There has been a sense of whiplash from Mr Trump’s back-and-forth tariff threats and responding retaliation seen over the last few months.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement in a call with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer which was broadcast live.

Illegal vapes and cigarettes worth £12,000 have been found hidden in wheelie bins and a cooker top in Darlington. Trading standards and police launched an investigation after being tipped off that ...

The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

Agriculture is a key part of a new trade deal struck between the UK and US, announced on Thursday by Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, with tariffs reduced on US products including beef and ethanol ...

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said it was ‘disappointing’ that devolved governments had not been told the agreement was imminent.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has berated a minister saying “we don’t do business like this” after the Government suggested a statement on the UK-US trade deal should be delayed. The Speaker of the House of ...

Council leaders say “mindless damage” will delay the completion of “quality” new homes in Darlington. A JCB digger ploughed into several properties near Neasham Road last month, creating gaping holes ...

Car manufacturers and UK consumers will be “breathing a sigh of relief” after Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump struck a US-UK trade agreement, industry bosses have said. UK car manufacturers, such as ...