Will more than triple to 25%. Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump have clashed over tariffs on the campaign trail. Mr trump is calling for sweeping new duties on all imports, while ms harris has said his proposal would raise prices for the american people. Meanwhile, the european union is also considering tariffs on china made electric vehicles and negotiations are ongoing. The bloc was meant to vote on the taxes earlier this week, but that has since been delayed. Us stock markets rose on thursday, with the s&p 500 closing at a record high for the third time this week. Shares of micron jumped by almost 15%. This comes after the chip company posted strong earnings and said it expected growth in the months ahead, led by the artificial intelligence boom. We are keeping an
turkey says the deal has been agreed by ukraine and russia which will allow the resumption of grain to be exported from the black sea. and coming up in sport this hour. despite a tough year, dina asher smith makes it back onto the podium after winning bronze at the world athletics championships in an incredible 200 metres final. hello, good morning. but not for many in dover. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles. we hear some have been queueing for “p we hear some have been queueing for up to five hours. bosses at dover say they are deeply frustrated at the resource at the french border overnight and early this morning has been woefully inadequate to meet our predicted demand. they say they will continue to work with all kent partners to look after those caught up in the current situation and play our part in resolving it as soon as possible. that statement from the port of dover. s
the soaring cost of petrol and diesel and the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the way prices at the pump are regulated. way prices at the pump are regulated- way prices at the pump are reaulated. , ., ., . and in the wimbledon men s semi final, britain s cameron norrie loses in four sets to novak djokovic. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. they share their impressions of the reasons for boris johnson s departure and the reasons for who and what come next. welcome to bbc news and apologies for my sneezing fit. really caught me unawares that time. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, and his deputy, angela rayner, have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking from a bottle of beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign
children in england today should never be allowed to legally buy tobacco products once they are adults the new recommendations to cut smoking rates. and i m here on the isle of wight where they have made an extraordinary dinosaur discovery. they found the remains of what could be the largest ever carnival discovery in europe. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel the premier league suspends its six year tv deal with russian broadcaster match tv, because of the invasion of ukraine. the cost of filling an average family car with petrol has reached £100 for the first time. petrol retailers are charging on average 182 pence a litre, with some forecourts charging more than £2. the increase is largely blamed on the impact of the war in ukraine on global energy supplies. our business correspondent andy verity reports. this morning, £100 develop the average tank. it’s this morning, £100 develop the average tank- average tank. it s terrible. extremely average tan