Most of the 25,000 Afghans whose details were in the leaked database were not notified until this month

Heritage and tradition supplant bland conformity as big names ditch ‘quiet luxury’

Pierre Moscovici commends efforts to cut deficit as prime minister’s proposal comes under fire from opposition groups

Employee-owned retail group says workers in line for payout if it beats £200mn profit target

Twin warnings to Rome and Madrid come as Brussels steps up efforts to revive consolidation

Authorities expel thousands of undocumented migrants after war with Israel amid paranoia they represent a security threat

Research suggests that personal experience and prior beliefs interact in complex ways

Industry moves away from paying gig economy workers in Africa and Asia in push to build ‘smarter’ models

Moscow and Pyongyang’s growing commercial co-operation gives both regimes leverage against western pressure

A new play tells the story of RBS’s rapid expansion and dramatic collapse. Lionel Barber, who began his career as a reporter in Edinburgh, watched the saga from the start

The alliance has been beneficial to both men but has often been fractious

Europe’s largest lender is looking for more names amid slow progress in replacing Sir Mark Tucker

Use of secure rooms and secrecy classifications may have been ignored in government-wide emails during chaotic Kabul evacuation

Why is it so hard to accept that it is happening out of choice?

Contrary to common belief, British pensions have little exposure to domestic equities

FDI has slumped as businesses are warned to take on burden of protecting their staff if Beijing attacks

US president files libel case following media group’s report on his alleged correspondence to Jeffrey Epstein

US Department of Justice claims there is ‘extensive public interest’ in the cases targeting the late disgraced financier

A change in habits has led to a battle of the discounts and a move towards surge pricing

New official estimate reflects surging construction inflation and contingency costs

The drive to deregulate in the UK, US and Europe could unleash growth — or sow the seeds of the next crash

Investors bet passing of Genius Act and other legislation will send billions of Wall Street dollars into digital assets

US president also rejects reducing 25% sectoral duties on cars from the bloc, say diplomats

Prime minister seeks to contain fallout as deadly assault draws rare White House rebuke