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Traders in the financial markets reacted to tensions flaring up in the Middle East.

It's the largest single donation in British political history.

Missile test by group apparently failed, but exposes limits of AI safeguards

High commissioner to India replaces Olly Robbins, who was sacked over Peter Mandelson scandal The Foreign Office has its first ever female head after the appointment of Lindy Cameron, the high commissioner to India.…

One of London 's most lavish hotels will sell the car of a Qatari royal after he ran up an unpaid bill of more than £450,000.

McLaren is believed to have given the green light to plans that will create 1,000 jobs with a new investment worth hundreds of millions of pounds. The iconic British marque will invest £450million in a new technology…

Founder to offload as many as 50mn shares as company posts higher revenue from data centres but faces investor fears it is overcommitted to AI

Government-backed networks such as UPI and Pix explore link-ups with central banks overseas

Finance minister Roland Lescure also downgrades GDP growth forecast for 2026

Diplomats say Paris has urged bloc to agree budget and climate measures before French presidential election in April

Shift to two specified times daily follows increase in Iranian attacks

America lost wars and Osama bin Laden lost Saudi Arabia

Advances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream

Billionaire former Tory backers gave premises to Laila Cunningham earlier this year as they step up support for populist party

Leon Li’s ownership of Regent’s Park home had remained obscured despite UK push for transparency

The disturbing global decline in test results rests on wrong-headed curriculum changes

Kelly Granat to join tech-focused investment firm set up by former Fidelity Investments star stock picker Gavin Baker

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund previously suffered billions of dollars in losses during AI sell-off

Move is likely to put further momentum behind fast-rising oil prices

Treasury secretary’s intervention in the yen has made an impact but US bond yields are climbing higher and higher

Flight plan submitted by one aircraft sparked turmoil that grounded thousands of planes this week

As threats mount, Labour MPs cheer the PM’s refusal to address the hard spending choices needed for our security

The far-right party’s ambition is not regional leadership; its recent campaign is a blueprint for running the country

Latest advance against Saudi-backed forces cements Yemeni rebels’ control over vital shipping artery and roils energy markets

Figure comes ahead of high-stakes Fed meeting

Games without frontiers

Strait of Hormuz will not reopen this year, agency says, warning of sharp drop in demand as refined product prices soar

Ken Griffin’s hedge fund combines divisions as it seeks to deploy more firepower outside US

Surging cost for fuel critical to agriculture and industry stokes price pressures as Americans confront affordability crunch

Destruction of complex under Ali al-Taher ridge follows months-long effort to gain control of strategic site