Three things to know about Trump’s tariffs announcement
President Donald Trump has unveiled universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US effective on 5 April, with certain countries hit with steeper tariffs beginning 9 April. The watershed…
The Finnish defence tech firms ‘on steroids’
Maddy Savage BBC News, Helsinki BBC Jose Barrientos builds headsets for military training Wearing a laboratory coat and thin silver gloves, production specialist Jose Barrientos is painstakingly piecing together a…
An electric drone you can sit in
Katharine Da Costa Reporting fromOxfordshire BBC The Skyfly Axe can take off vertically like a helicopter or land on a runway Imagine an electric drone mixed with a fixed wing…
Why are Morrisons and Sainsbury’s cafes closing?
BBC Philomena says she’s “furious” about the closure of the Morrisons cafe in Queensbury It’s Friday lunchtime at a Morrisons in Queensbury, north-west London, and the in-store cafe is busy.…
Kendal food waste charity expands services
A food waste charity is expanding its “pay-as-you-can basis” meal services to cover an extra day per week. Waste into Wellbeing, which repurposes surplus food in Kendal, Cumbria, will now…
Baby Basics in Wollaston reports 97% rise in referrals since 2013
A charity providing starter packs for newborns has reported a “shocking” increase in referrals for its services. Baby Basics, based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, supplies moses baskets filled with donated bed…
The people affected by Essex-to-Kent road
Lewis Adams & Stuart Woodward BBC News, Essex Stuart Woodward/BBC Jackie Thacker says her heart has been broken by plans for the Lower Thames Crossing The Lower Thames Crossing will…
The people who turned public toilets into homes and businesses
Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire James Balston Ms Clark lived in the converted toilets for a while, but has had tenants since she moved to Scotland. Of all the bizarre…
US car buyers against Donald Trump’s automotive tariff deadline
Ana Faguy & Brandon Drennon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: US drivers react to Trump’s new auto tariff For two years, Jeannie Dillard has saved what she can on her…
Millions give less to charity as bills rise and interest wanes
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images An estimated four million fewer people are donating money to charity compared to before Covid, owing to squeezed household budgets and a…