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UK facing ‘widening gap’ in ability to fight cyber threats, warns top agency
Number of incidents at top end of scale of severity tripled last year, including attack that took down London hospitals
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England’s environment watchdog told to review risk from lead mines
Government-ordered report comes after FT investigation into impact of toxic metal on human health
Israel and Hizbollah exchange fire, putting truce under severe strain
Air strikes by Israeli military across Lebanon come after militant group fires rockets
Tesla loses bid to restore Musk’s record $56bn pay package
Delaware judge rejects shareholders’ overwhelming reapproval of award for electric-car maker chief
Trump warns of ‘hell to pay’ if Israeli hostages not released by January
US president-elect’s comments come as Gaza ceasefire talks fail to make progress
Britain need not choose between Trump and EU, Starmer says
UK prime minister vows to strengthen ties with Washington, Brussels and Beijing in set-piece speech
Starmer to make household disposable income a key economic target
UK prime minister’s team insist that G7 growth goal remains intact
Bulgarian spy ring used video specs to monitor journalists, London court told
Old Bailey hears surveillance of targets included specially designed glasses on planes and online honey traps
Romania’s vote recount confirms pro-Russian presidential bid
Constitutional Court certifies first-round results, run-off to go ahead as planned on December 8
Nato chief warns Trump of ‘dire threat’ to US if Ukraine pushed into bad deal
Mark Rutte says risks to America will increase if China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are empowered
Why Stellantis’ chief executive Carlos Tavares was axed
Portuguese boss refused to budge on pace of EV transition as cries from suppliers, workers and government grew louder
Putin to reject Trump’s opening peace offer, says Russian tycoon
Konstantin Malofeyev says Russian president to engage in talks only if they include broader conflicts
Barnier faces no-confidence vote over budget measures
French prime minister had moved to bypass parliamentary approval
EU digs in on student fees as UK youth mobility talks near
Brussels is willing to make small concessions over naming of scheme and length of stay
Intel chief Gelsinger quits with US chipmaker in crisis
Semiconductor company’s shares have slid as turnaround plans struggled to gain traction
Chris Wormald appointed UK’s top civil servant
Appointment comes as Keir Starmer seeks to get a grip on his administration after a tumultuous first 5 months in office
The tainted legacy of the Merkel-Obama years
A failure to respond to Russian, Chinese and Syrian aggression helped to create the unstable world of today
Le Shutdown: a budget rejection would hit France’s credibility with investors
Markets hate uncertainty and the stakes in the current constitutional turmoil could not be higher
US hits China’s chip industry with new export controls
Parting measures by Biden administration aim to slow Beijing’s development of AI with military applications
Chinese exporters front-load shipments in bid to dodge Trump tariffs
Sellers from China, Canada and Mexico rush to get goods into the US before levies rise
Ex-Brexit negotiator and three Whitehall chiefs on cabinet secretary shortlist
Sir Olly Robbins, Tamara Finkelstein, Antonia Romeo and Sir Chris Wormald in running for £200,000-a-year role
