Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live

The PM and the new boss at the Treasury face an even trickier task than their predecessors. They need a good plan, and we have one. Alfie Stirling is an economist and director of…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. More on the cost of living: new figures show that UK grocery inflation eased in the four weeks to 12th July to 2.6%,…

The new prime minister said he wants his government to look at ‘all possible ways’ to help families with high costs. Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first…

Beyond the diplomatic platitudes global media focuses on the ‘immense’ scale of the challenge he faces in the job. UK politics live – latest updates. World leaders have warmly…

New defence secretary Wes Streeting has criticised a live-fire military exercise carried out by a Russian warship around 40 nautical miles (46 miles) off the British coast,…

Iran says it has hit two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as well as targets in Bahrain and Jordan

Chinese retail platform handed penalty over listings for items such as counterfeit products and unsafe toys. Business live – latest updates. The Chinese online retail platform…

It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House

The BBC understands creditors would would pursue payment in full of the outstanding debts, in the multi-billions of pounds

Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions

Storm warnings stretch from Florida to Louisiana as Bertha brings heavy rain, flooding risk and possible tornadoes. Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and…

About 23 million people across country affected by water-saving measures with ‘prolonged dry weather’ in eight areas. How can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be…

Turmoil likely as Trump officials say Canada unfairly discriminated against US autos, alcohol and dairy products. Donald Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods in…

Known as "El Mayo", the co-founder the Sinaloa Cartel was also ordered to pay $15bn after he admitted to sending vast amounts of drugs to the US

Israeli forces launch regular attacks on Gaza despite a US-backed 'ceasefire' agreed in October

Teargas and water cannon used on protesters after Abderrahim ⁠Fakir died pleading for help from police. Police have clashed with demonstrators during a protest in the Italian city…

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplets conceived naturally from a single embryo - in a one in 15 million chance occurrence

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether TikTok is failing to protect children from harmful content

South East Water says customers in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire will face a ban

Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it. Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the…

We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered. In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year…

Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found. Follow our Australia news live blog…

Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can…

Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue. Recent unprecedented…

The company argues that it’s for individuals to ensure they don’t ‘actively exploit’ this technology. That won’t keep children safe. It took me a while to realise what the man…

Since the start of the Iran war in February, there has been a 23% rise in fuel theft, with more than £1.2m stolen from British forecourts each week. Why aren’t the police doing…

Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says. Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into…

‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction. Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring…

Evil Empire creatives explain how it is playing to today’s ‘metroidvanias’ and honouring the original’s legacy with much fresh slaying to be done. Since the last Castlevania game…

Every few decades mass blooming in Mizoram’s forests causes a rodent boom – and devastation to crops. The cycle is well-known, so why aren’t farmers and authorities better…

The 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries. In…

A burst pipe left me high, dry and desperate to wash my hair. But around me, everyone seemed stoic and unsurprised - no rolling of eyes, tutting or, God forbid, speaking ill of…

They are accused of stopping Musa Aliyu at a fake roadblock and telling him to drive to a cash machine

Hand-painted works are often wildly unfaithful to the movies they portray – reinterpretations that sometimes resulted in threats, insults and even physical attacks from viewers…