# [Home - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news) Home \- BBC NewsBBC Homepage * Skip to content * Accessibility Help * Your account * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Culture * Future * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds * More menu More menu Search BBC * Home * News * Sport * Earth * Reel * Worklife * Travel * Culture * Future * Music * TV * Weather * Sounds Close menu BBC News Menu * Home * Israel\-Gaza war * War in Ukraine * Climate * Video * World * Asia * UK * Business * Tech More * Science * Entertainment \& Arts * Health * World News TV * In Pictures * BBC Verify * Newsbeat # BBC News ![US President Donald Trump is announcing a wave of new tariffs at an event at the White House, on what he has dubbed "Liberation Day" Watch BBC's live coverage at the top of this pageTrump unveils a 10% tariff on the UK and 20% on the EU in watershed moment for global tradeTrump says he will start a "golden age" for America and says it's time for the US to "prosper"The president hits out at major trade partners Canada and Mexico, saying their trade practices are "not fair"Trump also announces the 25% tariff on all foreign-made vehicles will begin from midnight local timeTariffs are a tax on goods imported from abroad Trump says tariffs will address "unfair" trade with other countries - a view shared by some US industries - but analysts warn tariffs could push up global price](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/960/cpsprodpb/8d61/live/a3854fc0-1001-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.jpg)Live. Live. Asian markets tumble in wake of Trump's sweeping global tariffs The US will impose a universal "baseline" 10% tariff, with some countries to be hit with higher rates of up to nearly 50%.* AttributionBusiness * ### Trump's tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance + AttributionWorld + Posted1 hour ago1h![Donald Trump sits at a desk in the White House rose garden and signs an executive order. American flags hang behind him as an aide waits to the side.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/8db4/live/e65c4320-1011-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### UK firms react: 'A huge blow to Scotland's whisky industry' + AttributionBusiness + Posted4 hours ago4h![A woman wearing a tweed jacket holds a dram of whisky with the backdrop of the Scottish highlands behind her](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/1226/live/e5024020-100b-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Three ways Trump's move may affect you and your money + AttributionBusiness + Posted3 hours ago3h![Woman in the gym wearing a body warmer and a orange top paying contactless with credit card ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6043/live/4b4fc670-0fd7-11f0-94e9-65dc0da473ff.jpg) * ### 'Worst offenders' around world face tariffs of up to 50% + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted44 minutes ago44min![Container ships docked in Oakland, California ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/9d49/live/e2c74ba0-1008-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Watch: Key moments in Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs announcement. Video, 00:01:43Watch: Key moments in Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs announcement + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted4 hours ago4h1:43![US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/ba4c/live/93481ee0-100a-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.jpg) ## More top stories * ### Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree. + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted1 hour ago1h![Wayne sits in a reclining chair surrounded by his family on the day of his death.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15f2/live/f66ec8e0-0fb8-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors + AttributionAsia + Posted9 hours ago9h![Two people walk past a large white building that is partially collapsed and leaning dangerously to one side in Mandalay](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/c3a9/live/c313c580-0fdc-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.png) * ### Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics + AttributionMiddle East + Posted8 hours ago8h![Paramedic Munther Abed sits in front of a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/35b5/live/64b0c2e0-0fd2-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Man charged with 64 offences as part of investigation into funeral home + AttributionHull \& East Yorkshire + Posted8 hours ago8h![Robert has receding ginger hair and is red-faced. He is wearing a black jumper over a white shirt and black tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b1e8/live/55979d70-0fcc-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.jpg) * ### Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown + AttributionBusiness + Posted9 hours ago9h![Passengers - a man and a woman - stand outside terminal 4 of Heathrow Airport; there are trollies with bags on them and the woman looks down at her phone.