US will not back out of its tariff deals with UK and others, says Trump trade representative
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Promise comes as minister admits to ‘uncertainty’ about new 15% levy on imports from around the world Graeme Wearden: Trump’s trade war risks undermining his hopes of hefty US interest rate cutsThe US will not back out of tariff deals it has already sealed with countries around the world, including the UK, the EU, Japan, Switzerland and others, Donald Trump’s trade representative Jamieson Greer said on Sunday.The US supreme court ruled on Friday that many of the tariffs imposed by the US president were illegal, leading Trump to announce a new 15% global tariff on all imports the next day. Continue reading...

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Trump’s trade war risks undermining his hopes of hefty US interest rate cuts | Graeme Wearden
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Upping tariffs may have lifted the president’s mood but it is a headache for the Federal Reserve and its next chairDonald Trump and Denis Healey don’t have much in common. One of the greatest prime ministers Britain never had shares little of his famous hinterland with what some historians see as one of the worst occupants of the White House.But Trump would be well advised to remember Healey’s first law of holes – when you’re in one, stop digging Continue reading...

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High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

CBI and Energy UK report finds 40% of firms have cut investment as electricity costs remain far above pre-Ukraine levels‘It’s a ticking timebomb’: food producers sound alarm on rise in energy chargesThe UK is at risk of losing its status as a major manufacturing centre after a sharp rise in energy prices that has forced about 40% of businesses to cut back investment, according to a report by the CBI and Energy UK.In a stinging message to ministers, the report said British businesses – from chemical producers to pubs and restaurants – were being undermined by a failure to cap prices and upgrade the UK’s ageing gas and electricity networks. Continue reading...

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OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Company behind ChatGPT last year flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account for ‘furtherance of violent activities’ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history.OpenAI said last June the company identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar via abuse detection efforts for “furtherance of violent activities”. Continue reading...

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The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know itDuring the height of Iran’s blackout in January, people could still access a platform that, in some senses, was like the internet.Iranians could message family members on a government-monitored app and watch clips of Manchester United on a Farsi-language video-sharing site. They could read state news and use a local navigation service. Continue reading...

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Winter Olympics 2026: Closing ceremony from Verona Arena after Norway top medal table – live
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Live scores and schedule | Results | BriefingNorway beats US to top medal table | email GrahamWe’re heading over to Livigno shortly for the women’s halfpipe. Team GB’s Zoe Atkin qualified first but there is plenty of competition, not least from China’s Eileen Gu.Some big news coming out of the 50km women’s cross-country skiing, with Frida Karlsson pulling out. The Swede was the gold meal favourite having won the skiathlon and the 10km intervals, as well as a silver in 4x7.5km relay. Continue reading...

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Eze and Gyökeres at the double to boost Arsenal title bid with Spurs rout
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Arsenal could feel the breath of Manchester City on their necks and the questions mounting; the anxiety all around them. The draw at Wolves on Wednesday had been a disaster and, with only two Premier League wins in seven, everybody seemed to want to say the same thing. Mikel Arteta and his players were cracking up in their pursuit of the title.This was the soothing tonic they craved, a comfortable and confident dismissal of a Tottenham team desperate to feel a new manager bounce under Igor Tudor. Spurs did show personality to find a Randal Kolo Muani goal for 1-1 in the 34th minute; it was the striker’s first for the club in the league. Continue reading...

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