Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously
Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup show
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer’s World Cup final. The tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, concludes with the final in New Jersey on 19 July. The BBC understands the show will be
Big tech bets on new mascots in bid to seem more cuddly
Some of the world’s biggest and most powerful brands are attempting to be more cute and cuddly. Tech giants Microsoft and Apple are among a wave of businesses who have recently introduced new cartoon character mascots, a tactic experts say is often used to make a brand seem more human
King visits victims of Golders Green stabbings
King Charles III has visited Golders Green to meet the victims of last month’s stabbings in the neighbourhood, in a show of support for the Jewish community, and spoke of his concerns about rising antisemitism. He visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet victims Shloime Rand, 34, and 76-year-old Moshe Shine,
UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
The UK’s economy saw surprise growth in March, despite the month seeing the first impact of the Iran war. The economy grew by 0.3%, confounding analysts’ forecasts of a small contraction, although the effects of the conflict are expected to hit growth later this year. The Office for National Statistics
Will F1 go back to the future with its engines?
Formula 1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions, both important for the future of the sport. The more immediate one is to find a short and medium-term fix for some of the problems that have arisen with the new engines introduced this year. This one
Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China – but thorny issues remain
Xi Jinping threw a grand welcome for Donald Trump on the first day of a visit that could reset ties between the rival superpowers. The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall of the People to welcome Trump, complete with a gun salute and a band playing the
‘Where we need vision, we have a vacuum’ – read Streeting’s resignation letter in full
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, writing in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer that despite the prime minister’s “courage and statesmanship”, “where we need vision, we have a vacuum”. Here is that resignation letter in full: Dear Prime Minister, The results are in and I am pleased to
Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday, as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. Memory chip prices doubled in the first quarter alone from the previous quarter and are forecast to climb up to
Real Madrid in crisis – inside the conflict and chaos at the Bernabeu
What should have been a week focused entirely on a high-stakes El Clasico against Barcelona has instead become dominated by reports of conflict and crisis inside Real Madrid’s dressing room. Defeat on Sunday against Barcelona will hand Real’s fiercest rivals their second consecutive La Liga title. But while Barca –