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6c2e/live/0d50dc40-0fac-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### PSNI online child sex abuse unit 'struggling to meet demand' + AttributionNorthern Ireland + Posted8 hours ago8h![Chief Constable Jon Boutcher talks to the media. he's standing on front of a number of mics belonging to various media. He's wearing a white shirt with a black tie and black lapels on his shoulders. The emblem for the PSNI is behind him. A crown and a harp are visible.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6b1f/live/8b2f2390-0f09-11f0-9021-b1661f716c64.jpg) * ### Women to continue having babies later in life, says ONS + AttributionUK + Posted9 hours ago9h![A mother holding her baby](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/e98f/live/80d9b190-0fd0-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.png) * ### Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash + AttributionBusiness + Posted6 hours ago6h + Comments4381![Elon Musk looking pensive](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a5ae/live/d3c20ae0-0fd7-11f0-94e9-65dc0da473ff.jpg) * ### Private school parents must pay fair share, court hearing VAT challenge is told + AttributionFamily \& Education + Posted7 hours ago7h![In a classroom of pupils, the male teacher in the foreground is looking down at his desk. In the blurred background are a number of students at their desks, with large windows opening out onto what appears to be a school field.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/643a/live/c82ce340-0fa9-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Letby barrister to hand over 'fresh evidence' + AttributionLiverpool + Posted4 hours ago4h![A mugshot of Lucy Letby with dark blonde hair past her shoulders, blue/grey eyes and a red top on.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/82e1/live/d9ae8720-1005-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Muse cancel Turkish gig after pressure from anti\-government protesters + AttributionEurope + Posted9 hours ago9h![A woman followed by other women clutches her fist and shouts slogans against the Turkish government](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/00db/live/e15bd460-0fbe-11f0-a97f-df826be7b03d.jpg) * ### Councils in England putting homeless children at risk, MPs find + Posted22 minutes ago22min![Sam Revell, a mother who received a payout after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld her complaint about temporary accommodation](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/57a1/live/4c461480-0faf-11f0-9f4f-1b858dcfe51a.jpg) * ### Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack + AttributionEurope + Posted6 hours ago6h![File image of a brown bear walking in a field](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/93b3/live/01a8a590-0ff1-11f0-8071-effa4d8e1d75.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Northern Ireland## More top stories * ### Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree. + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted1 hour ago1h![Wayne sits in a reclining chair surrounded by his family on the day of his death.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15f2/live/f66ec8e0-0fb8-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors + AttributionAsia + Posted9 hours ago9h![Two people walk past a large white building that is partially collapsed and leaning dangerously to one side in Mandalay](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/c3a9/live/c313c580-0fdc-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.png) * ### Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics + AttributionMiddle East + Posted8 hours ago8h![Paramedic Munther Abed sits in front of a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/35b5/live/64b0c2e0-0fd2-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Man charged with 64 offences as part of investigation into funeral home + AttributionHull \& East Yorkshire + Posted8 hours ago8h![Robert has receding ginger hair and is red-faced. He is wearing a black jumper over a white shirt and black tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b1e8/live/55979d70-0fcc-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.jpg) * ### Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown + AttributionBusiness + Posted9 hours ago9h![Passengers - a man and a woman - stand outside terminal 4 of Heathrow Airport; there are trollies with bags on them and the woman looks down at her phone.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6c2e/live/0d50dc40-0fac-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Women to continue having babies later in life, says ONS + AttributionUK + Posted9 hours ago9h![A mother holding her baby](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/e98f/live/80d9b190-0fd0-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.png) * ### Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash + AttributionBusiness + Posted6 hours ago6h + Comments4381![Elon Musk looking pensive](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a5ae/live/d3c20ae0-0fd7-11f0-94e9-65dc0da473ff.jpg) * ### Private school parents must pay fair share, court hearing VAT challenge is told + AttributionFamily \& Education + Posted7 hours ago7h![In a classroom of pupils, the male teacher in the foreground is looking down at his desk. In the blurred background are a number of students at their desks, with large windows opening out onto what appears to be a school field.