[ad_1] Sam GruetBusiness reporterBBCCanadian retail boss Joanna Goodman is considering no longer ordering from US suppliersMade in Canada.Three words that are now a common presence on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump's tariffs sparked a trade war with the US's northern neighbour.In Canada the economic measures against it have been met with a wave of patriotism, with some consumers and businesses boycotting American products. Others with operations in the US face
[ad_1] Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, ScotlandGetty ImagesUniversity staff took strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions in 2023Scotland's universities are hitting a crunch point with their finances, forcing job losses on a scale we used to see from major factory closures and raising questions about whether they can all survive.Dundee University is cutting 632 full-time jobs – a fifth of its workforce - as it tries to tackle a
[ad_1] Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCThe prime minister has just had another moment at the lectern, urging Europe to stand up for Ukraine. He's an increasingly confident leader, but in the coming days No 10 faces what could be a defining fight at home."There is a collision coming," a Labour insider tells me. Sir Keir Starmer has long been up for fights with his party. But with controversy around
[ad_1] Peter Gillibrand and Tom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatEA/Hazelight StudiosVideo game director Josef Fares says his studio is "the best in the world" at making co-operative adventuresThink of video games, and you'll probably think of something competitive.Some of the most popular titles in the world, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty, are focused on outgunning, outrunning or outclassing opponents.But, as Josef Fares and his studio Hazelight have shown, that's not the
[ad_1] Apple's encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice.The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple users that have turned on Advanced Data Protection (ADP), a tool that prevents anyone other than the user - including the tech giant - from reading their files.Apple says it is important for privacy - but the UK government says
[ad_1] Hugh Pym and Ian AtkinsonBBC NewsInstitute of Cancer ResearchAbiraterone tablets can help stop prostate cancer spreadingA cancer charity has said it is "angry and frustrated" that ministers and health officials have not approved the provision of a life-extending prostate cancer drug through the NHS in England.The drug, abiraterone, has been available in Scotland and Wales for two years for high-risk patients whose cancer has not yet spread, but not
[ad_1] Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month.In California, District Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a "sham" strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce.His order - which was followed by another from Maryland - applies to thousands of probationary workers who
[ad_1] Esme StallardClimate and Science ReporterBBCListen to Esme read this articleDonald Trump's return to the White House is a "major blow to global climate action". So said Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, after he was elected in November.Since taking office, Trump has withdrawn the US from what is considered the most important global climate pact, the Paris Climate Agreement. He has also reportedly prevented US scientists from participating
[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterDonatas AlišauskasIeva Mackeviciute uses car sharing to get around VilniusIeva Mackeviciute lives in Kaunas, Lithuania's second-largest city, but works in the capital, Vilnius.She takes the hour-long train into her company's Vilnius office once a week, where she uses a car-sharing service to drive herself to client meetings throughout the day.Through an app, she can find where the nearest available car is, and drive off, paying by the
[ad_1] Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have accused the Covid inquiry of an "establishment cover-up" after their second attempt to be given an official role in the inquiry was rejected.The couple claimed they were the targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt" after the inquiry's chairwoman, Baroness Hallett, refused their application to be made "core participants".PPE Medpro, a firm led by Mr Barrowman, was awarded government contracts worth
