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So Trump and tariffs – what’s going on? Let’s start with the latest development and work backwards. The president has announced a tariff of 15% globally. Now you might be thinking “didn’t he set it at 10% on Friday?” Yes he did. But now he’s raised it to 15%.The latest pronouncement came – on Truth Social, of course – just before lunchtime on Saturday.Here’s the full post and we’ve highlighted the key bits: What does all this mean? It’s a good question and one which governments globally are asking themselves, not for the first time.The president is using a new statute…

NASA may delay its mission to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than half a century after discovering a fault with its rocket.Artemis II has been due to blast off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center from as early as March. On Friday night, however, NASA discovered that the flow of helium – which is required for launch – to the rocket had been interrupted during a key part of the preparation process.A NASA spokesperson said: “This will almost assuredly ​impact the March launch window.”Before the setback, the agency had announced that it was targeting 6…

After finding out about his BAFTA nominations, Tom Basden contemplated the red carpet. Specifically the stars, “your Chalamets, your DiCaprios”, he might bump into as he walks it.His film, The Ballad Of Wallis Island, a quirky, wry comedy about fame and loss, also co-starring and co-written with Tim Key, was one of the UK’s sleeper hits of 2025 – and described by romcom king Richard Curtis, no less, as one of the greatest British films of all time. But set on a fictional island off the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, it is a world away from the big-budget, A-list-filled productions…

The Football Association has spoken to Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to remind him of his responsibilities as a participant in English football, Sky News understands. The intervention from football’s governing body follows Sir Jim’s comments about immigration. The founder of the INEOS chemicals group told Sky News that Britain had been “colonised” by immigrants who were draining resources from the state.It is understood that the FA advised Sir Jim that he should remember his football responsibilities when taking part in media interviews. However, he will not face further action from the governing body over his remarks.Sir Jim, one…

A clinical trial into puberty blockers has been paused after the medicines regulator raised “new concerns directly related to the wellbeing of children”, the government said.It comes after campaigners, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling, launched legal action against the government over the trial, which Ms Rowling described as “an unethical experiment on children who can’t give meaningful consent”. Announcing the pause, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has raised “new concerns – directly related to the wellbeing of children and young people – and scientific dialogue…

Tributes have flooded in for actor Eric Dane, who died on Friday aged 53.He had been diagnosed with with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease. In a statement, a representative said: “He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the centre of his world”.Dane’s career took off when he joined long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy as the much-loved Dr Mark Sloan – better known to fans as “McSteamy”.He played the charming surgeon from 2006 until 2012. Image: Eric Dane, pictured in 2020, also starred…

More money than ever has been left over in the public finances due to more tax being paid, official figures show. January had the biggest budget surplus since records began in 1993, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It meant the government received more money than it spent last month, leaving £30.4bn left over.Money blog: Every Michelin-starred restaurant with a less than £50 mealIt’s £15.9bn more than the surplus in January 2025, although the figures are not adjusted for inflation. The surplus is even higher than anticipated by independent forecasters the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)…

Donald Trump has said he will direct the Pentagon and other US agencies to release “government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life”.In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed his decision was “based on the tremendous interest shown” and called the matter “extremely interesting and important”. He wrote: “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all…

Playing Tetris could help tackle memories of past trauma, research has found.The trial included close to 100 NHS staff who had been exposed to trauma at work – such as witnessing deaths during the pandemic. It found those who played the classic video game as part of their treatment experienced fewer flashbacks.The study was carried out by researchers in the UK and Sweden, with experts now hoping to test the method on a larger group of people.Known as imagery competing task intervention (ICTI), the treatment involved some 40 patients playing a slow version of Tetris while briefly recalling a traumatic…

For this week’s Savings Guide, we have a special edition with Mark Chicken, a chartered financial planner at The Private Office, looking at how you can save your child from university debt…For parents with young children, university can feel a very long way off. But with graduates in England facing up to 40 years of repayments, it’s never too early to get ahead on setting your kids up for university.Follow all the latest money newsThe average graduate now leaves university with a debt of £51,645, including tuition fees and maintenance loans, according to investment platform Lightyear. Students starting courses today…