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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Ministers have forced out the chair of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, as the government seeks to dial back regulation as...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsIs your Christmas orchid already drooping? Don't despair.According...

Financial markets largely shrugged after Donald Trump outlined plans to impose punitive tariffs on Mexico and Canada as soon as next month while signing scores of executive orders on his first day in office.The US president told reporters in the...

Six minutes before Axel Rudakubana left home to murder three girls at a Southport dance class, he searched for a video of the Sydney church attack in which a bishop was stabbed while livestreaming a sermon.That video from last April,...

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised lower taxes, lower prices and a stronger economy in his second term.On Day One of his second term, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders — including a regulatory freeze pending an...

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature47 min: Oof! Buendia and Watkins link up superbly down the centre and the latter plays the ball to Rogers in acres of space. The Villa man has to...

A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.Paul Yeung | Bloomberg |...

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of "malicious communications" following the online abuse of Arsenal striker Kai Havertz and his wife. The boy, who is 17 years old and from St Albans, has been bailed while enquiries continue, Hertfordshire...

Donald Trump's audacious comeback will be the stuff of history books. Minutes after being sworn in as 47th POTUS, he declared - equally audaciously - 'the golden age of America begins right now'. A revolution of common sense is coming,...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterThe launch of meme coins from Donald Trump and his wife Melania triggered a record-breaking crypto...

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has launched a rare bid to intervene in a supreme court hearing in the car finance commission scandal that could reduce the £30bn-plus compensation bill lenders currently face.Shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers, two of the...

Safe smart account infrastructure has executed 84 Safe Multi-sig transactions processing over $889M in volume through their institutional wallet. This growing pattern of major institutions choosing Safe for treasury operations reinforces its position as the leading secure infrastructure layer for...

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.France’s BPCE combined its investment arm Natixis with Italian insurer Generali because it could not be a “global champion”, the bank’s chief...

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldDonald Trump has ordered officials to draw up retaliatory measures against countries applying “extraterritorial” levies on US multinationals, in a...

Casemiro is reportedly pushing to leave Manchester United for the Saudi Pro League (Picture: Getty) Former England star Joe Cole says it ‘makes sense’ for Casemiro to leave Manchester United this January given he does not appear to be a...

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Some people say that good things only happen ‘when the stars align’. Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is...

Investing.com -- TD Cowen managing director Jaret Seiberg raised concerns that the recent issuance of a Donald Trump meme coin could pose challenges to bipartisan efforts to pass cryptocurrency market structure legislation. According to the analyst, the Democrats are expected...

By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:29 GMT, 21 January 2025

PoundSterlingLIVE - Image © Adobe (NASDAQ:) Images Sell the Dollar on strength amidst crowded positioning and improving technical considerations. "We remain cautious and prudent but like selling USD rallies from here, with a view to the DXY (at least partially)...

The prime minister said the government would change terrorism legislation to more effectively deal with a changing threat posed by lone killers. In a statement at Downing Street on the Southport attacks that killed three girls last year, Starmer said:...

Von der Leyen: must work together to avoid global race to the bottomHeather StewartEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has used her speech at Davos to urge EU countries to work more closely together, in the face of the...

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailAfter centuries of speculation, archaeologists in Peru have confirmed the existence of an underground...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to address the nation at 08:30am this morning to discuss 'grave questions' about the murder of three girls in Southport last summer READ SOURCE...

US President Donald Trump has picked several individuals for senior positions within his administration, many of whom have significant connections to China. However, these appointees display a range of opinions regarding the approach Washington should take towards its foremost rival....

"In a few countries, money alone is not enough to qualify for car ownership; commissarial consent is needed as well. "We see something of the same approach in the anti-motorist policies of the new  Greater London Council (GLC). A campaign...

Electronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self-service tills – just some of the many technologies that UK retailers are embracing as they try to solve the problem of rising labour costs.Investment in automation was a...

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has risked angering sections of the club's fanbase after leaping to Robert Sanchez's defence following the 3-1 win over Wolves.The Spanish goalkeeper made his fourth mistake that has directly led to a Premier League goal this...

There were times when Enzo Maresca seemed to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. The Italian mooched around his technical area, bemoaning Chelsea’s frantic play and calling for calm. Panic had set in after another lead was...

David Beckham urges World Economic Forum to fight for girls' rightsNext up to receive a Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum tonight is David Beckham.WEF’s Hilde Schwab explains that Beckham is receiving a crystal award for his “extraordinary leadership...

US export controls on chips under the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion rule, announced last week, are unlikely to derail India's trajectory in AI hardware development, even as President Donald Trump begins his term today. The country is operating well...