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• China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

  28-03-2025 04:27 via theguardian.com
  
  China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countriesChinese vice-premier Ding Xuexiang has pledged to give stronger policy support to the Chinese economy as he delivered the keynote speech at a forum focused on bolstering the country’s role in Asia and ties with the global south.With the tariffs on Chinese goods mounting, China is trying to find a foundation for growth that does not rely on a
  
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• The Tesla backlash – podcast

  01-04-2025 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company has been targeted by protests across the world“It felt like you were driving in this future dream car,” says Mike Schwede, an entrepreneur based between Zurich and London. For him, driving a Tesla used to feel special.“People on the streets really liked it,” Schwede says. “I got so many thumbs-up.” Continue reading...
  
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• Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears

  01-04-2025 03:50 via theguardian.com
  President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and the European Union.The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: EU ministers call out Kremlin for delaying ceasefire

  01-04-2025 02:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Pin down Putin over peace talks, say foreign ministers, as Peskov talks of ‘drawn-out process’; Ukraine seeks changes to minerals deal. What we know on day 1,133 Continue reading...
  
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• Coyote vs Acme: $70m Looney Tunes film to be released after being canned by Warner Bros

  01-04-2025 02:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Live-action animated film starring John Cena and Will Forte will hit cinemas in 2026, after it was controversially shelved in favour of a $30m tax write-downFor once, things are working out for Wile E Coyote.The film Coyote vs Acme, which stars John Cena and Will Forte acting alongside beloved Looney Tunes cartoon characters, will finally be released to the public, almost two years after the completed film was shelved by Warner Bros as part of a tax write-off. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president issues warning over deep-sea mining

  01-04-2025 01:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Moetai Brotherson fears environmental risks of controversial practice and says independence from France must not be ‘rushed’Read more Pacific leaders: in their wordsFrench Polynesia’s president has issued a stark warning over the risks of deep-sea mining, saying it will be allowed in his territory “over my dead body” as he argues the potential for environmental damage outweighs any benefits.Moetai Brotherson’s comments to the Guardian come as countr
  
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• Single parents hit hardest by 'awful April' bill rises - BBC

  01-04-2025 01:04 via news.google.com
  Single parents hit hardest by 'awful April' bill rises  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apex Predator review – supernatural psychodrama bites off more than it can chew

  01-04-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
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  Sophie Melville and Laura Whitmore star in an ambitious yet flawed play about the pressures of parenthoodJohn Donnelly’s new play is perceptive about early parenthood, especially the way a baby’s arrival stress-tests your relationship. He particularly captures the strange combination of surety and fragility in which families take shape. Designer Tom Piper has shrunk Hampstead’s wide stage and surrounded it by scaffolding to create a sense not just of l
  
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• ‘Woke’ criticism of Doctor Who proves show on right track, says its newest star - The Guardian

  01-04-2025 01:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Woke’ criticism of Doctor Who proves show on right track, says its newest star  The GuardianVarada Sethu on Doctor Who reaction: 'If we get "Doctor Woke" comments, we're doing it right'  Radio TimesNcuti Gatwa: Beautiful to explore relationship with new Doctor Who companion  London Evening StandardVarada Sethu says Doctor Who makers doing the ‘right thing’ with diversity  Express & StarReal reason new Doctor Who companion was c
  
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• ‘Woke’ criticism of Doctor Who proves show on right track, says its newest star

  01-04-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Varada Sethu joining series as Doctor’s latest companion, marking first time Tardis team is wholly people of colourCriticisms that Doctor Who has become too “woke” prove the series is doing the right thing by being inclusive, its new star Varada Sethu has said.Sethu plays the Doctor’s latest travelling companion, Belinda Chandra, in new episodes airing next month. With Ncuti Gatwa returning as the Doctor, the pairing marks the first time a Tardis team will comprise solely
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday fail to pay players due to ‘temporary cashflow’ problems

  01-04-2025 00:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Chairman Dejphon Chansiri working to resolve issueLatest in a series of financial challenges for WednesdaySheffield Wednesday have failed to pay their players their salaries for March on time due to “cashflow” problems.The Owls say the delay in payment is only temporary and chairman Dejphon Chansiri is attempting to resolve the issue. Continue reading...
  
