The UK has been spared from US President Donald Trump’s executive order doubling steel and aluminium tariffs from 25% to 50%. The order signed by Trump on Tuesday evening raises import taxes for US firms buying from other countries – but the levy remains at 25% for the UK. The UK and US tariff pact...
A former police officer has been spared a jail sentence over his fatal decision to Taser a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australia aged care home. Kristian White said he had used the weapon to prevent a “violent confrontation” after finding Clare Nowland disoriented and holding a small kitchen knife in May 2023....