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/643a/live/c82ce340-0fa9-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Letby barrister to hand over 'fresh evidence' + AttributionLiverpool + Posted4 hours ago4h![A mugshot of Lucy Letby with dark blonde hair past her shoulders, blue/grey eyes and a red top on.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/82e1/live/d9ae8720-1005-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Muse cancel Turkish gig after pressure from anti\-government protesters + AttributionEurope + Posted9 hours ago9h![A woman followed by other women clutches her fist and shouts slogans against the Turkish government](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/00db/live/e15bd460-0fbe-11f0-a97f-df826be7b03d.jpg) * ### Councils in England putting homeless children at risk, MPs find + Posted22 minutes ago22min![Sam Revell, a mother who received a payout after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld her complaint about temporary accommodation](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/57a1/live/4c461480-0faf-11f0-9f4f-1b858dcfe51a.jpg) * ### Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack + AttributionEurope + Posted6 hours ago6h![File image of a brown bear walking in a field](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/93b3/live/01a8a590-0ff1-11f0-8071-effa4d8e1d75.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Wales## More top stories * ### Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree. + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted1 hour ago1h![Wayne sits in a reclining chair surrounded by his family on the day of his death.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15f2/live/f66ec8e0-0fb8-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors + AttributionAsia + Posted9 hours ago9h![Two people walk past a large white building that is partially collapsed and leaning dangerously to one side in Mandalay](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/c3a9/live/c313c580-0fdc-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.png) * ### Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics + AttributionMiddle East + Posted8 hours ago8h![Paramedic Munther Abed sits in front of a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/35b5/live/64b0c2e0-0fd2-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Man charged with 64 offences as part of investigation into funeral home + AttributionHull \& East Yorkshire + Posted8 hours ago8h![Robert has receding ginger hair and is red-faced. He is wearing a black jumper over a white shirt and black tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b1e8/live/55979d70-0fcc-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.jpg) * ### Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown + AttributionBusiness + Posted9 hours ago9h![Passengers - a man and a woman - stand outside terminal 4 of Heathrow Airport; there are trollies with bags on them and the woman looks down at her phone.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6c2e/live/0d50dc40-0fac-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Women to continue having babies later in life, says ONS + AttributionUK + Posted9 hours ago9h![A mother holding her baby](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/e98f/live/80d9b190-0fd0-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.png) * ### Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash + AttributionBusiness + Posted6 hours ago6h + Comments4381![Elon Musk looking pensive](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a5ae/live/d3c20ae0-0fd7-11f0-94e9-65dc0da473ff.jpg) * ### Private school parents must pay fair share, court hearing VAT challenge is told + AttributionFamily \& Education + Posted7 hours ago7h![In a classroom of pupils, the male teacher in the foreground is looking down at his desk. In the blurred background are a number of students at their desks, with large windows opening out onto what appears to be a school field.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/643a/live/c82ce340-0fa9-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Letby barrister to hand over 'fresh evidence' + AttributionLiverpool + Posted4 hours ago4h![A mugshot of Lucy Letby with dark blonde hair past her shoulders, blue/grey eyes and a red top on.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/82e1/live/d9ae8720-1005-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Muse cancel Turkish gig after pressure from anti\-government protesters + AttributionEurope + Posted9 hours ago9h![A woman followed by other women clutches her fist and shouts slogans against the Turkish government](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/00db/live/e15bd460-0fbe-11f0-a97f-df826be7b03d.jpg) * ### Councils in England putting homeless children at risk, MPs find + Posted22 minutes ago22min![Sam Revell, a mother who received a payout after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld her complaint about temporary accommodation](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/57a1/live/4c461480-0faf-11f0-9f4f-1b858dcfe51a.jpg) * ### Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack + AttributionEurope + Posted6 hours ago6h![File image of a brown bear walking in a field](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/93b3/live/01a8a590-0ff1-11f0-8071-effa4d8e1d75.