Advisers raise concern that chancellor could tighten rules exempting some assets from death duties

Several things in this mooted deal are odd

BlackRock and Jefferies figures are among the candidates

Land swaps and de facto annexation in Ukraine won’t bring peace and could lead to decades of brutal subjugation

US Treasury secretary says Nvidia revenue-sharing agreement could be a model

Leaders hold talks with US and Ukraine presidents ahead of Alaska summit with Putin

Ex-chancellor helped source accommodation and devise itinerary for US vice-president

It’s getting hotter — and men need to rethink the way they dress for work

Tariffs, Nimbyism, high debt — the victims of these things don’t even know what they’re losing

Israeli ministers clash with military officials who fear plan to take over Gaza will overstretch army

Institutions discuss closer collaboration and sharing resources amid funding concerns

Warming between London and Beijing encourages expansion by British businesses in world’s second-largest economy

Latest reading paves way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September

Reduction in federal workforce has hollowed out the number of knowledgeable officials in Washington

People are looking at becalmed market conditions and writing them off as the result of a quiet summer

Big Four firm checks building pass swipes and WiFi connections to address ‘persistent and deliberate non-compliance’

Months of talks were needed to secure an agreement that has been hailed as evidence of improved Anglo-French relations

Authorities relax invasive rules to avoid antagonising population in the wake of conflict

Asset managers push back against an EU attempt to curb access to fast-growing market for catastrophe bonds

E3 group tells UN it is ready to trigger ‘snapback’ mechanism unless Tehran resumes nuclear talks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims to inject ‘fresh thinking’ into department with round of appointments

Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says meeting will be ‘listening exercise’ for US president

OpenAI in talks to invest in brain implant start-up that would compete with Musk’s company