Police shot and killed a 30-year-old man at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Thursday morning, police said. Three officers shot at the man, who they said seemed upset and was armed, before 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT), Ontario police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), said in a statement. No police officers were injured, and “there is […]
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Tuesday announced the US would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes. Two petroleum-based synthetic dyes would be phased out in the coming weeks, and others by the end of 2026. Experts have linked the dyes – which are found in dozens of foods, including cereals, candy, […]
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images The European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m) in the first fines it has issued under legislation intended to curb the power of big tech. It has issued a €500m (£428m) fine to Apple over its App Store, while Meta has been fined […]
Faisal Islam & Tom Espiner & Esyllt Carr Economics editor & Business reporters, BBC News Chancellor Reeves says she wants to see tariff and non-tariff barriers reduce Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports as she tries to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration. Reeves said […]
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The US Treasury Secretary indicated a trade deal between the US and the UK could be on the cards, as policymakers gather in Washington There is an opportunity for a “big deal” between the US and China on trade, America’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Asked […]
The Trump administration is proposing a major overhaul of the US State Department that would involve axing a war crimes office and shifting the focus of staff looking at migration and refugees. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restructure was designed to get rid of offices that are “misaligned with America’s core national interests”. […]
Attorneys delivered opening statements on Wednesday in the New York retrial of Harvey Weinstein, with prosecutors accusing the disgraced film producer of using his immense power in Hollywood to sexually harass and abuse three women. “The defendant wanted their bodies, and the more they resisted, the more forceful he got,” Assistant District Attorney Shannon Lucey […]
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: ‘We are not Americans’ – but what does it mean to be Canadian? More than 7 million Canadians have cast their ballots in advance, setting a new record for early voter turnout, Elections Canada says. Advance polling stations were open across the country for four days, from Friday to […]
Shannon Sharpe, a Superbowl champion and host of a popular podcast, has been accused of sexual assault in a Nevada lawsuit. The lawsuit was brought by a woman who alleges Mr Sharpe used his fame to “manipulate, control, subjugate and violate women”. The accuser, who was 19 at the time she met Mr Sharpe in […]
João da Silva Business reporter, BBC News Watch: ‘It will be expensive’ – Americans react to the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the economy US President Donald Trump has appeared to soften his recent comments on China and the head of the US Federal Reserve after recent clashes as he pursues his economic agenda. He […]
