Gold and silver prices plunge after Fridays losses

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his officials to draft proposals for a possible commencement of nuclear weapons tests in response to Donald Trump’s vow to resume such activity. The US president raised…

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that a $20bn (£15bn) US lifeline to help calm Argentina’s currency crisis is an attempt to sway elections this month in the South American nation. Welcoming Argentina’s libertarian leader Javier Milei to the White House, Trump warned that the US would not “waste our time” with helping Argentina if Milei’s…

Bethan LewisEducation & family correspondent, BBC Wales News Robin Lloyd Robin Lloyd said moving a few miles across the border meant she could now afford to have a second child From her Monmouthshire home, Robin Lloyd was able to see houses over the border in England knowing the families who lived there could access free…

Drivers could be paying more than they should for petrol and diesel after the UK’s competition watchdog said fuel profit margins remain at “persistently high levels” despite prices at the pump having fallen. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also challenged retailers’ claims that this was a result of higher operating costs, and said competition…