffs on China, double China's collection […]
Fear review – an extraordinarily creepy tale of a stalker … with added Martin Compston | Television & radio
fThe ears open with someone being transported from a rather gorgeous home, in a rather unprepared body bag. As is traditional in all TV dramas, we flash back and find out that things are very wrong. So the plot begins as the family, a historically important townhouse on Glasgow's gorgeous western tip, moves excitedly with […]
Largest wildfire in decades rages in Japan as authorities warn it could spread | Japan
Japanese authorities have warned that the country's biggest wildfire will likely spread in decades after decades of damaged homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee. The fire continued to infuriate a week after it broke out in Ofunat city on the northeast coast, and it was expected that this year's unusually dry winters […]
Trump v Zelenskyy: the view from Ukraine – podcast | Ukraine
Much of the world was talking about this weekend's oval office meeting between Donald Trump and Volodimia Zelensky. But what will Ukrainians do about the meeting, their president, and the possibility of a Trump-led peace deal? Senior International Correspondent of the Guardian Luke Harding I've been in Ukraine for the past three years. He says […]
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, dies at 82 | US news
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband and the inspiration behind Parton's iconic hit Jolene, passed away Monday. He was 82 years old. According to a statement provided to the Associated Press by a Parton spokesperson, Dean will die in Nashville, Tennessee and be placed to rest at a personal ceremony attended by immediate family members. […]
Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with rarely seen bird hunt | Whales
Orcas pods swam near the coast, stunning Seattle spectators and dealt with the unusual sight of a pinnacle predator hunting whale watchers. The Big Killer Whale Pod visited Elliot Bay and apparently hunted underwater, just off Seattle's maritime industrial dock. The pod left the bay near the West Seattle area across from downtown, where people […]
Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer | Women’s health
New swab tests will help hundreds of thousands of women in the UK who may have uterine cancer to avoid invasive procedures that often involve painful diseases to detect. Because they suffer from abnormal bleeding from the uterus, around 800,000 women go to see their GP each year, and then undergo unpleasant and stressful investigations […]
Matz Sels saves in FA Cup shootout to edge Nottingham Forest past Ipswich | FA Cup
As was the case for most of the season, Mads Cels proved himself to be one of the best goalkeepers in the country, saving Jack Taylor's penalty in the shootout to send Nottingham Forest to the FA Cup quarterfinals. George Hurst and Ryan Yates traded goals late in normal time, but no one could raise […]
Where are you? Delia Smith no longer on Norwich’s board after takeover | Norwich City
Norfolk Holdings has completed the acquisition of Norwich's majority, with Delia Smith and her husband Michael Win Jones not part of the club's board of directors. In August it was announced that Norfolk Holdings, led by Milwaukee Brewer owner Mark Atanacio, is due to increase its shares to about 85%. A statement from Norwich on […]
Beating PSV Eindhoven will ‘change Arsenal narrative’ insists Jurriën Timber | Arsenal
Julientimber said Arsenal has the opportunity to “change the story” for the season against PSV Eindhoven, and believes he has the motivation to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the second straight time. Mikel Arteta's side faces the Dutch champion in the first leg of 16 Thailand on Tuesday night, when he fell out of […]