Boost to economy comes ahead of expected tough Budget next month

UK bank returned to full private ownership in May

New science advances may offer longer life to some, but the socio-economic affects may push others to die sooner

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is taking a big gamble with his $20bn swap line to prop up a Trump ally

Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order

Prolonged downturn in dealmaking has meant fewer opportunities and squeeze on pay

Struggles at Legoland owner Merlin Entertainments are raising the prospect of a debt restructuring

US president voices anger at anti-tariff advertisement by province of Ontario

Loss of seat for first time in century deals blow to Keir Starmer’s leadership ahead of Welsh elections in May

Agreement between Claude chatbot maker and one of its largest investors will add to start-up’s computing firepower

Low energy prices prove influential in Washington’s pivot to sanctions on Moscow’s two biggest producers

Investments from Nvidia, SoftBank and Trump administration strengthened chipmaker’s finances

Belgium resists plan fearing retaliation by Moscow over assets immobilised on its soil

Claimants said 36mn consumers would be entitled to damages of about £1.5bn

In order for artificial intelligence to live up to its promise, it must be part of the physical world around us

Berlin says Washington should not target subsidiaries of Russian oil company located in Germany

Tycoon joins a growing list of crypto executives given legal relief by US president

Move by parliament prompts heated exchanges between US, Arab allies and Israeli far right

US president’s measures are intended to bring Putin to the table but also risk stoking oil prices

Metropolitan Police reports ‘increasing number’ of people recruited by foreign intelligence services

Comments by president Jonathan Gray come as private capital group reports better than expected results

The King should lean in to this moment as a chance for reform — and a wise prime minister would be advising him to do so

Party cadres met this week in Beijing to lay groundwork for next five-year plan

Survivors accuse Jess Phillips of being ‘unfit’ to lead investigation