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RNZ News
11-08-2025
- RNZ News
Robbers target two takeaways in Panmure at the same time
Police said the pair fled in a stolen car. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Two businesses have been targeted by robberies in Panmure, Auckland, at the same time. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said two people carrying weapons, which were not firearms, stole tills from two takeaways on Jellicoe Road about 1.30 am on Tuesday. They fled in a stolen car that was waiting for them, driven by a third person. The car was abandoned a short distance away in Glen Innes. Kirk said takeaway staff were uninjured. Police appeal for anyone with information to get in touch.
Scotsman
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Scottish golf round up: Brannock best at Bruntsfield, Downfield delight for Dominic
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Play-off drama in new women's event at Bruntsfield Links Ailsa Brannock of Southerness won the inaugural Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society's Women's Open after beating Dunfermline's Jen Saxton in a play-off. The pair finished locked together on two-over-par 148 totals after 36 holes at the Capital venue, with Brannock clinching victory in style as she chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie at the first extra hole. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Southerness player Ailsa Brannock pictured with club captain Richard Phillips after winning the inaugural Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society's Women's Open | Contributed In an event featuring players, Megan Docherty (Bishopbriggs) finished third, pipping Selkirk's Martine Pow and Australian-based Sheridan Clancy after they all posted 151 totals. Lara Douglas (Glenvervie) and Karen Marshall (Baberton) were the leading junior and senior respectively while Kingsknowe's Louise Fraser had the best net of 148. Jackie Brown (Monifieth) had a hole in one at the seventh in the first round while Blairgowrie's Rachael Neil set a new women's course record from the yellow tees with a three-under 70. Panmure's Dominic Bradburn produced an impressive display at Downfield on the Golfbreaks Get Back to Golf Tour | Contributed Downfield delight for Panmure's Dominic Bradburn Panmure's Dominic Bradburn recorded a runaway victory on the Golfbreaks Get Back to Golf Tour at Downfield. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In almost wintry conditions, Bradburn carded a six-under-par 67 - his sole dropped shot came at the par-4 eighth - at the Dundee venue to win by five shots. Gullane's Lewis Hannah finished as his closest challenger, with four players - tour founder Alan Tairt (Golfbreaks), Scott Herald (St Andrews Links), Scott Young (North Berwick) and host club amateur Alan Berrington - sharing third spot on 73. Crow Wood's Ian Graham tops The Golf Finance Ltd Order of Merit at the mid-point of the tour's schedule, just ahead of Hannah. Bradburn's win takes him into 12th spot. Competitors enjoyed their visit to Murrayshall on the Golfbreaks Scottish Women's Amateur Tour | Contributed Murrayshall triumphs for Anne Hanson and Eva Woodward Turnhouse member Anne Hanson and Linlithgow's Eva Woodward recorded wins on the Golfbreaks Scottish Women's Amateur Tour at Murrayshall. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In the eighth event on this year's schedule, Hanson shot a gross 76 to beat Caitlin Boa (Royal Dornoch) by two strokes in the scratch section. Woodward, meanwhile, carded a net 72 and pipped Jaci Moriarty (Lochend) on the best inward half in a card play-off. Moriarty now sits in top spot in the net Order of Merit while Kelso's Leanne Wilson, despite missing the Murrayshall event, still leads the way in the scratch points race. The top six from both OOMs will tee it up in the Tomatin Tour Championship Final at Cabot Highlands Castle Stuart in September Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Royal Troon's Harvey Broadfoot is presented with the Cameron Corbett Vase by Haggs Castle captain Craig Morrison | Neal Stewart Cameron Corbett Vase victory for Harvey Broadfoot Royal Troon's Harvey Broadfoot recorded the biggest win of his career with a two-shot success in the Cameron Corbett Vase at Haggs Castle. The Ayrshireman opened with two four-under-par 67s to lead at the halfway stage and it was job done at the Glasgow venue as he then added back-to-back 72s on a wet final day. Callum Waugh (Hamilton) and Ethan Lang (Elderslie) finished as Broadfoot's closest challengers, with Meldrum House man Chris Robb two shots further back.