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for Scotland## More top stories * ### Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree. + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted1 hour ago1h![Wayne sits in a reclining chair surrounded by his family on the day of his death.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15f2/live/f66ec8e0-0fb8-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors + AttributionAsia + Posted9 hours ago9h![Two people walk past a large white building that is partially collapsed and leaning dangerously to one side in Mandalay](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/c3a9/live/c313c580-0fdc-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.png) * ### Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics + AttributionMiddle East + Posted8 hours ago8h![Paramedic Munther Abed sits in front of a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/35b5/live/64b0c2e0-0fd2-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Man charged with 64 offences as part of investigation into funeral home + AttributionHull \& East Yorkshire + Posted8 hours ago8h![Robert has receding ginger hair and is red-faced. He is wearing a black jumper over a white shirt and black tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/b1e8/live/55979d70-0fcc-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.jpg) * ### Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown + AttributionBusiness + Posted9 hours ago9h![Passengers - a man and a woman - stand outside terminal 4 of Heathrow Airport; there are trollies with bags on them and the woman looks down at her phone.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/6c2e/live/0d50dc40-0fac-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Women to continue having babies later in life, says ONS + AttributionUK + Posted9 hours ago9h![A mother holding her baby](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/e98f/live/80d9b190-0fd0-11f0-9f8d-f125b11f3e53.png) * ### Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash + AttributionBusiness + Posted6 hours ago6h + Comments4381![Elon Musk looking pensive](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/a5ae/live/d3c20ae0-0fd7-11f0-94e9-65dc0da473ff.jpg) * ### Private school parents must pay fair share, court hearing VAT challenge is told + AttributionFamily \& Education + Posted7 hours ago7h![In a classroom of pupils, the male teacher in the foreground is looking down at his desk. In the blurred background are a number of students at their desks, with large windows opening out onto what appears to be a school field.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/643a/live/c82ce340-0fa9-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Letby barrister to hand over 'fresh evidence' + AttributionLiverpool + Posted4 hours ago4h![A mugshot of Lucy Letby with dark blonde hair past her shoulders, blue/grey eyes and a red top on.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/82e1/live/d9ae8720-1005-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Muse cancel Turkish gig after pressure from anti\-government protesters + AttributionEurope + Posted9 hours ago9h![A woman followed by other women clutches her fist and shouts slogans against the Turkish government](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/00db/live/e15bd460-0fbe-11f0-a97f-df826be7b03d.jpg) * ### Councils in England putting homeless children at risk, MPs find + Posted22 minutes ago22min![Sam Revell, a mother who received a payout after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld her complaint about temporary accommodation](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/57a1/live/4c461480-0faf-11f0-9f4f-1b858dcfe51a.jpg) * ### Slovakia backs plan to shoot 350 bears after man killed in attack + AttributionEurope + Posted6 hours ago6h![File image of a brown bear walking in a field](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/93b3/live/01a8a590-0ff1-11f0-8071-effa4d8e1d75.jpg) Change my nationclose panelChange my nationChange your nation to get more top stories from where you are, as well as the UK and international headlines.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandConfirmYou are now seeing top stories for England## More top stories * ### Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree. + AttributionUS \& Canada + Posted1 hour ago1h![Wayne sits in a reclining chair surrounded by his family on the day of his death.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15f2/live/f66ec8e0-0fb8-11f0-b234-07dc7691c360.jpg) * ### Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors + AttributionAsia + Posted9 hours ago9h![Two people walk past a large white building that is partially collapsed and leaning dangerously to one side in Mandalay](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/c3a9/live/c313c580-0fdc-11f0-ac9f-c37d6fd89579.png) * ### Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics + AttributionMiddle East + Posted8 hours ago8h![Paramedic Munther Abed sits in front of a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/35b5/live/64b0c2e0-0fd2-11f0-ba12-8d27eb561761.jpg) * ### Man charged with 64 offences as part of investigation into funeral home + AttributionHull \& East Yorkshire + Posted8 hours ago8h![Robert has receding ginger hair and is red-faced. 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