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• David Beckham kicks off 50th birthday celebrations with family & pals at stylish black tie party... - The Sun

  31-03-2025 23:40 via news.google.com
  David Beckham kicks off 50th birthday celebrations with family & pals at stylish black tie party...  The Sun
  
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• Amorim insists Fernandes not leaving Manchester United amid Madrid reports - The Guardian

  31-03-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Amorim insists Fernandes not leaving Manchester United amid Madrid reports  The Guardian'I know why Real appeal to Alexander-Arnold - I was tempted too'  BBCBruno Fernandes: Man Utd captain will not leave this summer says head coach Ruben Amorim  BBCBruno Fernandes transfer news: Ruben Amorim says Manchester United captain not leaving and can help win Premier League  Sky SportsRuben Amorim clear on Bruno's future  Manchester United Website
  
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• Markets tremble as Donald Trump’s tariff ‘liberation day’ looms - The Times

  31-03-2025 23:20 via news.google.com
  Markets tremble as Donald Trump’s tariff ‘liberation day’ looms  The TimesStock market today: Dow gains 400 points, stocks reverse losses as markets cap worst quarter since 2022  Yahoo FinanceStock markets tumble as Trump tariffs loom  Sky NewsFTSE close: Trump triggers global market sell-off ahead of ‘Liberation Day’  City AMFIVE at FIVE: FTSE 100 tumbles, Wood plummets, gold glistens, Virgin warning, Itaconix reshaped &
  
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• Twitter: Breaking the Bird review – how all the hate speech flooded in

  31-03-2025 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  This film shows how a ‘hallucinogenically optimistic’ vision descended into the hellscape we know today. Young, confident men really should not rule the internet …It turns out that Mike Judge’s supposed sitcom Silicon Valley was a documentary after all. My bad, as the people young and in touch enough with the world to have known this all along may still say.Twitter: Breaking the Bird is a 75-minute CNN film chronicling the rise, fall and possibly end of the social media
  
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• Girl, 11, missing after entering River Thames ‘had been paddling’ - London Evening Standard

  31-03-2025 23:13 via news.google.com
  Girl, 11, missing after entering River Thames ‘had been paddling’  London Evening StandardGirl missing in river at Woolwich prompts emergency search  BBCSearch under way for girl, 11, who fell into Thames in east London  The GuardianMajor search underway after girl, 11, enters River Thames  ITVXPolice launch urgent search after girl, 11, falls into River Thames  The Independent
  
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• Intermittent fasting beats calorie cutting for weight loss, scientists say - Financial Times

  31-03-2025 23:00 via news.google.com
  Intermittent fasting beats calorie cutting for weight loss, scientists say  Financial TimesHow many days you need to fast to lose more weight than dieting  The TelegraphThe simple diet trick to lose weight – and you only have to stick to it 3 days a week...  The SunIntermittent fasting can be hit or miss, but research suggests 'sweet spot' can help some stick to their diet  ABC NewsWhy fasting could beat calorie-counting for weight loss  Th
  
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• Bombshell decision about Gene Hackman bodycam vid revealed after family's please - The Sun

  31-03-2025 22:57 via news.google.com
  Bombshell decision about Gene Hackman bodycam vid revealed after family's please  The SunJudge Offers Mixed Ruling On Gene Hackman Death Bodycam Footage, Autopsy Report Becoming Public – Update  DeadlineGene Hackman’s family request details of death investigation be kept private  The IndependentGene Hackman's family make bold demand weeks after he was found dead alongside wife Betsy  hellomagazine.comJudge weighs request to withhold investigati
  
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• Search under way for girl, 11, who fell into Thames in east London

  31-03-2025 22:45 via theguardian.com
  ‘Large-scale’ emergency response launched but later scaled down, while girl’s next of kin given supportA search was under way to find an 11-year-old girl after she fell into the River Thames in east London.Metropolitan police officers were called to reports that the child went into the river close to Bargehouse Causeway, near London City airport, at about 1.15pm on Monday. Emergency services launched a “large-scale response” to the incident, the force said, but the
  
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• ‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect - The Guardian

