CEO Murray Auchincloss clashed repeatedly with Albert Manifold over strategy before his abrupt departure

Combination that would deliver 3,000-lawyer behemoth is latest transatlantic merger

US congressional Democrats publish another batch of images from late sex offender’s estate

Diplomat due to be Britain’s UN envoy is handed key post in Washington after contest to replace Peter Mandelson

Deal replaces $2.6bn of GDP warrants that had become a ‘serious fiscal risk’ for Kyiv, says finance minister

Concerns that November figures showing fall to 2.7% distorted by missing data after shutdown

Net zero is difficult enough — but an age of net negative emissions goals would be far tougher

Experts say latest BoE interest rate cut should lead to cheaper borrowing costs for homeowners

Decision follows signs of Eurozone resilience to Trump’s tariffs 

Hedge fund billionaire says acquisition of Vantage is milestone in effort to transform real estate company Howard Hughes

Nearly a third of businesses were lossmaking last year as rising costs and volatile weather hit household income

Do social freedoms come via resistance to the Islamic regime or are they concessions that will ensure its survival?

Andrew Bailey signals caution on further cuts even as central bank responds to signs of slowing economy

Core goals for 2026 must be survival — to kill off Farage’s claim that only he can offer an alternative to Labour

Countries that looked down on the Gulf’s ‘kafala’ system are edging closer to creating their own

Its disjointed response to electric vehicles shows it cannot co-ordinate

Woodside Energy boss who clashed with climate campaigners in Australia is taking one of the industry’s toughest jobs

Washington lobbyists promising connections to the president are in hot demand

Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins summit in Brussels as Belgium resists pressure to drop its opposition to using Russia’s frozen assets

Turing award winner is in early talks to raise €500mn ahead of January launch

As details have become clearer, executives warn the easing of the combustion engine ban would lead to more expensive vehicles

US president is unlikely to oust long-ruling Caracas strongman without military muscle, experts say

Largest weapons package of its kind threatens to undo thaw following Trump’s trade truce with Beijing

US president says he is fixing ‘mess’ amid voter discontent over cost of living