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Reeves could lower US car tariffs in push for trade deal

Chancellor Rachel Reeves signalled openness to lower tariffs Britain imposes on US car imports in order to reach a trade deal with President Trump. A document circulated among US business groups and unions seeking views on a potential deal with the UK, focused on lowering UK tariffs on US cars…

23 Apr 5PM 37 min

What does IMF's stark forecast mean for UK?

In a stark forecast of the world's economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Trump tariffs and market uncertainty will lead to slower growth and significant change. The IMF has also slashed the UK's growth prospects - we ask what that means for the government's "number one mission". Also…

22 Apr 5PM 38 min

The life and legacy of Pope Francis

We're live in Vatican City as Roman Catholics mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the church - who's died of a stroke and heart failure aged 88. We look at his legacy, and ask what might come next for the church. Also in the programme: The head…

21 Apr 5PM 37 min

US senator visits man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Ábrego García, the man in an El Salvador jail who has now become the new face of US politics. For the Trump administration, he is an example of their policy of deporting people they identify as “criminal illegal aliens”. For Democrats, there is…

18 Apr 4PM 37 min

What will Europe have to trade for Trump deal?

It's the Italian Job at the White House this evening - as Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni sits down with Donald Trump, the President says he's 100% sure that the US will reach a trade deal with the European Union. We're live in Washington DC - and ask what Europe…

17 Apr 5PM 37 min

What's the impact of Supreme Court's gender ruling?

Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. We get reaction from a former Labour - now Independent - MP, a long-time critic of Sir Keir Starmer's stance on the issue. And we also speak to an organisation…

16 Apr 5PM 37 min

President Trump has escalated his fight with Harvard

President Trump has escalated his fight with Harvard The university rejected his demand to overhaul its practices Outrage after an ancient oak tree in north London is chopped down Is Cate Blanchett really retiring ? and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

15 Apr 5PM 37 min

UK government "confident" Scunthorpe steel furnace will keep running

Also in the programme, Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in a landmark trial that could see his social media giant Meta broken up. We hear from a senior figure in Marine Le Pen's National Rally about the impact of her embezzlement conviction on French politics. And as the British actress…

14 Apr 5PM 38 min

Government seeks emergency law to 'take control' of British Steel

The government is recalling Parliament tomorrow to pass emergency legislation aimed at saving British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe. The "special measures" bill would allow the government to "take control" of British Steel, opening the door to nationalisation at a later stage. We ask whether nationalisation is inevitable. Diplomats from the…

11 Apr 5PM 37 min

Trump defends tariffs after day of market turmoil

President Trump has defended his tariffs policy - despite another day of turmoil for US markets. He's hit China with tariffs of at least 125% - we ask whether the US President may yet back down? Also tonight: A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River in New York -…

10 Apr 5PM 37 min