Latest haul comes as it prepares for an initial public offering as early as this year

Several ex-mandarins say full process should take place rather than swift appointment of frontrunner Romeo

Gold and silver also drop while US Treasuries rally

Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle all suffer a second day of double-digit declines

Starmer’s restive MPs should acknowledge that Britain’s fortunes are shaped abroad

Those calling for the Fed to cut rates should look again at the relationship between prices and productivity growth

Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice

Director-general Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster aims to trim annual budget by hundreds of millions of pounds

Labour is expected to lose votes in Gorton and Denton by-election to Greens on the left and Reform on the right

US intelligence agency seeks to tap into frustration over extensive purges at People’s Liberation Army

Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear helmet honouring compatriots killed in war during skeleton event

Central bank’s research undercuts Trump’s claims that foreign companies will pay for levies

In India, domestic tech entrepreneurs are outperforming those who return home after a stint in Silicon Valley

History might be repeating itself after the sale of investment banks to bigger US rivals

Ineos founder has come under pressure to apologise for claim the UK was being ‘colonised’

Starmer shows progress in criticising anti-immigrant comments but must make clear case for chosen path on population growth

Schruveen? Because Nuders sounds too rude

My union will chart its own course unless this government understands that ordinary people want real change

Official figures show Britain also recorded historic services surplus

Deal would end independence of one of City of London’s most historic names

Figure undershoots expectations and caps year of lacklustre growth marked by trade shocks

Signed 2014 contract shows former Barclays boss would be paid $250,000 a year for role

Slimming the world is a slow business