US tariffs set bad precedent for global trade, says China

China asks US to pull back "from the brink" of a trade war as it announces possible tariffs on pork, wine and fruit.

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Financial ombudsman to review complaints

Move follows concerns that banks may have been wrongly favoured by inexperienced staff.

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Call for longer Heathrow night flight ban

Plans for a third runway should be improved, MPs say, but not before safeguarding issues are addressed.

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EU and six other countries exempted from US metals tariffs

The US trade representative says the import duties have been "paused" while further talks take place.

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Citigroup imposes restrictions on clients who sell guns

The Wall Street bank joins a growing corporate backlash against gun violence in the US.

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Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus dies at 94 as his company folds

The firm Charles Lazarus founded in 1948 said last week it was game over for its US and UK stores.

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Bank vote hints at interest rate rise in May

UK rates remain unchanged at 0.5% but two Bank of England policymakers vote in favour of an increase.

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Facebook warned 'enough is enough' by advertisers

Trade body ISBA is meeting with the embattled social networking firm following a data breach.

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UK firm to contest move to make new passports in France

The existing UK supplier plans to appeal against the decision to use a Franco-Dutch firm after Brexit.

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Supermarkets drive retail sales higher in February

Retail trade have beaten expectations but the Beast from the East may stamp out growth.

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Uber self-driving crash: Footage shows moment before impact

Police release footage of the moments leading up to a crash involving a self-driving car in Arizona.

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Advertisers 'nervous' about Facebook association

Big advertisers are wary about working with Facebook after its recent data scandal, says M&C Saatchi founding director David Kershaw.

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Culture Secretary: Passport procurement process not complete

Culture Secretary says procurement process for replacement passports post-Brexit is not yet complete.

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De La Rue: Passport decision 'shocking'

He tells BBC Breakfast losing the post-Brexit passport printing contract was a shock.

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Video shows fatal Uber crash

A newly-released video shows the moments leading up to a crash involving a self-driving car in Arizona.

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YouTube gun ban drives bloggers to PornHub

The video-sharing site has banned videos that show people how to manufacture or modify guns.

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Blurred Lines: Marvin Gaye's family keeps $5m payout

A US court upholds a ruling that Robin Thicke copied one of Gaye's songs on his hit Blurred Lines.

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Trump replaces National Security Adviser HR McMaster with John Bolton

Defence hawk John Bolton becomes National Security Adviser, in the latest change in the White House.

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Russian spy: EU recalls Russia ambassador after nerve agent attack

Leaders agree it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for a nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

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Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus dies at 94 as his company folds

The firm Charles Lazarus founded in 1948 said last week it was game over for its US and UK stores.

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US tariffs set bad precedent for global trade, says China

China asks US to pull back "from the brink" of a trade war as it announces possible tariffs on pork, wine and fruit.

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Syria war: Eastern Ghouta rebels announce ceasefire

The deal will allow more civilians to leave the besieged Eastern Ghouta area, rebels say.

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Sex doll 'brothel': Xdolls escapes Paris council censure

The business, which charges €89 for an hour with a silicone sex doll, was accused of demeaning women.

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US Congress passes huge spending bill ahead of shutdown deadline

President Trump is expected to sign it into law ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the government.

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Pacific garbage patch 'growing rapidly'

It is estimated some 80,000 tonnes of plastic is circulating in a patch between Hawaii and California.

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Origin of 'six-inch mummy' confirmed

Scientists investigate an unusual, small, mummified skeleton from Chile to establish its medical history.

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Katie Brennan: Australia's AFL accused of gender discrimination

Katie Brennan lodges a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission over a match ban.

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Trump's cabinet: Who's next in the firing line?

US National Security Adviser HR McMaster is the latest victim of the President's line up changes.

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How DNA can be used to store computer data

British scientists think DNA could be used to solve a global problem - where to store all our data.

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Meet the disabled Syrian boy who is always smiling

Seven-year-old Mustafa lives in Jordan with his grandmother and his sister.

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Fighting for Marielle at Rio protests

Black women in Brazil say the councillor's murder was a big blow for their community.

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Cate Blanchett meets Rohingya child refugees

Actor Cate Blanchett has been to visit Rohingya child refugees in camps at risk of mudslides.

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Viral teacher's inspirational chalkboard PC

Meet the Ghanaian teacher who went viral thanks to his chalkboard version of Microsoft Word.

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Meet SoFi - the soft robot fish developed by MIT

Scientists hope a robotic fish will guide aquatic life and help clean up pollution in the ocean.

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YouTube gun ban drives bloggers to PornHub

The video-sharing site has banned videos that show people how to manufacture or modify guns.

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Tennessee grants $1 million to wrongly convicted man

Lawrence McKinney was at first given just $75 after 31 years in jail for a crime he did not commit.

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John Bolton: Bush-era war hawk makes comeback

The decision is a surprise, not least because Mr Trump was reported to have disliked his moustache.

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Rosa Parks house: Dispute threatens bitter end to homecoming

A small clapboard house where the civil rights hero once lived has criss-crossed the Atlantic. Now it needs a new home.

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The Walking Dead's make-up man on the art of gore

Greg Nicotero, the man behind some of the goriest scenes in film and TV, on the "magic trick" of blood on screen.

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Florida shooting: Why I'm marching on Washington DC

Nikki is a 17-year-old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. This is why she is marching for her life.

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Africa's week in pictures: 16-22 March 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

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Video of police shooting unarmed black man sparks protests in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Newly released video footage of police killing an unarmed black man in a barrage of gunfire in Sacramento, California, left the mayor "horrified" and sparked street protests on Thursday that gridlocked traffic in the state capital for hours.

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Congress approves $1.3-trillion spending bill, sends to Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress voted early on Friday to approve a $1.3-trillion government funding bill with large increases in military and non-defense spending, sending it to President Donald Trump, who was expected to sign it into law.

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Texas bomber's roommates released by police after questioning

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Two roommates of the 23-year-old man behind this month's deadly bombing spree that unnerved Austin have been questioned and released from custody, police in the Texas capital said on Thursday.

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Kentucky Senate passes bill restricting abortion procedure

(Reuters) - The Kentucky Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to ban a common abortion procedure once the patient reaches her 11th week of pregnancy, in what would amount to one of the strictest abortion limits yet in the United States.

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After Florida massacre, pockets of NRA country weigh gun law reform

MONTPELIER, Vt. (Reuters) - Vermont, a mostly rural New England state with a passion for hunting, has a reputation as a pro-gun stronghold, but the rising specter of school gun violence has shaken that longstanding political tradition.

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Daughter of Uber autonomous vehicle victim retains lawyer

PHOENIX, Ariz (Reuters) - The daughter of the woman killed by an Uber [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has retained a personal injury lawyer, underlying the potential high stakes of the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.

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Ex-Playboy model tells CNN she 'was in love' with Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims to have had a 10-month affair with U.S. President Donald Trump starting in 2006, told CNN’S Anderson Cooper 360 in an interview broadcast on Thursday night that she was in love with Trump.

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Kansas militia members wanted to kill Muslims -prosecutor

WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) - Three men charged with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in western Kansas, where Muslim immigrants from Somalia lived and had a mosque, wanted to kill as many as possible and send a message they were not welcome in the United States, a prosecutor said on Thursday.

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Maryland high school shooting victim to be taken off life support: mother

(Reuters) - A 16-year-old girl who was critically wounded this week when she was shot by a fellow student at her high school in Maryland will be taken off life support on Thursday evening, her mother said.

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