  31-03-2025 22:37 via news.google.com
  ‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect  The GuardianNasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams speak - watch live  BBC'You can start with me': Commander of NASA flight that was stranded in space for more than nine months says he is partly to blame  Sky News'It's weird' - Nasa's Butch and Suni adapt to life back on Earth  BBCNASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpect
  
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• ‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect

  31-03-2025 22:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’ story markedly at odds with abandonment narrative painted by Trump and MuskIn the end, whatever Elon Musk and Donald Trump liked to insist, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were never stuck, nor stranded in space, and definitely not abandoned or marooned.The world heard on Monday, for the first time since their return to Earth two weeks ago, from the two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day flight to the international space station
  
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• Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’ - The Guardian

  31-03-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’  The GuardianBBC Verify: Satellite images show Myanmar earthquake destruction  BBCWorker in Bangkok high-rise recalls moment skyscraper collapsed in earthquake | ITV News  ITVXMyanmar earthquake: Survivors' footage shows what it's like to be trapped in rubble  Sky NewsBBC Verify: What satellite images reveal about Myanmar's quake  BBC
  
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• Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

  31-03-2025 21:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, saysconviction is a ‘denial of democracy’The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from running for public office as “a denial of democracy”.In a day of high political drama, Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds
  
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• Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident' - BBC

  31-03-2025 21:17 via news.google.com
  Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident'  BBCEpstein and Prince Andrew accuser says she has days to live after bus crash  The GuardianVirginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, says she has days to live after car crash  Sky NewsPrince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre says she’s dying after a car crash with a school bus  CNNPrince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre: I have four days to live  The Telegraph
  
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• Man City reveal Haaland return timeline in major new injury update - London Evening Standard

  31-03-2025 21:11 via news.google.com
  Man City reveal Haaland return timeline in major new injury update  London Evening StandardErling Haaland: Manchester City striker to see specialist for ankle injury  BBCCity secure Wembley date with FA Cup quarter-final fightback  mancity.comManchester City rediscovered heart and soul at Bournemouth, says Guardiola  The GuardianMan City XI vs Leicester: Haaland injury latest, team news and predicted lineup  London Evening Standard
  
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• Keir Starmer briefed Donald Trump about arrests over alleged vandalism at Scottish golf course - Financial Times

  31-03-2025 21:03 via news.google.com
  Keir Starmer briefed Donald Trump about arrests over alleged vandalism at Scottish golf course  Financial TimesDonald Trump labels alleged Turnberry vandals 'terrorists'  BBCTrump labels pro-Palestine protesters accused of vandalising Turnberry as ‘terrorists’  The GuardianTrump calls vandals who targeted his Scottish golf course ‘terrorists’ who should be punished  The IndependentMan appears in court charged with malicious mischief
  
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• Noel Clarke left women he thought spoke to Guardian ‘fearful and in tears’

  31-03-2025 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Court hears from publisher’s head of investigations about actor’s libel claim over sexual misconduct allegationsThe actor Noel Clarke made calls to some of the women he thought were cooperating with the Guardian prior to the publication of its investigation into his behaviour, leaving them “shaken, fearful and in tears”, the high court in London has heard.The Guardian’s head of investigations, Paul Lewis, was giving evidence in defence of Clarke’s libel claim
  
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• Premier League is back: what remains at stake from top to bottom of table

  31-03-2025 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When could the title and relegation be decided? How are European spots shaping up? We set out the top-flight latestLiverpool’s 12-point lead means they need a maximum of 16 points from their nine games to put themselves out of Arsenal’s reach and secure the title. If Arsenal go on a winning run this could take Liverpool into May even without dropping any points, but if Mikel Arteta’s side lose their next three it could all be over as soon as 13 April, when Liverpool play West H
  
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• Chelsea avoided PSR breach after selling women’s team to themselves - The Times

  31-03-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  Chelsea avoided PSR breach after selling women’s team to themselves  The TimesChelsea report £128.4m profit after sale of women's team  BBCChelsea report £128.4m profit after selling women’s side to themselves  The GuardianFinancial results - year ended 30 June 2024  Tottenham HotspurFinancial results for 2023/24 | News | Official Site  Chelsea
  
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• Sentencing guidelines delayed after 'two-tier' row - BBC

  31-03-2025 20:45 via news.google.com
  Sentencing guidelines delayed after 'two-tier' row  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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