From Nick Bradbury, Reading, Berkshire, UK ...

The new policy, to be outlined by deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, brings tougher housing targets for local authorities that total 370,000 new homes every year, and requires councils to build on ...

British premier will accept an invitation by the bloc to discuss security matters, in the latest sign of improving relations ...

I may be doing Vladimir Putin a disservice, but I cannot help feeling that he would willingly swap Bashar al-Assad (along with the contents of his “luggage”) for long-term guarantees of safety for the ...

I was intrigued by Pilita Clark’s commentary ( Business Life, December 9) about how guilty she felt from the opprobrium she received from a colleague about her progress to becoming “green”. She talked ...

Pension holders will be able to receive “targeted support” from companies without it being considered fully regulated financial advice, under proposals from the UK financial watchdog. The plan, to be ...

As of this week there’s a new distinction between the two US carmakers: only one wants to be a robotaxi company. General Motors has shelved its goal of building and managing a fleet of autonomous ...

Also in today’s newsletter, US to unveil new tariffs on Chinese cleantech imports, and North Korea slams South’s Yoon over failed martial law gambit ...

The EU-Mercosur trade deal, launched in 1999, first got to signing stage a few weeks before Ursula von der Leyen was selected as European Commission president in 2019. That version foundered on early ...

Giving Boots the boot would be one obvious way to raise cash. Walgreens tried to offload the UK drugstore chain back in 2022. But the sale process was abandoned after the upheaval in credit markets ...

The Nasdaq Composite index hit 20,000 points for the first time, as a year-long rally that has been propelled by high expectations for the artificial intelligence sector continued into the final month ...

There’s no one way to approach the office Christmas party. Some dig out their best velvet and sequins, and toast company successes with genuine festive joy. Others drain the free bar and gossip with ...