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With a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court ruled President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies. The president has used Nixon-era legislation to impose new, albeit temporary, tariffs.

Also on the programme: the BBC understands the government is considering legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession.

And we hear from the scientist behind our ‘nature notes’ series. What does the habit of observing the natural world give us in return?

President Trump has damned a Supreme Court ruling striking down much of his tariffs policy. A clearly furious president vowed to reimpose his import taxes through alternative methods. The court said that the president could not impose tariffs without consulting Congress.

Also in our programme: how rural communities and poorer areas in Russia are being disproportionately affected by the war; and we speak to one of the stars of the first Iranian documentary to earn an Oscar nomination.

(Photo: US President Donald J. Trump, alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, speaking at a press conference about the Supreme Court's striking down of most of his tariffs. Credit: Yuri Gripas, EPA/Shutterstock)

Donald Trump calls the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs "deeply disappointing" as he announces a new 10% levy on global imports.

In this special programme we take a closer look at that Supreme Court ruling, with reaction from businesses and global trade experts...and from the toy company which took on President Trump to win the case. And will companies have a fighting chance of gaining compensation for the money they feel they have lost due to tariffs? We hear from one lawyer in Washington D.C who leads an International Trade department.

(Picture: U.S. President Donald Trump, holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2026.Credit Reuters/Kevin Lamarque).

Writer: Keri Davies

Director: Peter Leslie Wild

Editor: Jeremy Howe

Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood

Josh Archer … Angus Imrie

Pip Archer …Daisy Badger

Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch

Tony Archer … David Troughton

Tom Archer … William Troughton

Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman

Neil Carter … Brian Hewlett

Ruairi Donovan … Arthur Hughes

Rex Fairbrother … Nick Barber

Akram Malik … Asif Khan

Stella Pryor … Lucy Speed

Hannah Riley … Helen Longworth

Lynda Snell … Carole Boyd

Zach Pryor … Alex Austin

This week the panel discuss PM Keir Starmer fighting off a potential coup; whether it’s a good idea to take Valentine’s day tips from a two-timing Norwegian athlete; and after 40 days of rain in some parts of the UK, is the country actually getting sunnier?

Joining Andy this week is Alasdair Beckett-King, Rachel Fairburn, Stephen Bush and Mhairi Black

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney, Jade Gebbie, Ruth Husko and Peter Tellouche.

Producer: Georgia Keating

Executive Producer: James Robinson

Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu

Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Police are expected to continue searching Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former home until Monday, the BBC understands.

The former prince was released from custody after 11 hours on Thursday night, following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office; he has previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. As the UK police continue their investigation, prominent figures in the US ask whether they'll also see criminal investigations out of the Epstein files.

Also in the programme: As the US says it won't accept global governance of AI, we'll hear why Google is being sued over an AI-generated voice, the climber guilty of manslaughter for leaving his girlfriend on a mountain; and the astonishing promise of a multi-purpose vaccine delivered by nasal spray.

(Photo shows a police van patrolling the area on 20 February 2026 where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February in Sandringham, Norfolk)

Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs have been struck down by the US Supreme Court, in a major blow to the President's economic agenda. With a 6-3 majority, judges ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed the levies using a law reserved for national emergencies.

Also: an AI summit in India has ended without a global agreement on governing the technology, after strong opposition from the United States. British police continue to search the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after the former Prince was released under investigation. Iran says it will be ready to submit its plan for a possible nuclear agreement with the US in the next two or three days. The BBC has identified the names of more than 180,000 Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine. In a world first, lion DNA has helped to convict poachers in Zimbabwe. And Spanish construction workers have finished work on the tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.

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We have the latest from New York with the BBC's Michelle Fleury. And we hear from Beth Benike, the owner of Busy Baby baby products in Minnesota.

Plus we ask Diane Swonk, KMPG's Chief US Economist what this all means for the US economy?

We speak to a Kenyan man who says he believed he was travelling to Russia to join a basketball team but was instead coerced into military service. He describes signing a contract in Russian, witnessing death in battle, and fighting in a war he says he never agreed to join.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga

Producers: Carolyne Kiambo and Fana Negash.

Technical Producer: Herbert Masua

Senior Producer: Priya Sippy.

Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

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