Decision will ease some pressure on UK homebuyers and people seeking remortgage deals HSBC and NatWest have announced a fresh round of mortgage rate cuts and Britain’s remaining large lenders are expected to follow suit in a move that will ease some of the pressure on hard-pressed Britons. HSBC said […]

Exclusive: Sources believe deal will not be struck before meeting with Narendra Modi at G20 summit Rishi Sunak has ruled out a quick-fix trade deal with India, making it impossible to get an agreement over the line in time for this week’s G20 summit in Delhi – and possibly even […]

President says war against Russia requires a new approach as he dismisses Oleksii Reznikov in favour of Rustem Umerov Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced his intention to replace his defence minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defence establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. […]

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money A senior civil service whistleblower has told the Observer that Tory ministers and their political advisers were “dangerously complacent” about crumbling school buildings constructed with aerated concrete, and that they were […]