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Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us | Larry Elliott
Britain is facing the most severe energy shock since the early 1970s, but have no fear: the government has a plan. Details of said plan are still a little...
World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam
At 194 years old, Jonathan, the giant tortoise, was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to...
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review – the laureate of bad relationships
In the opening pages of The Palm House, London is enveloped in a dust storm blown up from the Sahara. As old friends Laura and Putnam meet for a...
‘Walking is the best way to discover offbeat Corfu’: a spring hike across the Greek island
The riverside was heaving. Families spilled from cafes. A marching band trooped on to the bridge, their tasselled metal helmets dazzling in the sun. Priests with bushy beards delivered...
Trump claims Iran war ‘nearing completion’ and seeks to justify conflict in prime-time address
Donald Trump used a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday evening to declare the month-long war in Iran a success “nearing completion”, despite a spiraling conflict that has...
TV tonight: globetrotting smash-hit Race Across the World returns
Race Across the World8pm, BBC OneTime to strap on the big rucksacks again, as the BBC’s globetrotting hit returns for a sixth series. The starting gun is in Sicily,...
‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs
A New Zealand doctor has asked the US embassy in Wellington to reimburse his clinic for petrol costs, saying Donald Trump and his administration started an “avoidable war” and...
Country diary: This is heavy work for heavy beasts | Sara Hudston
A heave and a grunt and a sudden rush as the felled tree trunk starts to move, dragged on a chain behind Etty’s stocky chestnut hindquarters.Etty is a 12-year-old mare who works...
