President heaps pressure on Tehran as US amasses biggest force in Middle East since 2003 Iraq invasion

Most employees will receive 5% less in equity rewards after bigger cuts a year before

Move follows similar initiatives by other Wall Street institutions but comes as concerns mount about sector’s health

Food retailers blame supply constraints on withdrawal from commitment to source slower-growing breeds

Group cast as guarantor for Gaza redevelopment but has been criticised for excluding Palestinians

Tehran thinks a drawn-out conflict could eventually yield a better deal than what Trump is offering today

Police action sets up extraordinary possibility of senior royal standing trial

Investment group’s decision sends shivers through industry

Swedish fintech’s share price has plummeted by two-thirds since September IPO

Misgivings came before Trump lashed out at London’s deal to cede ownership of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

A phrase from the 1990s altered America’s sense of itself — and its political trajectory

Collapse follows revelations over peer’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

New data highlights spiralling import costs as president seeks to quell growing backlash over his flagship policies

Military build-up and fraught rhetoric leave a narrow path to securing a deal that would allow both sides to save face

A party that once mocked the ‘magic money tree’ appears to have built its own house in the branches

Jailing of couple on motorcycle trip for alleged spying ‘totally unjustifiable’, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper says

Microsoft co-founder cancels plans to deliver keynote speech at high-profile event on Thursday

Three individuals contacted Whitehall over past conduct after former consul emerged as cabinet secretary frontrunner

Former prince faced nearly 11 hours in custody as police continue to search Windsor property

Appointment ends days of speculation over who will hold country’s most senior civil service post

Oil price rises as aircraft carrier and refuelling planes head to region in one of biggest build-ups since 2003 Iraq invasion

Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life after leading insurrection that plunged country into political crisis

Consulting firms use ‘carrot and stick’ with some senior staff less willing to use technology than junior colleagues

The divergence between the British and American attitudes isn’t entirely justified