Economists caution that much of the impact of Trump’s tariffs is yet to be felt

Utility’s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals ‘picking off’ staff

Federal ethics rules now seem little more than decoration

Donald Trump’s trade war adds to challenges facing Japanese carmaker

Demand for battery-run cars strong in first quarter but analysts warn trend may not continue

Metropolitan Police say 21-year-old was detained in the early hours of Tuesday

Economists say Bank of England will stick with a cautious approach to rate cuts

Alternative legal options explored to circumvent Hungarian veto

US president’s proposed pharma price cuts and tax increases for the rich echo policies of progressive Democrats

It’s not destroying jobs but it is catching up with the lower rungs of graduate roles

Farage & Co could make a big splash at the pool party

Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage

Heavily indebted UK utility is attempting to strengthen its finances

Flights delayed more than an hour still exceed pre-pandemic numbers

Retail sales increase at an annual rate of 7 per cent in April despite uncertainty over US tariffs

Secret meeting in IMF basement paved way for tariff deal seen on both sides as a victory

Deal stokes optimism among investors that Donald Trump will de-escalate trade war

Artificial intelligence search start-up backed by Accel in $500mn round

Thousands of passengers affected as several train lines were delayed or suspended on Monday afternoon

Riyadh’s latest multibillion-dollar push will bring new focus to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s tech ambitions

Reducing freedom of movement comes at a cost and governments shouldn’t pretend otherwise

Zelenskyy welcomes prospect of US president participating in event in Istanbul

Trump sets out plans for cost targets and eliminating ‘middlemen’ in executive order

Metropolitan Police investigating three incidents in north London

Orlin Roussev was one of six who engaged in espionage

Clare Lombardelli and Megan Greene warn against rushing to cut interest rates without more evidence that price pressures are easing

Beijing and London’s pacts with US create exceedingly uncertain future

Pope Leo XIV calls Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy days after his election as head of Catholic Church

A summary of the measures the government is taking in its quest to cut net migration

When you’re running a superpower, you can’t just ignore the outside world

Chinese company’s Hong Kong offering set to be biggest listing globally this year

Tight public sector budgets are a growing issue for labour market, surveys find

Historic announcement could bring a close to four-decade insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people

Proposals include ending automatic settlement after five years as part of sweeping changes to immigration system

Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers

US president expects flurry of deals on first official foreign trip but Israel’s war in Gaza is roiling the region

Trump’s new film tariff proposal is bad economics but smart politics

In a world of growing disorder, the European project is now about hard power

Gulf state’s offer to replace ageing presidential plane raises ethics concerns

Equities, dollar and oil advance in afternoon trading after world’s biggest economies reduce punitive levies