Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ levies were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday. Dozens of countries face higher taxes on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has come into force. The sweeping “reciprocal” levies announced…

Incineration of $9.7m of contraceptives to lead to 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions. A decision by the US government to incinerate more than $9.7m (£7.3m) of contraceptives is projected to result in 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions in five African countries. More than three-quarters of the…

Study finds Wiltshire ham products sold by retailers such as Tesco and M&S contain highest level of nitrites. Ham and bacon sold by supermarkets including Tesco, and Marks and Spencer still contain cancer-causing chemicals almost 10 years after the World Health Organization warned about the dangers of their use in…

The Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday despite a growing divide between its policymakers over the dangers to the economy from high inflation and rising unemployment. In a development that will ease pressure on households and businesses, City forecasters expect the central bank to announce…

An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the place. Ireland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen…