China: Government spending billions to get people to open their wallets

The Chinese government has promised new child care subsidies, increased wages and better paid leave to revive a slowing economy. That is on top of a $41bn discount programme for…

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USA: Trump moves to close down Voice of America

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back the federally-funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”. A White House statement said…

UK: Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret

Apple’s encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple…

UK: North Sea collision ship captain appears in court

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has appeared in court charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a…

UK: Clothes brand gets 100 complaints a day that models are ‘too fat

The boss of online clothing brand Snag has told the BBC it gets more than 100 complaints a day that the models in its adverts are “too fat”. Chief executive…

USA: Government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill

The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months. The stopgap funding bill passed in…

USA: Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back

Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. In California, District Judge William…

USA: Musk’s Tesla raises concern over Trump tariffs

Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla has warned it and other US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Mr Musk is a close ally of…

USA: Top Democrat Schumer backs Republican spending bill to avert shutdown

The US may avert a looming government shutdown after a top Democrat said he would support a Republican funding bill to keep it open. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced…