The important judgments for Healey in the coming Budget
No fancy equations or AI models will illuminate the right path for the chancellor
Kemi Badenoch promises to scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Pledge aims to cement Conservatives’ reputation as ‘party of home ownership’
Six things we learnt from the Tory party conference
The Conservatives’ annual gathering in Birmingham has closed with leader Kemi Badenoch focusing on the economy and homeowners
US oil trader takes $2bn gamble on tankers as carriers steer clear of Hormuz
American security push aims to spur Asian refining as diesel shortages stoke inflation
Scientists unveil first ultra-accurate nuclear clocks
Countries are increasing research into timekeeping technology as risks of clock outages and sabotage threaten digital systems vital to modern life
Deadly Russian strikes cut power in several Kyiv districts
Moscow’s latest overnight air attack targets residential buildings and energy infrastructure across Ukraine
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Sleepy European telcos turn to data centre craze
With data centres, companies in the sector may finally be on to happier hunting grounds
Global bond sell-off resumes as 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002
French, Italian and UK government bonds also come under pressure in volatile trading
Reform UK internal probe clears senior officials of breaking law over donor sting
Party threatens legal action against investigative journalists after report, which is criticised by Labour
Billionaire Weston family to buy Boots in $8.9bn deal
Canadian owner of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart to buy UK pharmacy chain from private equity firm Sycamore Partners
Ex-Barclays traders’ rate-rigging convictions quashed
Court of Appeal ruling comes after Tom Hayes’s guilty verdict was overturned last year
Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning is Jaws if the shark just ate everyone and kept swimming
Follow-up to ‘The Social Network’ covers how the company was exposed for profiting from misinformation and doing users harm — but falls frustratingly flat
We need a US debt conversation — will the Republicans have one?
Borrowing heavily to finance tax cuts for the wealthy leaves us less prepared for emergencies when they come
Jonathan Groff leads a joyous all-male take on As You Like It
The RSC staging in Stratford-upon-Avon is packed with wonderful performances and brings a different slant to the question of identity
Houthi rebels target Riyadh and Aden in new missile barrage
Assault comes days after government forces announced major offensive to reclaim strategic Bab al-Mandab waterway
Widdecombe murder suspect accused of trying to break into Farage’s home
Prosecutors allege that Joshua Kerry conducted research on prominent people over period of more than two years
What we know about the suspected plague case in Russia
Death of lab worker at anti-plague institute in Siberia has spurred speculation that she contracted the infection
Italy’s wine harvest is creeping ever earlier
Extreme heatwaves are burning grapes, accelerating the annual vendemmia
Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs to fund £500mn delivery improvement plan
Job losses will be in administrative and support roles and take effect before end of next year, says company
French central bank chief says ECB intervention not needed to ease bond rout
Emmanuel Moulin also hit out at ‘Trump-style’ threats against him from the far-left
Google launches platform to create video games from text prompts
Big Tech group partners with gaming tools developer Unity as AI disrupts sector
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Fortune favours the brave at Paris Fashion Week — some of them anyway
Matthieu Blazy continues to fly high at Chanel while Michael Rider’s Celine offered enchanting everyday clothes. But amid a jittery industry, not every show was a triumph