Yesterday
UK to seize control of Chinese-owned British Steel mill
Keir Starmer’s government accused the firm of trying to shut down the country’s last steel-making plant as Labour took a major step towards nationalising it.
This Month
EU warns of taxing US big tech if Trump trade talks fail
The European Commission president says she wants a “balanced” deal but could hit US services in retaliation.
Europe could end up more like 1980s Qld than 1930s Germany
There’s a problem with being on the lookout for a rerun of the 1930s: you could miss what’s actually happening.
Versace’s ‘quiet luxury’ blunder opened door to Prada takeover
Fashion executive John Idol sold the high-end fashion house to its rival for $2.2 billion, amounting to a loss of about $1.1 billion.
EU adopts tariffs on $45b of US goods in metals fight
The European Commission said the countermeasures can be suspended at any time “should the US agree to a fair and balanced negotiated outcome”.
EV targets watered down to help UK’s tariff-hit car industry
New rules in Britain will allow manufacturers to sell full hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles until 2035.
Ex-Barclays boss awaits judgment in court battle over Jeffrey Epstein
With the courtroom drama concluded, banker Jes Staley has to wait and see if his high-profile legal gamble to clear his name has paid off.
Clock ticks on Keir Starmer’s cautious Trump strategy
The UK prime minister set himself apart from most other European leaders by taking a pragmatic approach to the US that detractors have accused of being fawning.
Russell Brand charged with rape, sexual assault by British prosecutors
The English actor and comedian has been charged with five counts of rape and assault stemming from incidents with four women between 1999 and 2005.
Greenland embraces Danish PM after Vance’s disastrous visit
Mette Frederiksen was cheered upon her arrival in the Danish overseas territory, a visit that shows solidarity in the face of repeated US take-over threats.
UK names Russia as a top-level foreign influence threat
The move means that anyone who does business with Russian agencies must register their activity with British authorities.
Prince Harry ‘sent unpleasant and imperious message’ to charity boss
The Duke of Sussex allegedly demanded the Sentebale chair “explain herself” after she refused to issue a statement defending his wife.
Le Pen election ban threatens fragile peace in French politics
A court has convicted the far-right leader of embezzlement, preventing her from running in elections for five years and detaining her under house arrest.
March
‘Rats gnawed through my sister’s car. Now there’s no escape’
Binmen in Birmingham, the UK’s second-largest city, have been on strike for three weeks, leaving bin bags obstructing pavements like an assault course.
Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
German rocket’s test flight hailed as it crashes and burns
Fraying defence ties with Washington and a backlog at Elon Musk’s SpaceX have added to Europe’s sense of urgency to develop its own satellite launch capacity.
Submarine carrying tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Spanish authorities, who tipped off the Portuguese, said it was the first time a drug-running semi-submersible had been intercepted in the open sea.
Denmark, Vance raise tensions over Greenland ownership
Denmark’s prime minister will visit Greenland this week, hot on the heels of J.D Vance’s trip to the territory which ruffled feathers and lasted just hours.
Boys are in crisis, but it’s adults who need educating
The real problem hit Netflix series Adolescence has raised is one that hand-wringing over toxic masculinity won’t solve.
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’
The head of the prince’s African AIDS charity claims the Duke tried to use the organisation as “an extension of the Sussex PR machine”.
Trump warns EU companies to comply with his DEI ban
The move signals a push by the American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad.
Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe
The US vice president, without being specific, said the Danish territory had endured “a lot of very aggressive incursions” from Russia, China and other nations.
Jeff Bezos to hold star-studded three-day wedding
The guest list reportedly includes Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her property developer husband Jared Kushner, along with Kim Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump’s outrageous new Ukraine deal
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.
King Charles in hospital with a health scare after cancer treatment
The monarch was admitted briefly and his appointments have been cancelled, in what royal sources said was a minor setback following therapy.