As well as being the most popular politician in the country – for now – Andy Burnham is also the most popular man at Westminster. Labour MPs, the unions, Whitehall civil servants, political advisers and thinktanks are a…
Read more →On Wednesday, Pierre Masselot received a text from his daughter’s nursery – less than 50 miles from the weather station that was the first this week to break the UK June temperature record – asking parents to collect ch…
Read more →World Cup StubHub ticket mess shows how weak consumer protections are in the US, but there are steps fans can take
Read more →Whether to pursue a master’s degree was not really a choice for Francesca Peters. Fresh from an undergraduate degree in biochemistry in 2020, she had set her sights on securing her dream job. There was a catch, however.…
Read more →Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homes
Read more →A pair of debenture tickets changed hands this week for a sum far beyond the means of ordinary tennis fans
Read more →When Australia launched its ban on social media for children under the age of 16 in December, its global impact remained to be seen. The world watched with keen interest as the country adopted the most far-reaching ban …
Read more →The monarch’s declaration does not tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunes
Read more →Andy Burnham has said he will be donating 15% of his MP’s salary to local causes in his constituency of Makerfield.
Read more →The monarch says how much he pays the Treasury but did not reveal the wealth behind it. Britain still lacks proper scrutiny of royal cash
Read more →King Charles has become the first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the last two years.
Read more →For decades, the World Cup belonged to broadcasters. Fans gathered around the television, watched the game live or caught the highlights later that evening. In the UK, BBC and ITV acted as gatekeepers, deciding which st…
Read more →From the Derivatives Practice Group: This week, ESMA published a report relating to transaction reporting simplification, while ISDA published a joint association letter for enhancing the EU’s legislative and supervisor…
Read more →Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve, can articulate why, and work out in public how to get there. They don’t just spout slogans about economic growth – because growth is meaningless unles…
Read more →To most grocery shoppers, rotisserie chickens look like a mouth-watering and easy option for dinner. But whenever I pass by the rotisserie case in a supermarket, I see chicken carcasses piled up in the trash, their once…
Read more →Finally, some part of our struggling state is getting a massive budget increase – and it’s not even the welfare bill, like normal. Or maybe it is? The monarchy’s core funding is going to double to £100m. Also mentioned …
Read more →Revolut will haul hundreds of graduates and interns into the office next year, as the digital bank moves away from its “remote-first” policy that has long been used to lure new recruits.
Read more →The FCA has published a consultation paper on proposed changes to its UK Listing Rules for closed‑ended investment funds, focused on the management of conflicts of interest.
Read more →Neso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning
Read more →Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plans
Read more →Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages
Read more →He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism
Read more →Heathrow has said that passenger numbers and profits will fall this year because of the conflict in the Middle East.
Read more →With his million-dollar jewellery collection and his two Rolls-Royces, Mexico’s new ambassador to the UK will fit right in with the Mayfair crowd.
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