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Donald Trump’s administration has slapped tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico. What is affected?The US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross says there will be a 25% tariff (basically a tax) on steel and 10% on aluminium brought into the US from the EU, taking effect from today.The tariffs were actually announced in March but the EU (along with some other US allies) was given an exemption. This exemption was due to expire today.What is at stake?Gareth Stace, director of industry group UK Steel, told Sky News’s Ian King Live programme that the UK exports around…

Massive US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU have come into force as the UK warned a transatlantic trade war would be bad for both sides. President Donald Trump said back in March that he would slap a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium, citing national security interests.The levies have now been imposed on the EU, Canada and Mexico, after they were previously granted exemptions. Image: Donald Trump is accused of launching a trade war The White House move was branded “patently absurd” by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, who dismissed American claims…

The country’s financial watchdog has proposed a package of measures to help consumers who are facing high-cost credit charges. One of the main suggestions is a cap on prices in the household goods rent-to-own sector, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) saying a consumer renting an essential such as an electric cooker costing £300 could end up with a £1,500 bill.The FCA said it had “identified a need to intervene to protect financially vulnerable consumers in this market”.Also for consideration on the table is a ban on the sale of extended warranties at the point of purchase, which the watchdog…

A train company that compared its service to Poundland cooking chocolate in a tweet has been threatened with legal action by the discount retailer. The spat on social media erupted after a disgruntled passenger named Kevin tweeted an image of a departures board showing cancelled trains, with a sarcastic caption which read: “Why, Ambassador @TLRailUK, with this fine service you are really spoiling us.” Thameslink replied: “Very sorry Kevin. Appreciate at the moment the service is less Ferrero Rocher and more Poundland cooking chocolate.”Poundland’s retail director Austin Cooke issued a scathing response to Charles Horton, chief executive of Thameslink’s parent…

A grand jury has indicted Harvey Weinstein on rape and criminal sex charges. The disgraced movie mogul waived his right to appear before the panel in New York on Wednesday afternoon.It was the panel’s job to decided whether there was enough evidence for criminal charges – and its decision means Weinstein is now “another step closer to accountability”, according to Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.He remains free after agreeing to pay $1m (£750,000) in bail.:: The women who have accused WeinsteinThe film producer was charged last Friday on two counts of rape and one of a criminal sexual act…

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in Chelsea, west London. Police were called to Cathcart Road at 10.20pm on Wednesday to reports of yet another stabbing in the capital.It is the latest in a series of violent deaths this year.The London Ambulance Service attended after the man, believed to be in his 40s, was found with multiple stab wounds.He was pronounced dead at the scene, just metres from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, shortly after 11pm. Image: Inquiries into the stabbing continue He has not been formally identified but his next of kin have…

The family of a toddler left brain-damaged after a road accident are calling for tougher sentences for those found guilty of causing serious injury whilst driving. Kai Khetani, who was two years old at the time of the accident in 2016, was crossing the road with his grandfather in northwest London when a vehicle ran a red light and hit them.His grandfather recovered from his injuries, but Kai, now four, has been left partially blind and unable to walk, talk or swallow.”Kai was an outgoing person,” his mother Niyutee told Sky News. Image: The family’s local MP is supporting their…

Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol and US secretary of state Mike Pompeo have had a “good” meeting in New York. The rare visit comes ahead of the potential summit between the leaders of the two countries next month.The White House has said the on-off meeting on 12 June in Singapore is “expected” to take place still, despite some jitters. Image: The officials will meet again on Thursday US officials have said early meetings preparing for the America-North Korea summit have been positive.Mr Pompeo tweeted a few hours after Mr Kim landed in the city: “Good working dinner with…

A fourth person was killed by a Belgian gunman the day before he went on to shoot dead two police officers and a civilian. Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon told broadcaster RTL the attacker, identified as Benjamin Herman, “also committed a murder the night before”.He added that a woman he held hostage after the attack may have helped prevent more deaths by talking him down.Herman, 29, was killed by police after Tuesday’s attack in Liege, which left two female police officers and one bystander dead.Soraya Belkacemi, 53, and Lucille Garcia, 45, had their handguns stolen from them by Herman before…

Four thousand doors in homes in the Grenfell Tower borough are set to be replaced at a cost of £3.5 million. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is considering replacing all flat doors with ones which are fire-resistant for 30 minutes, the time stipulated in current building regulation standards.The proposal comes after it was revealed in March that an undamaged door from the Grenfell Tower block was tested and found it could only withstand a blaze for 15 minutes, despite being designed to hold out for half an hour.”This is not currently a legislative requirement, but this may change…