President Donald Trump has ordered a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US in a major expansion of existing trade barriers. The tariffs, which will increase the costs of importing the metals into the US, come despite warnings of retaliation from some political leaders in Canada – America’s biggest supplier of […]
Brendan Fraser Makes Rare Appearance to Support Son Holden at New York Fashion Week Some stars have given new meaning to the term “fashion house.” In fact, multiple style icons have brought their kids into the fold while attending Fashion Week events over the years. Nicole Kidman certainly passed her fashion sense onto her and […]
Doctors are advising women to take care using menstrual cups, after one user developed temporary kidney problems because the cup was misaligned. The patient, in her 30s, had been experiencing intermittent pelvic pain and blood in her urine for months, but had not linked the symptoms to the menstrual cup, which is used to catch […]
“She’s like, ‘Well, if you’re going to share your art, I can share something with you, but it’s very vulnerable for me,’” he told People in July. “She was very scared for me to read the book because we hadn’t met, just as much as I was scared for her to hear a song that I’d written.” […]
A spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas says the group is postponing the next scheduled release of Israeli hostages, blaming what he says are Israeli violations of the ceasefire deal. Three hostages held in Gaza are due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Israel’s Defence Minister […]
Dharshini David Chief Economics Correspondent BBC President Trump’s sweeping set of tariffs are intended, in part, to protect American industries, raise money and – as we’ve seen – be used as a bargaining chip. The Republican has already imposed tariffs on imports from China, announced plans for a 25% duty on all steel and aluminium […]
Jeff Bezos’ Fiancée Lauren Sánchez Shares Cryptic Message on “Turbulence” This Year Lauren Sánchez is primed for change. The 55-year-old—who has been engaged to billionaire Jeff Bezos since 2023—shared an inspirational message after alluding to difficulties she’s faced in recent weeks. “Some years start with turbulence,” she wrote in a Feb. 10 Instagram post alongside […]
The Monticello Dam spillway in Northern California was turned on for the first time on 4 February since 2019 due to high water levels in the manmade Lake Berryessa, according to the Solano County Water Agency. Its release system is known as a “glory-hole” style, as a result of the plughole-like effect as the water […]
Katy Ling BBC Eye Investigations X Eden Knight took her own life in 2023 after returning to Saudi Arabia with lawyer Bader Alomair When a prominent Saudi trans woman posted her suicide note on X, her friends and followers were devastated. The note, viewed by millions, said a lawyer in the US – where she […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a “crisis”. Last week, Trump – who sold branded plastic straws during his 2020 election […]