Entrepreneurs seek to steal march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering country

Chancellor’s change of measures from her November Budget will allow later hours and more pavement drinking

AI must learn to reckon with a world much messier than any computer simulation

Russian drone strikes trigger widespread electricity outage in two regions on Wednesday

System of annual settlements from Foreign Office criticised by interim news chief

The tremulous response to both the Venezuela coup and his threats to Greenland reflects hard truths

Profits available to be shared by partners fell by a fifth to £61mn for year to March 2025

Bodies targeted include key UN climate treaty and those promoting development, democracy and human rights

European sales set to drag on performance as group weighs splitting off fast-fashion high-street brand

Leaders discussed Arctic island in first call since US president’s intervention in Venezuela

US president wants to take the vast Arctic territory from Denmark. What could he really do?

From street paramilitaries to Colombian insurgents, Venezuela is teeming with men with guns

Boaz Weinstein’s campaign against investment trusts is encouraging wider intervention by US funds

April’s digital tax rollout will affect more than 800,000 people

The 10 biggest funds took nearly half of investment capital as concentration increases for established managers

Just days earlier US president had threatened to carry out military strikes on South American nation

The US secretary of state’s chance to reshape Latin America has arrived — if he can keep his boss onside

Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets

Beijing’s intelligence used Salt Typhoon to access communications used by top panels in US Congress

Federal and local officials give conflicting accounts of incident that left one person dead

Deal extricates lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking

President says military budget should rise to $1.5tn

Announcement comes as Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Arctic island leads to alarm among European allies

Robert F Kennedy Jr accuses past administrations of ‘lying’ to the public ‘to protect corporate profit-taking’