Owners of luxury London development take Laing O’Rourke unit to court for £35mn

Figures are uncertain but suggest men in particular are struggling to enter slowing labour market

Ofwat has ‘limited mechanisms’ to check whether infrastructure investment has been carried out

UK prime minister will use White House talks to urge US counterpart to provide military support in Ukraine peace deal

FTSE 100 group sets out plans to sell £2bn of offices and scale back office developments

Police to probe incoming chief accounting officer over alleged misappropriation of funds at former employer

Donald Trump says duties on biggest trading partners to take effect on March 4

CMA head also warns it will not be ‘open season’ for takeovers harmful to consumers

UK drugmaker says Emma Walmsley is underpaid compared with global competitors

Labour will use the geopolitical crisis to defy its own members about the new priorities for a rearming economy

Three cheers for a steady 2024 but this is no time for complacency

Murray Auchincloss predicts ‘tremendous’ demand for oil and gas beyond 2050

Conditional decision comes as ministers bet on expansion of London’s airports to boost economic growth

Taunts by US president galvanise governing party and upend Conservative opposition’s strategy

Right-wing influencers Andrew and Tristan had been detained on charges including sexual exploitation

US president has threatened 25% duties on EU imports as well as levies on other major trading partners

The suspension of billions in US funding has brought the fight against Aids screeching to a halt

Error fed into data set used by watchdog in review of UK’s cash savings market

US asset manager previously managed all of The People’s Pension’s £33bn in assets

Every quarter is a new nail-biter for the chipmaker

AI start-up’s models are being rapidly adopted by state-owned enterprises, hospitals and local governments

UK prime minister heads for Washington as president reiterates need for Europe to provide the security for Kyiv

Broadcaster accuses company of failing to do enough to tackle piracy, often involving its Fire Stick TV devices

Chief Jensen Huang says demand remains strong despite worries China’s DeepSeek could stymie growth

Tulsi Gabbard said move would make Americans more vulnerable to ‘cyber exploitation’

Financial Conduct Authority says some investors may be losing out as industry rapidly expands

Letting Beijing build largest mission in Europe seen as inappropriate reward given its human rights record

US president warns levies will target auto sector and be applied ‘generally’

Billionaire owner says overhauled section will focus on ‘underserved’ viewpoints

US president’s comments come as countries prepare to sign deal on critical minerals

Kyiv obtained some concessions from the Trump administration, but no postwar security guarantees

Brussels hopes a ‘more flexible’ filling trajectory will reduce market disruption

Crypto fervour that greeted Trump’s election has faded amid series of scandals

Reform UK leader’s earnings boosted by reality show appearance in late 2023

The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimed

Far-right candidate had been planning to file papers for new presidential election

Clever boards can pre-empt attacks by behaving more like activists themselves

FitzWalter Capital takes aim at key remaining asset in teetering metals empire

Chief says group was too optimistic over shift to renewables

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