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Imogen FoulkesBern, Switzerland AFP via Getty Images So far President Karin Keller-Sutter has failed to reduce US tariffs on Swiss goods President Trump’s tariffs have caused shock worldwide, with governments scrambling to find a deal to placate him. Some have managed: the UK got in first, with a sweet deal of just 10%, the European…

Helen DrewPolitics London BBC Solomon Smith founded the charity after witnessing poverty among his peers As Christmas approaches, Brixton Soup Kitchen is busier than ever. Set up more than a decade ago to feed homeless people, the charity now serves anyone who cannot afford to eat. Solomon Smith said he founded the charity with money…

BBC Sue Jamieson and Margaret Ashdown help run one a one of Surrey’s “warm welcome” venues A woman who helps to run one of Surrey’s Warm Welcome venues says they are important from “a social perspective, as well as helping people in need”. The facility at Dorking Christian Centre, now in its fourth year, is…

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday. In a video announcing the probe, Powell said the US justice department served the agency with subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to Federal Reserve buildings. He called…

Jake Pickering, head of agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries at Waitrose, said: “By suspending sourcing of mackerel at Waitrose we are reinforcing our ethical and sustainable business commitments, acting to tackle overfishing and protect the long-term health of our oceans and this crucial fish.”