A former chief UK negotiator for Brexit and three serving Whitehall department chiefs have made the shortlist to become the next cabinet secretary, with an announcement expected as soon as this week.

China’s world champion Ding Liren, who had not won a classical game since January and had sunk to No 23 in the rankings, defied forecasts on Monday as he outplayed India’s Dommaraju Gukesh, at 18 the ...

The UK government’s impact assessment of its workers’ rights reforms is “not fit for purpose” as it does not explore the effect of higher costs for employers on wages, jobs and economic activity, a ...

Disney+ special presents restored behind-the-scenes footage alongside new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr ...

Over its 60-minute duration, a thick Northern Irish-accented voiceover, rich with colloquialisms, provides characters’ voices as the titular “Specky”, portrayed by female dancer Faith Prendergast — ...

UK health minister Stephen Kinnock will be in charge of developing the government’s assisted dying strategy if parliament ...

Thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to slash its steel workforce by 40 per cent, dealing the latest blow to German industry as it warned of oversupply in Europe and “a rise in cheap imports” from Asia.

Chu wants Americans to do what spoiled, privileged Glinda and outcast, green-skinned Elphaba did when thrust together ...

Swedish consumer lender Klarna has reported a profit for the third quarter as it benefited from an expansion in the US that increased payment volumes but also pushed up credit losses.

Kingfisher shares tumbled on Monday after the owner of DIY chain B&Q became the latest UK retailer to warn that the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions announced in the Budget ...

The EU move comes as regulators are increasing scrutiny over potential breaches of the digital rules by Musk’s X. Brussels has been investigating his social media platform since last year over ...

UK partners at BDO have been handed a pay rise for the first time in three years after the accountancy firm generated a record £1bn in revenue, bucking a more downbeat trend at most larger rivals.