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China's finance ministry has announced that it is placing an additional 84% tariff on all goods imported from the US.

US President Donald Trump placed a 104% tariff on all Chinese goods entering the US, starting from Wednesday.

China says that these new retaliatory charges will take effect from 12:01 CST (05:00 BST) on 10 April.

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The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, the government has promised.

The theme park, which is set to open in 2031, will be constructed in Bedford on a 476-acre complex and could attract 8.5 million visitors in its first year.

Universal, whose films include Minions and Wicked, have theme parks in Orlando and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Osaka, Japan, Sentosa, Singapore, and Beijing, China.

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At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez at the Jet Set nightclub in the country's capital Santo Domingo.

The singer was among those killed, as well as a provincial governor, and a former Major League Baseball pitcher, Octavio Dotel.

Hundreds of people were inside the venue and some 400 rescuers are still searching for survivors. There are fears the death toll will rise further.

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A digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner's final hours, including how engineers kept the lights on until the last moment.

The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, killing 1,500 people in the disaster.

The scan also provides a new view of a boiler room, confirming eye-witness accounts that engineers worked right to the end to keep the ship's lights on.

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A "miracle" baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother using a donated womb.

The baby's mum, Grace Davidson, was born with a rare condition, Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, where the womb is missing or underdeveloped.

Grace received her sister's womb in 2023, and she gave birth to her first child in February two years after the pioneering operation.

The first baby born as a result of a womb transplant was in Sweden in 2014, and since then around 65 babies have been born.

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Donald Trump's "explosive" tariffs are now in effect, including 104% on China, the world's biggest exporter.

Also on the list are 60 of the "worst offending" countries - who will face tariffs ranging from 11% - 50%.

The additional tariffs on China kicked in after Beijing refused to meet Trump's deadline to withdraw its own retaliatory levies on the US.

Trump has said that the tariffs are vital for his economic vision, but experts warn a full scale trade war is a possibility.

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We look at how far China is willing to go in retaliation against President Trump’s tariffs?

Beijing has vowed to “fight to the end” after the US president threatened to nearly double the tariffs on China. How far could the trade war go?

And, how would big tariffs on Chinese goods impact people in the UK? James is joined by Ian Williams, author of the Fire of the Dragon, China’s New Cold War and Sophia Gaston, visiting fellow at Kings College London.

Plus, President Trump says the US is having direct nuclear talks with Iran on Saturday. Why now? And what does it mean for tensions in the Middle East? James is joined by Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet.

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US President Donald Trump said his country will hold "direct talks" with Iran over a possible new nuclear deal on Saturday.

Trump said discussions would be at a "very high level" and that Iran would be in "great danger" if talks were not successful.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump's statement, and said "indirect high-level talks" would take place in Oman.

Curbing Iran's ability to build nuclear weapons has been a key foreign policy goal for the US and its allies for decades.

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US stocks have rallied after days of turmoil, with European and Asian markets also stabilising.

White House Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called Beijing's response to US tariffs a "big mistake", after China said it will "fight to the end".

It comes after US President Trump threatened to hit Beijing with an extra 50% tariff if it doesn't withdraw its 34% retaliatory levy by the end of the day.

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