Private equity companies now own or partly own 11 of the 20 largest providers of fostering and children’s homes in England, as calls to ban “obscene” profit-making in children’s care grow.
Confined to her hospital bed as she waited for her baby to be induced, Ania Aliev was attempting to finalise a deal to buy a company and put herself in the top job.
Apple has renamed Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada.
China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, thanks to a sharp reduction in oil consumption and a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles and public transport, analys…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, as Vladimir Putin promised to step up strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities in the run-up to winter.
Tim Cook has received a $47m (£35m) pay deal as Apple’s executive chair, a remuneration package that nears the level set for his successor as chief executive.
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady again on Wednesday as new U.S. tariffs and the ongoing war in Iran cloud the central bank’s outlook.
BP has appointed a new chair after a months-long search triggered by the controversial ousting of Albert Manifold , seeking to draw a line under years of boardroom turmoil at the UK oil and gas company.
The UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for despite fears over the growing environmental impact of the AI boom.
It is not just the wildfire burning in the bond markets, with many countries facing interest rates at multi-decade highs.
UK government borrowing costs have been rising, with some now at their highest level since 1998 as investors around the world worry about inflation.
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Ryanair has warned that air fares in Europe will jump next year if the oil price remains high and that some airlines could go bust.
Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found.
Range Rover has launched its first electric vehicle – a year later than planned – offering a greener option for fans of gargantuan British-made SUVs who are also conscious about the climate crisis.
Consumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’
Economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that that the era of dollar dominance may be ending
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer
The architect of the UK government’s AI strategy has joined the US startup Anthropic in a senior role a year after stepping down from his Downing Street post.
The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.
The United States and its allies condemned what they said were alleged Iranian plots to kill dissidents, journalists, and members of Jewish communities in Europe, North America, and Australia.
What you need to know: A new analysis finds that Trump’s pardons of criminals across his two terms have denied nearly $2 billion in victim restitution, forfeitures, and fines.
US borrowing costs hit a fresh high on Tuesday as renewed strikes in the Middle East pushed up oil prices and heightened concerns over inflation.