Exclusive: Independent retailers, many running post offices, say wholesale arm Booker is restricting supplies and deliveries Village stores have sounded the alarm over what they …
Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time
Hawkish rise 10 days before local elections is seen as a signal of independence from politics Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates to 50% …
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a preliminary agreement for the release of $1.1 billion from a $3 billion bailout following dayslong talks …
European Union joins chorus of criticism of Article 23, which includes harsh new penalties for offences such as insurrection, sedition and espionage The European Union …
Shrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewildered Parents and teachers have shared their own frustration with substandard school meals …
Arizona officials say a Saudi-owned company they targeted over its use of virtually unfettered amounts of groundwater to grow forage crops is moving its farming …
After a report into the epidemic of misogyny and abuse in the British music industry, female musicians, managers, photographers, agents and A&Rs share powerful statements …
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK private sector output rises at fastest pace for nine months UK retail sales dampened …
Chinese President Xi Jinping is promising greater access to China’s market for international firms and new financing exceeding $100 billion for other developing economies
US president decries ‘campaign of pure cruelty’ and warns Iran to tread carefully as Israel conducts significant airstrikes on Palestinian enclave See further Israel-Hamas war …
Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, making it one of the oil giant’s biggest transactions ever
Investor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man for more than five decades, has made a $40 million gift to a California museum he has supported …