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Belfast Telegraph
16 hours ago
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
‘A lop-sided emergency brake compromise': Why EU-US trade deal isn't being universally celebrated in NI and beyond
The new accord puts a 15% tariff on the bloc's imports into the US but that isn't necessarily mean good news for anyone, writes Margaret Canning The EU-US 15% tariff deal may well have averted a trade war, but that doesn't mean it's been greeted enthusiastically in Northern Ireland, the Republic – or indeed, anywhere in Europe. The accord, announced on Sunday by US President Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, applies a tariff of 15% to EU imports into the US – an improvement on a threatened rate of 30%.
Belfast Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Why EU-US trade deal isn't being universally celebrated
The new accord puts a 15% tariff on the bloc's imports into the US but that isn't necessarily mean good news for anyone, writes Margaret Canning The EU-US 15% tariff deal may well have averted a trade war, but that doesn't mean it's been greeted enthusiastically in Northern Ireland, the Republic – or indeed, anywhere in Europe. The accord, announced on Sunday by US President Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, applies a tariff of 15% to EU imports into the US – an improvement on a threatened rate of 30%.
Belfast Telegraph
22-07-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Meet the Belfast man behind Jeremy Clarkson's new ‘Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' spin-off quiz show
Kieran Doherty, chief executive of Stellify Media in Belfast, talks to Margaret Canning about working with Jeremy Clarkson and 11 years of the TV production company he co-founded It's the name behind some of the UK's biggest light entertainment and quiz shows, including the daddy of them all, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? And at home in Northern Ireland, Stellify Media has made factual and reality shows like Beauty Queen and Single, and it's been working on its first docudrama, Titanic Sinks Tonight.
Daily Record
21-07-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Diamond Cleland couple celebrate 60 years of wedding bliss
John and Margaret Canning marked their diamond wedding in style with a presentation from North Lanarkshire Provost Kenneth Duffy and Depute Lord Lieutenant Terry Currie. A loving Cleland couple will celebrate 60 years of wedding bliss surrounded by family and friends. John and Margaret Canning marked their diamond wedding in style with a presentation from North Lanarkshire Provost Kenneth Duffy and Depute Lord Lieutenant Terry Currie. The Provost presented them with a flowers, cards and gift from the councillors and people of North Lanarkshire while Mr Currie presented them with a certificate on behalf of Lanarkshire Lord Lieutenant Lady Susan Haughey. The couple's daughter Lorraine Ingram said: 'They had a fantastic day. We took them out for lunch and they were really pleased to get a visit from the Provost and Mr Currie. 'My dad knows Terry so they had a really good chat. 'We are going to have a party later this month at St Mary's Church in Cleland and I know they are really looking forward to it.' John and Margaret met at Newarthill Miners Welfare back in 1960 when John was 16 and Margaret was 15. The couple were married at St Mary's Church in Cleland on July 10, 1965. John began his working life as a joiner before moving into the licencing trade. The couple had three daughters Lorraine, Suzanne and Kay as well as five grandchildren. Lorraine added: 'I think they are just so well suited. They always told us the key to a happy marriage is to share everything. 'Mum likes to keep the house in order. She's a great home-maker. She loves her crafts and a great seamstress. 'She used to make all of our Irish dancing costumes.' In July 1965, the news was dominated by the Vietnam War with US President Lyndon Johnson announcing his decision to send an additional 50,000 American troops to South Vietnam, increasing the number of personnel there by two-thirds and to bring the commitment to 125,000. In the UK, Ronnie Biggs escaped from the maximum security Wandsworth Prison in London, where he was serving a 30-year prison sentence for the Great Train Robbery while Ted Heath was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party. The Hollies topped the pop charts with I'm Alive while Elvis Presley was at number two with Crying in the Chapel. The Sound of Music soundtrack was top of the album chart while Bob Dylan upset many of his fans at the Newport Folk Festival purists by 'going electric' in a live performance.
Belfast Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Belfast food store boss hoping new trade deal gets cheeses rolling into NI again: ‘We're like the meat in the sandwich here...'
Margaret Canning Delicatessens in Northern Ireland are hoping the new UK-EU trade deal will mean specialist cheeses from Great Britain can roll into the region with greater ease. The deal announced on Monday lifts veterinary checks on foods moving between Great Britain and the EU, benefiting Northern Ireland as it's treated as part of the EU when it comes to the movement of goods across the Irish Sea.
