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“He grasps the impact, but somehow the emotion is buffered,” she said.

A cartoon version of Jenny Schecter come to life, what transpires in her novel is close, if not on the nose, to what takes place around her, buffered by changed names and literary exaggerations.

The best buffer against the risk of US tariffs will be diversifying export markets, say experts.

And with long-term borrowing costs reaching their highest level since 1998, it is getting increasingly expensive to service government debt, eating up what little financial buffer - about £10bn - the chancellor has.

Meanwhile, Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone with Russia as part of a peace deal.