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There are few things on which this column would agree with George Osborne. Voting to remain in the European Union was one. Backing Labour’s Ed Miliband to be the next chancellor is another.
Only 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data reveals
From the front garden of the red-brick terrace where she has lived for nearly three decades, Coral McKeown, 50, points to the gleaming new council house she was supposed to move into five years ago.
Multiple brands of infant formula have been recalled recently due to bacterial contamination, and experts say the Food and Drug Administration is inadequately prepared to deal with the health threat t…
Starling Bank has said it will cut more than 100 jobs from its workforce, as it invests more heavily in artificial intelligence to push down costs.
The right wants to paint Manchesterism in terms of north v south – but poverty everywhere is solved by prioritising the public purse over private pockets
People across the country are pushing for moratoriums, and electeds who approve projects are being punished
Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’
Voyages through the Strait of Hormuz have more than quadrupled in the past week amid growing confidence in the US and Iran’s 60-day ceasefire, the Financial Times reports .
Powered by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea is seeing a surge in wealth, but there are questions over who gets to share in the profits
On 11 June, the ECB raised its key interest rates. Do you still think that was the right decision, given that just ten days later Iran and the United States agreed a 60-day ceasefire?
The president made $2.2bn last year, with plenty of help from his own political decisions. This is called corruption, folks
Commissioner asked to investigate Reform UK leader after private meeting with Bank of England governor
Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024
Strong figures suggest Tesla’s auto business is regaining momentum after two straight annual sales declines
As GLP-1s drive the current protein craze, a supplement once only taken by powerlifters is now so popular US producers are struggling to keep up
Councils and schools urged to do more as figures show there is no information on whereabouts of 32,100 ‘Neets’
The Upper Tribunal has made an order suspending parts of the scheme. We set out what the partial suspension means for firms and consumers.
European Commission invites air industry to urgent meeting to discuss concerns over new entry and exit system
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH
The FCA has found that people holding legacy pension products, now closed to new savers, could be receiving poorer value than those in newer ones.
Retailer says sharp rise in fan sales over the latest heatwave weekend left stores scrambling to source stock
City bosses say move would be economically disastrous, but union leaders urge likely new PM to ignore ‘vested interests’
CEO Sam Altman argued move would share benefits of AI and it would involve other firms doing similar, report says