CNA
31-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Trump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, small-value imports
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jul 30) issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper and on goods from Brazil to ending an exemption from tariffs for small-value shipments from overseas. The wave of announcements came as the clock ticked down toward an Aug 1 deadline for higher tariff rates to kick in on goods imported from most of the world as Trump presses on with his bid to reshape global trade. The president also touted what he said was a deal with South Korea that would include a 15 per cent US tariff on imports from the country. Capping a day that began with Trump announcing a 25 per cent tariff rate on goods from India after months of negotiations between Washington and New Delhi failed to produce a trade deal, Trump said a 50 per cent tariff on copper pipes and wiring would kick in on Friday. Details of the levy, though, fell short of the sweeping restrictions expected and left out copper input materials such as ores, concentrates and cathodes. The surprise move dragged down US copper prices more than 17 per cent on the Comex exchange and unwound a premium over the London global benchmark that had grown in recent weeks, with shipments diverted there in anticipation of higher domestic prices. "Markets are now busily repricing refined copper much lower after Trump's epic backflip on his own import tariff policy," said Tom Price, an analyst at the London brokerage Panmure Liberum. "Someone must have finally got through to (Trump) that the US economy simply can't afford this new trade-hit." Trump first teased the copper tariff in early July, implying that it would apply to all types of the red metal, ranging from cathodes produced by mines and smelters to wiring and other finished products. Yet the proclamation released by the White House said the tariff will apply only to pipes, tubes and other semi-finished copper products, as well as products that copper is heavily used to manufacture, including cable and electrical components. The move aids manufacturers, but does little to boost the constrained US copper mining industry, which for years has asked Washington for permitting reform or other steps that could fuel growth. The move is essentially a boost for Chile and Peru, two of the world's largest copper miners and major suppliers to the United States. The measure came after a US investigation under Section 232 that Trump ordered in February, findings from which were delivered by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Jun 30. BRAZIL Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50 per cent tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro, but softened the blow by excluding sectors such as aircraft, energy and orange juice from the heavier levies. That came as a relief for many in Brasilia, who since Trump announced the tariffs, had been urging protections for major exporters caught in the crossfire. Shares of planemaker Embraer and pulpmaker Suzano rose. "We're not facing the worst-case scenario," Brazilian Treasury Secretary Rogerio Ceron told reporters. "It's a more benign outcome than it could have been." The new tariffs will go into effect on Aug 6, not Aug 1 as Trump announced originally. "DE MINIMIS" The White House also said the US is suspending a "de minimis" exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs. Under Trump's order, packages valued at or under US$800 sent to the US outside of the international postal network will now face "all applicable duties" starting on Aug 29, the White House said. Trump earlier targeted packages from China and Hong Kong. The tax-and-spending bill recently signed by Trump repealed the legal basis for the de minimis exemption worldwide starting on Jul 1, 2027. "Trump is acting more quickly to suspend the de minimis exemption than the OBBBA requires, to deal with national emergencies and save American lives and businesses now," the White House said, referring to the bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Goods shipped through the postal system will face one of two tariffs: either an "ad valorem duty" equal to the effective tariff rate of the package's country of origin or, for six months, a specific tariff of US$80 to US$200 depending on the country of origin's tariff rate. SOUTH KOREA Trump said late on Wednesday that he had settled on a 15 per cent US tariff on imports from South Korea as part of an agreement with the Asian trading partner that avoids even higher levies. As part of the arrangement, South Korea would invest US$350 billion in the United States in projects selected by Trump and purchase US$100 billion of liquefied natural gas and other energy products, the US president said. Of the US$350 billion investment fund, US$150 billion will be aimed at a shipbuilding partnership, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Thursday, adding that the tariff deal with the US would put South Korea on an equal or better footing compared with other countries. "It is also agreed that South Korea will be completely open to trade with the United States, and that they will accept American product including cars and trucks, agriculture, etc," Trump added. It was not immediately clear how the investment deals would be structured or over what time frame. The US president said additional investments would be announced later.
The Herald Scotland
23-06-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Oil prices jump after US attacks Iran nuclear sites
The cost of oil has risen sharply since the recent Israel strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, with the US launching an aerial bombing on three facilities in Iran over the weekend, with investors worried over counter attack moves by Iran. Iran can block oil being shipped through the all-important Strait of Hormuz, which analysts feared could send crude prices rocketing. Panmure Liberum experts estimated that Brent crude could peak at 100 dollars (£74.43) a barrel due to severe disruption of the crucial waterway route. Soaring oil prices, if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, could spark a 'major' spike in inflation while seeing growth stall, which could have a severe knock-on effect on global stock markets, according to Joachim Klement at Panmure Liberum. Closing the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt about a fifth of global oil and a fifth of global gas shipments, according to Panmure. Mr Klement said it could be worse than the oil and gas shock seen in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russian oil and gas exports. Mr Klement said: 'If the Straits of Hormuz is shut, we expect a major stagflationary shock similar to 2022. 'In this case, a 10% to 20% correction seems likely and we could see a new bear market if the trade war escalates again in early July.' But he said if the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted but not closed, 'the inflation shock will be significant, but not enough to derail markets and the economies of the US, the UK and Eurozone for too long'. 'In this scenario, we expect an initial correction of stock markets of 5% to 10%. 'Whether this correction lasts longer and becomes deeper depends very much on how the trade war unfolds in the next couple of weeks.'
Rhyl Journal
23-06-2025
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Oil prices jump after US attacks Iran nuclear sites
Brent crude surged to more than 78 US dollars (£58.06) a barrel before paring back a little to stand 77.6 dollars (£57.76) higher in early morning trading on Monday. The cost of oil has risen sharply since the recent Israel strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, with the US launching an aerial bombing on three facilities in Iran over the weekend, with investors worried over counter attack moves by Iran. Iran can block oil being shipped through the all-important Strait of Hormuz, which analysts feared could send crude prices rocketing. Panmure Liberum experts estimated that Brent crude could peak at 100 dollars (£74.43) a barrel due to severe disruption of the crucial waterway route. Soaring oil prices, if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, could spark a 'major' spike in inflation while seeing growth stall, which could have a severe knock-on effect on global stock markets, according to Joachim Klement at Panmure Liberum. Closing the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt about a fifth of global oil and a fifth of global gas shipments, according to Panmure. Mr Klement said it could be worse than the oil and gas shock seen in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russian oil and gas exports. Mr Klement said: 'If the Straits of Hormuz is shut, we expect a major stagflationary shock similar to 2022. 'In this case, a 10% to 20% correction seems likely and we could see a new bear market if the trade war escalates again in early July.' But he said if the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted but not closed, 'the inflation shock will be significant, but not enough to derail markets and the economies of the US, the UK and Eurozone for too long'. 'In this scenario, we expect an initial correction of stock markets of 5% to 10%. 'Whether this correction lasts longer and becomes deeper depends very much on how the trade war unfolds in the next couple of weeks.'
