内容摘要：They added the Race Across the World experience "opened Sam's eyes to the wonder of adventure".

They added the Race Across the World experience "opened Sam's eyes to the wonder of adventure".

Jade added the festival's effortsbringing in a younger audience and providing a space for all voices was "really making the difference".

"I'm seeing younger people, more ethnically diverse people, a lot of really good queer representation happening... and that's really, really important," she said."We're seeing a more modern Wales perhaps being represented whilst not losing that classic literary approach."We have a really rich national history of literature and there's nothing wrong with being middle-class, there's nothing wrong with really literary writing like classic books.

"There's just a place for all of our different types of writing. That's the most important thing."A highlight of Jade's week at Hay was going to see curator, writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun "on a panel of black voices talking about black history", while another standout was attending a talk with the writer

She said if someone were to tell her childhood self that she could go somewhere and meet writers, breathe the same air as Jacqueline Wilson and then in the future become a writer herself, "her head would explode".

This year was also Rhys Thomas' first time at Hay Festival."In good faith, the EU paused its countermeasures on 14 April to create space for continued negotiations," the statement said, warning the bloc "is prepared to impose countermeasures".

On Friday, Trump announced the tariff rate on steel and aluminium imports would double to 50%, starting on Wednesday.He said the move would help boost the local steel industry and national supply, while reducing reliance on China.

Trump also said that $14bn (£10bn) would be invested in the area's steel production through a partnership between US Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, though he later told reporters he had yet to see or approve the final deal.The announcement was the latest turn in Trump's rollercoaster approach to tariffs since re-entering office in January.