The London Economic

2 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Stephen Porzio

Gladiator II, one of 2024’s biggest blockbusters, will finally be available to watch on streaming in the UK and Ireland next month. Coming to Paramount+, the movie stars Paul Mescal as Hanno – a man living in the North African kingdom of Numidia whose wife is killed by the invading Roman army, led by General Acacius (Pedro Pascal). Enslaved and taken to Rome, Hanno is spotted by the scheming Macrinus (Denzel Washington), who believes he would make for a formidable gladiator.

5 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Seán Crosbie

The Chinese government have told American President Donald Trump to “stop whining” following his decision to hike tariffs up to 245% on certain items. The ongoing trade war between China and the USA rages on as tariffs rise and rise, which ultimately will come at the expense of the consumer paying higher prices for items imported from China.

6 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Many of you will have seen that on Monday, popstar Katy Perry was part of an all-female crew who flew to the edge of space on a Blue Origin rocket. The firework singer was one of six women who went on the roughly 11-minute long flight on board one of Jeff Bezos’ rockets.

1 week ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has delivered a bizarre speech about children with autism, claiming they will “never pay taxes, never hold a job” and many will “never use a toilet unassisted.”The US secretary of state for health and human services was speaking at a press conference on Wednesday after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of American children with autism was continuing to rise.

1 week ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Joe Biden used his first speech since leaving office to slam the Trump administration and its welfare policies. The former president was speaking at a conference in Chicago as part of a disability rights event. Although he never mentioned Trump by name, he did criticise the “new administration” that had taken power after him. In particular, he hit out at Trump and his government’s approach to the Social Security system.