Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme courtStock markets stumble as global trade faces more Trump tariff uncertaintyDonald Trump has declared that he can use tariffs in a “much more powerful and obnoxious way”, as the UK and the EU said they were seeking urgent clarity on the US trade deals they struck last summer.Trump threatened to escalate his global tariff war on Monday, after a supreme court ruling last week that he had overstepped his legal authority to impose his “liberation day” measures last year. Continue reading...

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Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against the government, after ministers gave the owner of the Daily Mail permission to take a significant step towards clinching its £500m takeover.The Telegraph titles, which include the daily and Sunday editions, have been in limbo for three years after previous owners, the Barclay family, lost control of them over huge unpaid debts. Continue reading...

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Unlicensed gambling firms could be barred from sponsoring Premier League clubs
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Top clubs agree not to have gambling sponsors on front of shirts, but government is consulting on total banUnlicensed gambling firms could be barred from sponsoring Premier League football clubs, after a string of controversies involving pornographic videos, failures in anti-money laundering rules and concerns about links to organised crime.Shirts worn by players for several major English football teams, including Everton, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, feature the logos of unlicensed online casinos or bookmakers. Continue reading...

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New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demandThe amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in Great Britain would exceed the national current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog.Ofgem said about 140 proposed datacentre schemes, driven by use of artificial intelligence, could require 50 gigawatts of electricity – 5GW more than the country’s current peak demand. Continue reading...

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If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?How will we be fed? That’s the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid all this talk about whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over all of our jobs.Formidable though the technology appears, similar fears have popped up repeatedly since the Industrial Revolution, and most working-age adults remain employed. Still, what is sorely missing is a serious debate about what to do if this future in fact materializes. Continue reading...

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Everton v Manchester United: Premier League – live
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

Follow updates from Monday’s 8pm (GMT) kick-offTen talking points from the weekend | Email DanielI’m minded of Martin Buchan’s legendary response – later pilfered by Gordon Strachan – to a reporter he didn’t know putting a hand on his chest to stop him going to get a drink.“A quick word, Martin?And because he’d been so rude I added ‘fuck off’.” Continue reading...

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‘I want to come back, to win gold’: banned Ukrainian determined to race for glory in helmet of memory
Posted on Monday February 23, 2026

On the eve of the fourth anniversary since Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladyslav Heraskevych has no regrets about sacrificing his Winter Olympic dreams in Milano CortinaIt is the image that will forever define the 2026 Winter Olympics: a Ukrainian skeleton racer, stoic and unbowed, holding a helmet bearing the faces of 24 athletes killed by Russia. Behind him, the icy track serves as a reminder of the dreams he sacrificed for a greater purpose.It was an extraordinary act of bravery and defiance, which carried the tremors of Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s civil rights protest in 1968. But in his first in-depth interview since being disqualified from the Milano Cortina Games, Vladyslav Heraskevych makes one thing clear: he has unfinished business with the Olympics. Continue reading...

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