France and Germany extend deadline to try to save joint fighter jet
Mediators have until April 28 to overcome power struggle between Airbus and Dassault Aviation
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Poring over precedents for China’s prospective population plummet
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UK taxes on wages rose more than in any other rich country in 2025, says report
Increase reflects higher employer national insurance contributions and fiscal drag
Can eco ethics become par for the golf course?
A clutch of outlier clubs are making water savings, energy efficiency and environmental protection a priority — and developers of residential enclaves are taking note
Tui cuts profit outlook as Iran war makes holidaymakers cautious
Travel operator suspends revenue guidance and says customers are increasingly booking at the last minute
Trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one
‘Epic Fury’ turns into ‘Economic Fury’
UK inflation accelerates to 3.3% in March as petrol prices jump
Figure underlines economic impact of the Middle East conflict
Taxes on wages hit decade high across OECD countries
Governments tap labour income as an ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire
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Starmer under pressure as ministers step up criticism over Mandelson scandal
Cracks appear in cabinet following evidence from sacked head of Foreign Office
Moscow to suspend Kazakh oil flows through key pipeline supplying Berlin
Russian plan puts majority of German city’s supplies of petrol, kerosene and heating fuel at risk
Mandelson scandal is like a persistent illness for Starmer
Further revelations and a possible employment tribunal mean story will run and run
Reckitt sales hit as cleaning products caught by widening Russia sanctions
UK-listed group no longer permitted to ship cleaning products to Russia under changes to EU sanctions
Fuel prices push UK inflation rate up in March
Rise in headline inflation will not prompt Bank of England to increase rates next week
Trump extends Iran ceasefire as peace talks hit impasse
President’s latest mixed signal comes as US sends more troops to region
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