Trump tariffs live: FTSE opens sharply down after Asian markets plummet over trade fears

Trump tariffs live: FTSE opens sharply down after Asian markets plummet over trade fears

US president calls sweeping tariffs ‘medicine’ as fears of global trade war lead investors to ramp up bets on risk of recession

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High winds and sandstorms prompt Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close parks

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PHOTO COLLECTION: China Wild Winds

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Why conservationists are trying to improve the image of a bird associated with death

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Police officers dress up as Batman and Robin in bizarre undercover sting

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AP PHOTOS: Furniture exporters in Malaysia race to beat Trump's 90-day tariff window

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Volcano alert after 160 earthquakes strike in just two hours

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British Steel latest: MPs sit for emergency session as Starmer says ‘national security’ on the line

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump urges Moscow to ‘get moving’ on ceasefire as his envoy meets Putin

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How drug traffickers used foie gras and duck breast to conceal £8m worth of cocaine

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Analysis: Why Those Who Want Starmer To Read Trump The Riot Act Will Be Disappointed

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'It Treats Us Like Children' – What 5 Autistic People Think Of Netflix's Love On The Spectrum

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Teacher arrested and held in cell for hours after confiscating daughters’ iPads

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Dad-of-seven killed in ‘senseless’ one-punch attack a day after 50th birthday

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Donald Trump’s trade war drives rush for ‘safe haven’ gold

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Bomb explodes outside railway company offices amid anger over Greece's worst train disaster

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Science-backed supplement leaves shoppers 'less bloated' and without 'need to snack'

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Inside truth behind Jac Jossa's holiday with Dan Osborne as things aren't as they seem

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Best celebrity Coachella looks of all time – and where to shop their exact festival looks

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Drug lord described as 'Pablo Escobar' of Iran linked to feared UK gang

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Rare look at Israel’s envy-of-the-world Iron Dome downing 96% of terror rockets…through eyes of gunner shielding nation

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Fears China will twist Trump’s tariffs as excuse to launch all-out WAR – and finally push tyrant Xi to invade Taiwan

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Hundreds of Brits head out to beaches to bask in glorious 24C sunshine as UK to be hotter than Ibiza – but will it last?

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These road trips in Scotland have been dubbed the 'greatest' in the UK

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Why 'UEFA mafia' ruling paves way for Scotland's ultras to take their clubs to court

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'Catastrophic': Parents Share Fears Over Plan To Pull Police From Secondary Schools

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If You Think Incels Are 'Gross, Basement Dwellers', Your Smug Politics Are Part Of The Problem

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Under the banks' towers, Frankfurt's humble water houses bring the city together

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Immigration agents turned away after trying to enter LA elementary schools

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Inside the minds of Lucy Letby supporters who dream about her ‘restraining’ them

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How far we’ve come since Yuri Gagarin first went to space 64 years ago

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Nobody’s Child’s midi dress in the ‘colour of the season’ is perfect for weddings and the races

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Queen's Nose stars now - teaching career, soap stars and tragic deaths

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Inside classified WW2 mission to topple Nazis that killed all but two men

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Hudson River helicopter crash: Bird strike examined as possible cause of tragedy

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Trump Officials Continue Defiant Stance on Seeking Return of Deported Man

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Tariffs live: Trump insists policy ‘doing really well’ despite China hiking levies on American goods to 125%

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FIFA chief Infantino praises impact of expanded tournaments in speech to Asian soccer group

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UK weather today: Saturday SCORCHER as Britain forecast to be hotter than Ibiza in April heat blast

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The 1p hack that could save you £30 on your energy bills

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Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow calls Putin-Witkoff talks ‘productive’ as US boasts of ‘leverage’

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RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted