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European defence bosses expect Trump to demand more Nato contributions

Leonardo chief executive calls for investment in region’s defence sector as well as alliances to increase competitiveness

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Ikea shelves, books by politicians, even a whole celeriac: in defence of middle-class fly-tipping | Zoe Williams

If it comes from a good home, it’s not rubbish – it’s more of an impromptu car boot sale. Social hypocrisy rules!. One experiences politics through direct encounters with the state, and since the ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Defence group RTX to pay $950mn to resolve US charges over Qatar bribes

Prosecutors said the company paid $30mn to a cousin of the Qatari Emir to facilitate weapons sales

Business - Financial Times - October 16

North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will ‘surely return in body bags’, US envoy says

Envoy to UN Robert Wood gives warning ahead of security council meeting, as US and South Korea defence chiefs urge North Korea to withdraw. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Middle East crisis live: protests in Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Crowds reportedly clash with police outside Israeli prime minister’s home after he sacks Yoav Gallant. Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant

Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

While the world’s eyes were elsewhere, Netanyahu fired his defence minister – the consequences will be huge | Alon Pinkas

The PM gambled that he could get away with sacking Yoav Gallant during the US election, but Israelis are angry; he may have miscalculated. In the middle of a 13-months-long, two-theatre war in Gaza ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Solving the UK’s consumption conundrum

Real earnings are rising and consumer confidence has improved yet households still choose to save their disposable income rather than spend it

World - Financial Times - October 21

An urgent update on UK wine

Libation revelation

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

The UK in Trump’s world

Plus, Kemi Badenoch’s first steps as the new Tory leader

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of prospective leader Hashem Safieddine in Israeli attack

Militant group confirms death of official who had been expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that overnight it struck ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

The Budget Game: Can you do better than Rachel Reeves?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your fiscal plan

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Can you run the UK economy?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your Budget plan

World - Financial Times - October 15

UK wage growth falls to 4.9%

Data for three months to August adds to evidence that pay pressures are easing

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Pound falls as UK inflation declines more than expected to 1.7%

First reading below Bank of England’s target in 3 years opens door to more rate cuts this year

Business - Financial Times - October 16

There are no easy answers to the decline of UK’s Aim

Number of companies listed on the junior stock market is barely over 700

Business - Financial Times - October 17

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.

UK banks deserve a place in the sun

Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates

World - Financial Times - October 29

Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending

Business - Financial Times - October 30

UK Budget spooks bond markets

UK borrowing costs hit the highest level this year after Budget announcements sink in

World - Financial Times - November 1

How quickly are prices rising in the UK?

The rate at which prices are rising has dropped below the Bank of England's target of 2%.

Why the UK is failing to catch up with fraudsters

The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report

World - Financial Times - October 14

EU and UK security is ‘indivisible’, says David Lammy

Foreign secretary joins European meeting to discuss defence co-operation as part of post-Brexit ‘reset’ in relations