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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
The charges relate to multiple alleged incidents between 1999 and 2005.
UK reveals list of items it could hit with tariffs for the US
The government has listed 8,364 categories of items that tariffs could potentially be placed on. The Department of Business and Trade has revealed a list of times that it could hit with tariffs for the US. It comes following US President Donald Trump revealing that the UK would be hit with 10% tariffs, significantly lower than those imposed on the EU, China or Japan. Among the items listed are bourbon whiskey, denim, condoms, toilet seats and Brussels sprouts. According to...
Russian state media falls for ‘HMS Prince Andrew’ prank
An April Fools' article was reported as fact by the state-funded Russian outlet RT.
Island of 5,800 inhabitants now has highest tariff rates in the world
The French overseas territory has been slapped with a mind-boggling 99% tariff.
Elon Musk to ‘step back’ from government role in ‘weeks’
Trump's allies have increasingly seen Musk as a 'political liability.'
Here’s what Donald Trump’s tariffs mean for people in the UK
The tariffs have kicked in
Virginia Giuffre ‘made a mistake’ when she said she had ‘four days to live’
The woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault said she only had days to live after a car accident.
Leicester Square buskers are ‘psychological torture,’ judge says
"The use of repetitive sounds is a well-publicised feature of unlawful but effective psychological torture techniques."
Putin orders Russia’s largest conscription drive in 14 years
Putin wants to have a bigger army than America