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The US investment firm trying to buy easyJet has gone public with a £4.7bn takeover proposal for the budget airline, after three proposals were rebuffed by the easyJet board.
Gen Z’s early careers are more financially rewarding than those of millennials, research suggests.
Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals
Andy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term plan to take over failing utilities in administration, issuing “bonds for shares” and setting up state competitors, …
Hailing his Iran deal this week amid the excess of Versailles, Donald Trump urged sceptics to take Wall Street’s word for its success. “There is nothing as smart as the market – and the market loves i…
Not another one. Brenda from Bristol must be doing her nut. After sounding on Friday like the Japanese soldier who had no idea the second world war had ended decades earlier , sometime over the weeken…
Farmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that destroy their crops: modern technology.
As Barack Obama’s presidency was coming to a close, Jason Furman, then chairman of the president’s council of economic advisers, laid out the strides his administration had made to curb the nation’s e…
Where Ebbw Vale’s steelworks once stood is now a cluster of gleaming modern buildings including a hospital, a leisure centre and a college. Over the past decade, these public facilities have been join…
Scores of Alan Latham’s firms were removed by Companies House, including one set up for movie starring Liz Hurley
The winding backstreets of London, Paris and Rome are a large part of their charm. But they are also a problem for electric carmakers. For a long time, squeezing big batteries into smaller, cheaper ca…
King Charles will become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill in what the palace said was an attempt to enhance the transparency of royal finances.
National Highways agency uses virtual reality test to see if drivers are distracted by introduction of low-flying drones
It took until 1 January 2021 for the country to sever its links to the single market and customs union, but the fractures Brexit left in Britain’s body politic, international relations and economy rem…
Government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer – here’s what’s on offer
At its September 2025 meeting, the MPC voted to reduce the stock of gilts held in the APF by £70 billion over the period from October 2025 to September 2026, to a total of £488 billion.
Sales of high-end barbecues are booming as hotter and longer summers increase appetite for alfresco dining
While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on co…
Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city to as much as €50 (£43).
This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapch…
Fifa has defended its Aramco sponsorship, saying revenues are reinvested back into football at all levels
Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX and other emerging AI-focused companies as US markets increasingly shift toward AI-driven investments.
Home buyers and sellers can expect an end to "gazumping" in a major shake-up aimed at speeding up housing sales.
Prime minister congratulates his rival on his victory in the Makerfield byelection. The scale of Andy Burnham's win in what could be the most consequential byelection in more than six decades puts him…