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• Will iPhones cost more because of Trump's tariffs on China?

  10-04-2025 18:37 via bbc.com
  
  Some analysts say that if costs incurred by tariffs pass to consumers, US iPhone prices could rise by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent disease spreading

  16-04-2025 19:05 via bbc.com
  
  People coming into Great Britain can no longer bring cured meats or cheese from the EU following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
  
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• Spotify 'back and functioning normally' after global outage

  16-04-2025 18:54 via bbc.com
  
  Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 20,000 people reported Spotify was not working on Wednesday.
  
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• US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO

  16-04-2025 18:25 via bbc.com
  
  The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse.
  
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• Nvidia shares plunge amid $5.5bn hit over export rules to China

  16-04-2025 16:09 via bbc.com
  
  The chip manufacturing giant will require licences to export its H20 AI chip to China.
  
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• UK inflation rate has fallen. Here's why it won't last long

  16-04-2025 13:22 via bbc.com
  
  Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.
  
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• Food bank cuts staff due to funding shortage

  16-04-2025 12:28 via bbc.com
  
  The food bank in Darlington says it can no longer afford to pay four out of five of its staff.
  
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• Falling petrol prices push UK inflation down

  16-04-2025 12:26 via bbc.com
  
  Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops.
  
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• EY faces investigation over Post Office Horizon audit

  16-04-2025 12:22 via bbc.com
  
  The UK accounting regulator says it will look at whether EY met accounting standards.
  
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• Why are prices rising in the UK?

  16-04-2025 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rate at which prices are rising remains above the Bank of England's 2% inflation target.
  
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• China appoints new trade envoy in face of tariff turmoil

  16-04-2025 09:38 via bbc.com
  
  The shift comes as Beijing refuses to back down in an escalating trade war with Washington.
  
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• Brazilian butt lift ads banned by UK regulator

  16-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  The ads used time-limited deals to "irresponsibly pressurise" customers into booking, says the Advertising Standards Authority.
  
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• Trump's chips strategy: The US will struggle to take on Asia

  16-04-2025 01:39 via bbc.com
  America is trying to create a chip industry through isolation and protectionism, when what allowed it to emerge in Asia is the opposite: collaboration.
  
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• Low-deposit mortgage deals highest for 17 years

  15-04-2025 20:45 via bbc.com
  Choice of home loans requiring small deposits of 5% or 10% reaches levels last seen in the 2008 financial crisis.
  
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• 'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs

  15-04-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  Stock is piling up in warehouses as exporters grapple with new levies that total up to 145%, reports the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker.
  
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• 'A number of businesses in limbo' in China after US tariffs on imports

  15-04-2025 19:00 via bbc.com
  BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker has been speaking to companies at the world's longest running import-export fair.
  
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• UK cautious over future Chinese steel investment

  15-04-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  Business Secretary says steel is a 'sensitive sector' after crucial materials arrive at British Steel
  
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• A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail

  15-04-2025 14:54 via bbc.com
  British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage.
  
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• UK jobs market weakens as employment costs grow

  15-04-2025 11:18 via bbc.com
  The number of job vacancies and people on payrolls fell ahead of changes toNational Insurance and wages.
  
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• China's Xi urges Vietnam to oppose 'bullying' as Trump mulls more tariffs

  15-04-2025 10:37 via bbc.com
  Trump called Xi's meeting with Vietnamese leaders a ploy to figure out how to 'screw' the US.
  
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• Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown

  15-04-2025 01:01 via bbc.com
  Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm?
  
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• Was China the reason Guyana faced higher Trump tariff?

  14-04-2025 07:39 via bbc.com
  A Guyanese political commentator says Washington objects to Beijing's "very strong foothold" in the country.
  
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• The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail

  14-04-2025 01:27 via bbc.com
  From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?
  
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• Royal Mail: The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy what looks like a fading relic

  14-04-2025 01:27 via bbc.com
  
  From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?
  
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• Reynolds refuses to say if steel furnaces can keep running

  13-04-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  The government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.
  
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• Faisal Islam: Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat

  13-04-2025 12:13 via bbc.com
  
  Exempting electronics from US tariffs is a stunning about-turn by the Trump administration after 10 days of chaos.
  
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• 'I can't keep up': Trump's changing tariffs leave shoppers feeling paralysed

  13-04-2025 09:26 via bbc.com
  
  The rapid change of Trump's tariff policy has shoppers wondering if they should stock up or just wait this out.
  
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• Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

  13-04-2025 04:17 via bbc.com
  
  It follows concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China, with the US president saying he will give more detail on Monday.
  
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• Why did the government take control of British Steel?

  13-04-2025 03:48 via bbc.com
  
  An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.
  
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• Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap

  13-04-2025 01:39 via bbc.com
  
  For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.
  
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