Burnham poised to succeed Starmer as UK prime minister
Outgoing Greater Manchester mayor gears up for talks with civil service as he prepares to enter Number 10 within weeks
AbbVie buys Apogee for $10.9bn to acquire inflammatory disease drug
Drugmaker’s largest deal in more than half a decade comes amid surge of M&A in sector
Building materials group CRH agrees historic $8.5bn deal for Arcosa
Irish company to purchase Dallas-based construction group
Starmer resignation as it happened: Burnham poised to become UK prime minister
Outgoing Greater Manchester mayor could enter Downing Street within weeks
Transcript: Exit Starmer, enter Burnham
Lucy Fisher talks to George Parker and Jim Pickard
CRH digs deep for a bigger share of the US construction boom
Irish building materials group’s deal for Arcosa is worth doing
EasyJet should hold out for a tad more from Castlelake
UK budget airline has minimal debt and is expected to grow operating profit sevenfold from this year’s depressed level
Labour MPs celebrate as Burnham returns to Westminster
Greater Manchester mayor finds a clear path to replace Keir Starmer in Downing Street
Streeting seen as frontrunner to become UK’s next chancellor
Ex-health secretary favourite after ruling out leadership run but Labour’s centre-left prefers Ed Miliband
Met Office issues rare red weather warning as heatwave hits UK
Temperatures expected to break June records, prompting concerns about public health
Indian entrepreneur to lead WhatsApp as Zuckerberg brings in new blood
Fintech founder Kunal Shah to replace Will Cathcart who steps down after seven years leading the Meta-owned messaging app
The revolving door of Downing Street
To survive longer than Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham will need vision and a plan
EasyJet and its investors hold out for £600mn more from Castlelake
Shareholders call for private credit group’s £4.7bn approach to be increased to at least £7-a-share
Chevron moves into power production with Microsoft AI deal
Company signs 20-year agreement to develop data centre in heart of US oil country that could include gas-fired plant
How to bridge the impasse over Iran’s nuclear programme
If the next phase of negotiations fails, Washington and Tehran could find themselves locked in an endless cycle of war
Britain needs more than better leadership. Here’s how we get it
A modern democracy should have a way to decide together what matters most
House of the Dragon finally ups the pace for season 3
HBO Max’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel is all spectacle and bloody battles as it crams more into one episode than in its entire history to date
AI-powered threats may succeed ‘within months’, Five Eyes warns
Western governments and corporates cautioned that their lead in AI might not last long
Vance claims ‘successful foundation’ laid in US-Iran talks
Tehran and Washington locked in negotiations in Switzerland over deal to settle four-month conflict
Exit Starmer, enter Burnham
The UK is set for its seventh prime minister in a decade
‘You can’t keep changing prime minister’: reaction to Starmer’s resignation
Even in PM’s London constituency there is little enthusiasm for his performance in office
Andrew Cuomo to lead new venture between NYSE parent and crypto exchange OKX
Former New York governor’s role highlights how politicians are rushing into digital assets sector
Why Bangladesh is backing Argentina in the World Cup
Their national team has never qualified, so Bangladeshi fans are cheering for Messi
So long Starmer, markets found you dull
A market obituary in three charts