Prime minister points to early progress despite rocky start to government

Investor excitement over AI helps Big Tech once again drive gains in blue-chip S&P 500 index

Access to information could be increased by centralising anonymised records held by the national health service

Transit deal due to expire with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe

Numbers for fixed-income and equities trading expected to surpass 2022 when invasion of Ukraine rocked markets

President uses new year address to stress support for country’s vulnerable people and reiterate Taiwan stance

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Staff shortages lead to frequent emergency closures, with working mothers struggling to cope

Barry Melancon, for 30 years head of leading US professional body, says quality should not be compromised to aid recruiting

Rift with Brussels has led to Budapest having €19bn worth of support frozen

Author Jacqueline Wilson, actress Carey Mulligan and Post Office campaigners among 1,200 recognised in UK’s annual list

Leaked military files show detailed plans for strikes on civilian infrastructure in event of war

FT writers’ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of peace in Ukraine to whether the Trump-Musk friendship will endure and the chances of a CD revival

From Berlin to New York, clubbers in the world’s party capitals are heading home earlier

Financial Times poll points to gloomy outlook with little upside potential for common currency area

Large contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas

Links between Gaddafi and Blair in 2004 revealed by newly released letter

Concern expressed by John Prescott and Jack Straw in 2004 over possible migration wave later borne out in Brexit vote

Newly released documents reveal growing British frustration with Washington’s handling of the conflict in 2004

Department describes intrusion as ‘major cyber security incident’

US watchdog is seeking greater scrutiny over asset management giant’s vast holdings in lenders

New research and changing social attitudes may usher in a low-booze era in the US