Trade economist Rebecca Harding says a multilateral defence bank for Europe and its non-US allies is now more urgent, since ...

The UK government will provide auditors to local authorities in England to plug the shortfall of firms willing to take on the ...

There is a precedent for Tory and Reform councillors to form coalitions in councils. In 2019, the Brexit party — as Reform ...

Britain’s statistics agency has said it plans to replace its faulty jobs market data in November 2026, earlier than previous ...

European stocks gave up some of their early gains on Thursday morning, after a surge at the open following Donald Trump’s ...

Working out the US effective tariff rate is almost impossible. If you take 2024 trade patterns, the new Chinese tariff rate ...

Green politician Ricarda Lang, known for her mischievous humour, suggested the coalition be named “BlackRot” to symbolise ...

The EU has suspended its retaliation against US steel and aluminium tariffs, pausing measures against €21bn of US imports for 90 days in the hope of securing a “win-win” trade agreement with ...

In August last year, the US and Russia exchanged a total of 24 prisoners, including Gershkovich, in the biggest swap between the two countries since the cold war.

Barclays’ price cuts come after smaller lenders, including TSB and the Coventry Building Society, made similar moves earlier this week. Coventry also cut rates below 4 per cent on a two-year fixed ...

China’s currency has weakened to its lowest level since 2007 in the latest sign Beijing is willing to tolerate gradual depreciation in response to US tariffs. The onshore renminbi slipped to Rmb7.351 ...

While India has been targeted by Trump with steep “reciprocal” tariffs of 27 per cent, the country has sought to placate him ...