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Trump Threatens Lake Ontario Renaming as Canada-US Trade Dispute Escalates
A trade dispute between the United States and Canada escalated sharply after negotiations between the two countries broke down, prompting Washington to impose 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, including hockey equipment and alcohol, while threatening a further 50% levy on cars, car parts and steel from 1 January. President Donald Trump…
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Home Office minister accused of putting A66 joyriders ‘on a par’ with dead police officers in crash tribute – but claims local force told her to do so
A Home Office minister, Anna Turley, has come under fire from a senior Conservative MP after she paid tribute to all seven people killed in a crash on the A66, including the five young men whose vehicle struck and killed two police officers. Nick Timothy, the Shadow Justice Secretary, accused the Labour MP for Redcar…
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Cross-border tensions flare as Canada-US trade talks collapse and Kremlin warns Burnham on drones
Carney rejects Trump’s tariff “attack” as trade war looms, a Kremlin adviser threatens British drone factories, and Murdoch family feuding is exposed in newly unsealed court papers.
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Danish PM rejects plastic surgeon’s offer to ‘fix’ her nose as she shares screengrabs of his message and declares: ‘I’m happy with my body’
Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has publicly rejected an unsolicited offer from a male plastic surgeon who messaged her on Instagram offering to “fix” a mark on her nose. She shared a screenshot of the exchange, telling him she was happy with her body and did not need a male plastic surgeon’s opinion on her…
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British tourists among 12 people run over by drunk driver in Portuguese holiday resort
A 35-year-old driver drove into a crowd of pedestrians in the Algarve resort of Albufeira in the early hours of the morning, injuring 12 people, including British tourists, after ignoring police orders to stop. The incident, which took place on the Oura strip, a popular nightlife area, ended when the driver crashed into another vehicle…
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POLL OF THE DAY: Are doctors overprescribing antidepressants?
The Daily Mail is running a reader poll asking whether doctors in England are overprescribing antidepressants, following NHS figures showing a record 9.1 million patients were prescribed the drugs in the past year. The issue matters because it points to a sharp rise in diagnosed mental health problems such as depression and anxiety since the…
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Airport worker critical after being run over by passenger jet
An airport worker at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport was left in a critical condition after being run over by a passenger jet on the tarmac. The signaller was rushed to hospital on Monday night, with police suggesting the aircraft may have been reversing at the time of the accident. The incident, which occurred shortly before a…
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China warns it will safeguard its interests after US widens sanctions against Iran
China has hardened its rhetoric after the United States widened economic sanctions on Iran, with foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian saying Beijing was “firmly opposed” to what it called “illegal unilateral sanctions” and would take “all necessary measures” to safeguard its rights. The exchange followed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement of sweeping new measures,…
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Parents will be paid £40,000 per child to encourage families in Singapore
Singapore’s government has unveiled a major overhaul of family benefits, offering nearly S$70,000 (around £40,000) per child from birth to age 17, as it battles a record-low birth rate and rapid population ageing. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the package, calling it a “fundamental shift” in how the state supports families, though he acknowledged that…