内容摘要：Cllr Cole said she was "delighted" the authority was continuing to offer the vouchers during the half-term break.

Cllr Cole said she was "delighted" the authority was continuing to offer the vouchers during the half-term break.

Are the leaders of G20 nations with their own domestic audiences really going to roll over in order to give the new president a win?They could choose to wait out the inevitable impact of Trump applying a 25% increase on the cost of two-fifths of US imports on US consumers and inflation.

The cost of washing machines in the US rose 12% or by about $86, after Trump hit foreign-made machines with a 50% tariff during his first term. Such increases, no matter how modest, run counter to Trump's promises during the campaign to bring down the cost of living.But though Americans might be more sensitive to price rises now than they were in 2018, the political appetite for tariffs should not be underestimated.Joe Biden criticised the tariffs Trump put in place on Chinese imports during his first term. But once in office himself, President Biden left the measures in place, even expanding them in targeted ways.

What is also clear is that Trump's selection of Bessent as Treasury Secretary will not temper the tariff push.Amid the battle for his nomination he went out of his way to acknowledge the power of tariffs as a tool that had been pioneered by Alexander Hamilton himself, the first ever US Treasury Secretary.

But earlier this year he had also suggested that while tariffs might be used tactically, the main tool for the US rejuvenation of manufacturing would be a cheaper dollar.

Europe and the UK have been spared for now. But it is important to reiterate that these moves are not even the real bulk of the tariff policy outlined by Trump.Some reports say more than 200 migrants of different nationalities had been detained at a military facility in Wad Madani before the RSF advance - information the BBC cannot independently confirm.

It has since been reported that the detainees were moved with the army when it withdrew from Wad Madani.The UN refugee agency says it has received similar reports about the detention by the army of asylum seekers and refugees. According to the UN, there are more than 147,000 Eritreans and around 70,000 Ethiopians in the country.

It told the BBC it was planning a verification mission to Sennar state, which includes the towns of Sinjah and Rabek, urging relatives of refugees who believe them to be in detention to report the informationLikewise the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said those with a family member missing in Sudan should open a case via