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Trump is tearing up the transatlantic alliance. Can Starmer’s US visit change the weather?
In November 1940, Winston Churchill wrote a telegram to Franklin Roosevelt expressing relief both at the US president’s re-election and the victory of his anti-appeasement policy. “Things are afoot which will be remembered as long as the English language is spoken in any quarter of the globe, and in expressing …
MLS Year 30: A league at a philosophical crossroads as World Cups loom
Ever since its foundation in 1996, Major League Soccer has faced questions about its place within the world of American sports and global soccer. What is the relationship between MLS and the top football leagues of Europe? Is it a retirement league for aging superstars, a development league for those …
Elon Musk rebuffs claims that Tesla could invest in Nissan
Elon Musk has rebuffed the idea that Tesla could put money into the struggling carmaker Nissan, after a report that said a Japanese group was seeking its investment sent shares soaring.
Nissan’s stock market value jumped by 9.5% on Friday after claims that the former prime minister Yoshihide Suga was …
Canada’s ice hockey win over Trump’s America was her soft power laid bare | Colin Horgan
Rachel Reeves given smaller than expected £15bn tax boost to UK finances
Friday briefing: Will Labour’s £270m package make a difference to an ailing arts industry?
Good morning. Everyone who has worked in the arts, from the heads of major institutions to the creatives who depend on their funding, has been warning for years about the dire state of the sector. As investment dwindled and contempt for arts and humanities education became mainstream – fuelled by …
UK lenders paid car dealers cash upfront that may have led to costlier loans
UK lenders paid “advance commissions” to car dealers that may have encouraged them to push costlier loans on to consumers, legal filings linked to the motor finance scandal reveal.
Court documents seen by the Guardian show that lenders, including Lloyds Banking Group, have paid commission to individual dealerships in lump …
Britain lost 100 indie breweries last year, says trade body
The number of independent breweries in Britain declined at its fastest rate in 2024, figures from the “indie beer” trade body suggest.
The UK had 1,715 breweries at the end of 2024, 100 fewer than at the start of the year, according to the data released by Siba, which represents …
‘Our neighbours are daring to choose fascism again’: Germany’s election leaves many fearing what lies ahead
Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish borëk pastries to bedazzled iPhone cases, Lina, 53, confessed that she was racked with worry about what may lie ahead for her three children once Sunday night’s election is over.
She has lived in Germany for decades, carving out a life for …
Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy
It’s a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is shouting at passersby, trying to offload his boxes of freshly steamed dumplings. In between customers, the self-professed “dumpling king” and his wife, Ms Liao, discuss Donald Trump.
“He’s very positive, energetic,” says Yu, handing flour-covered …