Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence

Twenty-six countries at Paris summit of ‘coalition of the willing’ committed to potential contributions after ceasefire

Wall Street bank to draw on asset manager’s expertise to oversee $80bn in client assets

Deputy prime minister failed to comply with stamp duty legislation governing second homes

The WTO core still holds, but members must use this crisis to push reform

Founder of world’s largest private luxury brand transformed his industry

Tie-up marks push to pitch private investments to everyday investors

Hacker linked to Hellcat group asserts responsibility for breach that caused carmaker to halt UK production

Reduction in employment points to continuing impact of higher payroll taxes set out in Budget last year

The case for Badenoch as leader was that she was charismatic and combative enough to win her party a hearing

A failure to spend less is at the root of the country’s political problems

Secondaries market has boomed in recent years as pension funds and endowments seek to exit investments

Value of realised investments jumps 20 per cent to record €13.2bn but performance-related earnings fall in first half

Deputy PM consulted one conveyancer and two experts on law on trusts before buying her Hove apartment, say Labour figures

Company says customers are holding off bookings

Investors and analysts say president’s levies are crucial to keeping a lid on government borrowing

UK bank set to tell weakest 5% of employees their work must improve or they risk dismissal

The first family’s business interests in the region are complex, lucrative and growing

Champions of artificial intelligence claim it could fuel genuine economic growth

Politicians have long blamed a housing shortage for soaring prices, but it is tax reform that can make the market less dysfunctional

TUC head says ministers must show they are ‘on the side of working people’ with levies on banks and gambling sector

Navy deployment to Caribbean may be used to put pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Move based on ‘illegitimate claims’ against construction equipment company and Israeli government, says state department

US president says further measures have been prepared against Russia as he meets with Poland’s leader