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Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on video games will cause “significant harm” to the industry and “everyday Americans”, says one leading industry group.Over the weekend, returning President Donald Trump signed an order that would impose tariffs on imports from a number of countries, including Canada, China and Mexico.Yesterday (February 4) he agreed to delay the tariffs for both Canada and Mexico for 30 days but a 10 per cent tax on all imports from China has already started. Trump has also promised that additional taxes on products from the European union will “definitely happen” in the near future.“The UK is way out of line [so] we’ll see … but the European Union is really out of line,” he added.

Jack Dunn On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took aim at President Donald Trump‘s trade tariffs and his plans to take over Panama and Greenland. Stewart opened the segment with a compilation of news clips detailing a “new trade war” that could emerge from Trump’s tariffs on the EU, Canada and Mexico. “The EU? Canada? Do we have any friends? I mean, Mexico, I get.

Keir Starmer trusts Donald Trump to keep his word over trade tariffs, Downing Street has said.

President Trump has suggested the UK could be exempt from the tariffs he intends to impose on other European countries. He said a “deal” could be done despite claiming the UK is “out of line” on trade.

The potential for a trade war with the US looms large over Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's discussions with EU leaders, following President Donald Trump's claim that the UK is "out of line". Speaking to the BBC, Mr Trump indicated his readiness to impose tariffs on both the UK and the EU but noted that he believes an agreement with Britain is achievable.

Julie-Jeanne Régnault is stepping down as general secretary of European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD), bringing together 38 national European film and audiovisual agencies, with effect from March.

Abigail Lee The documentary “Les Hijabeuses” has won the 2025 Action Grant from Breaking Through The Lens, a nonprofit that focuses on using financing to address gender inequity in the film industry. The UK film, which is the second winner since the grant program began, receives 10,000 Euros. “Les Hijabeuses” chronicles a group of Muslim women soccer players in Paris advocating for their place in the game in the face of discrimination.

Brits travelling to Spain should be aware of the latest entry requirements as a major shakeup at border control is expected to impact 2025 holidays. The launch of the EU's new Entry/Exit System, which was delayed once again in November, is now expected to be rolled out later this year.

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Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music – with digital listening accounting for nearly 85 per cent of the total figure.There has also been a steady growth in physical sales in recent times, and last year the market for vinyl records increased by 10.5 per cent. This is the equivalent of 6.7million sales and a revenue of £196million.

Holidaymakers have been issued an urgent warning to check the validity of their pre-Brexit burgundy passports before planning any international trips in 2025. Although the UK stopped issuing these passports after leaving the EU in 2020, they remain valid for travel this year as long as they haven't expired.

Travellers flying with Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2 and TUI are being warned about a new holidays tax starting this year.

A ‘groundbreaking’ new law comes into force in the Canary Islands today, January 2, which addresses ‘long-standing concerns’ in the tourism sector.

The coming 12 months will be huge for the international entertainment landscape, with change certain on multiple fronts. Here, our overseas team make some bold predictions for 2025.

Big changes to the law will be coming in 2025 as the new Labour government continues to implement new legislation that will affect the lives of everyone living in the UK.

A tumultuous year for Syria ended on a sour note with protests after images and videos circulated of the burning of a Christmas tree in a Christian-majority town near Damascus.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is hatching big plans to match its international originals with major brands after handing new roles to Ludovic Attal and Ned Mitchell.

La Haine has been announced with a live score to be performed by Asian Dub Foundation.The acclaimed French film will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year and to mark the occasion, a one-off screening of the movie will be held at London’s Southbank Centre, with Asian Dub Foundation performing their reworked version of the film’s score.The event is presented by the Southbank Centre and BFI and will take place at the Royal Festival Hall on January 19 – you can find any remaining tickets here.Asian Dub Foundation – whose members Steve Chandra Savale, Jamil Jammaz Ahmed and Brian Fairbairn will play live at the screening – have performed La Haine live before, notably at the Barbican in 2001 as part of the Only Connect Festival, and were invited to Meltdown Festival the following year, as curated by David Bowie.La Haine stars Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) as a young Jewish man, Hubert Koundé as a Black boxer, and Saïd Taghmaoui as a young Arab man – three friends on the outskirts of Paris in an immigrant community who live one day in the aftermath of riots triggered by a police attack.Director Mathieu Kassovitz won the award for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 for the film, at the age of 27.The eclectic Hackney-based band Asian Dub Foundation have been blending musical genres from rock to hip-hop to ragga to South Asian music since they formed in 1993. They have released nine studio albums to date, most recently 2020’s ‘Access Denied’.The band also were at the centre of a campaign to get to Number One in the UK on the day that the country officially left the European Union.

EXCLUSIVE: You might not have heard of Ritchie Ordonez, but she’s quietly become among the most important players in European streaming.

Brits planning to travel for the Christmas period have been issued a warning as certain festive items could lead to delays and other issues in airports. Experts at travel agent eShores explained that you could be stopped by airport security for carrying certain Christmas related items.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The jury for European Shooting Stars, the program that promotes rising actors from Europe, has revealed its 2025 lineup. Shooting Stars from previous editions have included Riz Ahmed,  Leonie Benesch, George MacKay, Carey Mulligan, Alba Rohrwacher, Bill Skarsgård, Alicia Vikander and Maisie Williams. The actors will be presented to the international press, film industry and public during the 75th Berlinale, which runs Feb.