Sir Dave Lewis moves to reduce shareholder payouts to build ‘financial flexibility’

President warns Islamic republic is rebuilding nuclear weapons programme amid huge US military build-up

Ministers also planning to link patient data to benefit claims and employment statistics

Sites from Paddington to Canary Wharf under consideration amid dearth of top-quality office space in UK capital

Group searches for ways to raise cash, cut costs and reduce its leverage

Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility

Investor backlash against US markets appears to be real

German lender waved through convicted sex offender’s millions despite compliance concerns

Lawmakers briefed by Marco Rubio suggest new offensive on Islamic republic could be imminent

President uses State of the Union to scold Democrats and laud his administration’s military achievements

Self-driving group valued at $8.6bn as it gears up to launch robotaxi service in London this year

David Ellison’s media group assumes pole position in race to buy Hollywood studio

Publisher of New York Sun, backed by Axel Springer, tries to upend sale of UK newspaper group to DMGT

AI start-up’s Dario Amodei summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology

UK chancellor will argue that her plan is starting to bear fruit

Increases to minimum wage rates and payroll tax ‘have had a particular effect on young people’, chief economist says

Doomer dunking

Statement comes after former cabinet minister arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Laurence des Cars quits in wake of theft that exposed poor security at Paris museum

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denounced in House of Commons as ‘rude, arrogant and entitled’ man

Poor succession planning and shareholder pressures have contributed to faltering growth in representation

US company says it identified actions by rivals DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax

S&P software index ends day up 1.8% but remains down nearly 24% in 2026

Markets weigh whether incumbents will embrace disruption — or be sidelined by AI agents