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Category: Great Britain
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Bluffs and Bluster Aside, Trump’s Tariffs Are Here to Stay
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
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3 Teenagers Arrested Over Cyberattacks That Cost U.K. Retailers Millions
Four people total were arrested in connection with an April cyberattack that disrupted operations at Marks & Spencer, Harrods and Co-op.
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Britain’s Economic Bind: Face Public Disapproval or Investor Wrath
The Labour Party is starting its second year in control of the government with difficult choices over whether to curb spending or raise taxes.
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What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.
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New Deadlines, New Letters — Same Tariff Uncertainty
The Trump administration is keen to strike deals as it dangles an extension to trading partners. But it’s also issuing threats to some of them.
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Sandy Gall, War Correspondent Without Swagger, Dies at 97
For nearly 50 years, he was ubiquitous on British television — first as a reporter and then as an imperturbable presenter on Independent Television’s “News at Ten.”
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León Krier, Architect Whose Classical Work Won a Royal Ally, Dies at 79
Although his many of his designs remain unbuilt — with a few exceptions, including King Charles’s Poundbury — he was a driving force in the New Urbanism movement.
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New Trade Deal Could Boost UK Food Exports to EU, Including Shellfish
Brexit had complicated many of Britain’s food exports to Europe. A new trade deal between the U.K. and the E.U. could make them easier, including for shellfish farmers.
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How the UK Plans to Boost Its Economy
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, broke down public spending plans, including more money for the military, public transport and affordable housing.
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British Government to Spend $19 Billion on New Nuclear Plant
The new project, called Sizewell C, will be expensive to build, but it will create 10,000 jobs and provide a steady supply of electric power for millions of homes.
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Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86
He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy.