Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with Beijing The government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learned. Ministers are considering including parts of the Chinese state accused of interference activities on the enhanced tier […]
Northern Irishman shot 73 before playoff Secures first major since 2014 PGA Championship Rory McIlroy, Masters champion. Four words that belie what this remarkable Northern Irishman achieved on a spine-tingling afternoon at Augusta National. They ignore, too, the torturous process McIlroy endured to realise this lifetime goal. Did he win […]
Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru Interview: ‘The Nobel prize is a fairytale for a week and a nightmare for a year’ Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the pivotal figures who ignited a global boom […]
Lord Peter Hendy apologises after being spotted texting behind wheel of vintage Routemaster in London The rail minister, Lord Peter Hendy, has reported himself to the police after he was spotted using a mobile phone while driving a vintage Routemaster bus in London during a charity tour. The former Transport […]
Senior Kyiv economist describes latest postion of Trump administration in talks as ‘colonial-type’ bullying The US has demanded control of a crucial pipeline in Ukraine used to send Russian gas to Europe, according to reports, in a move described as a colonial shakedown. US and Ukrainian officials met on Friday […]
Open trade with Europe is more important to the UK than a deal with Donald Trump, most Britons believe A clear majority of UK voters want the government to concentrate on rebuilding trade ties with the EU over forging a new economic deal with the US, according to research published […]
47-year-old had been feeling unwell ‘for a number of days’ Howe admitted on Friday and is receiving expert care Eddie Howe will miss Newcastle’s match with Manchester United on Sunday after being admitted to hospital for tests late on Friday night. The 47-year-old has been told he will not be […]
Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works Emergency legislation allowing the government to instruct companies to keep loss-making steel operations in England open, or face criminal penalties for their executives, were passed yesterday during an extraordinary sitting of parliament. MPs and peers trooped into Westminster […]
Parliament recalled on Saturday for emergency vote to pass bill taking assets into public control Analysis: Government scrambles to save British Steel as firm faces crisis within crisis Keir Starmer is stepping in to seize control of British Steel to stop its Chinese owner shutting the Scunthorpe plant in an […]
S&P 500 and Dow Jones rise sharply after extraordinarily volatile week as experts warn of continued turbulence Donald Trump insisted his trade war with much of the world was “doing really well” despite mounting fears of recession and as Beijing hit back and again hiked tariffs on US exports to […]