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3 weeks ago | centralfm.co.uk | James Sillars

The president is announcing his programme at a White House event entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again' from 9pm UK time. "This is liberation day", he told a cheering audience of supporters while hitting out at foreign "cheaters". He claimed "trillions" of dollars from the "reciprocal" levies he was imposing would provide relief for the US taxpayer.

4 weeks ago | centralfm.co.uk | Faith Ridler

However, the fiscal watchdog said that while growth has been downgraded for this year, it had been upgraded for every year after for the rest of this parliament - which is due to end in 2029. The chancellor said she is "not satisfied with these numbers" as she delivered her long-awaited spring statement in the House of Commons this afternoon. She told MPs: "That is why we on this side of the House are serious about taking the action needed to grow our economy.

1 month ago | centralfm.co.uk | Sarah Taaffe-Maguire

Those hundreds of roles are at risk of redundancy, the supermarket chain said, as it is to close 52 cafes, all 18 market kitchens food-to-go sites, 17 convenience stores, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies. Some staff working at these services will be redeployed elsewhere in the business, Morrisons said.

1 month ago | centralfm.co.uk | James Sillars

The duties were announced in mid-February as stock market investors cheered President Trump's 'America first' agenda which saw only Mexico, Canada and China come under initial pressure. While two rounds of tariffs on China have been enacted, 25% duties on some Canadian and most Mexican cross-border trade have been withdrawn until 2 April at the earliest. The tariffs beginning today are designed to protect US manufacturing and bolster jobs by making foreign-made products less attractive.

1 month ago | centralfm.co.uk | Victoria Seabrook

That depends on a few things - but the speed of the collision, clouds of filthy black smoke from the fires and the leaked fuel are certainly worrying. Firstly, it matters what was on board those two massive vessels. Follow live: Jet fuel spilling into sea after tanker collisionAnalytics firm Vortexa estimates the 183m-long tanker was carrying about 130,000 barrels of jet fuel (kerosene), which is now leaking into the sea.