Tesla chief executive had been set for court showdown after attempting to scrap deal Elon Musk has offered to complete his proposed $44bn (£38bn) acquisition of Twitter in a dramatic U-turn on his decision to walk away from the deal. Lawyers for Musk confirmed in a court filing on Tuesday […]
Kwasi Kwarteng to bring forward fiscal statement to later this month amid disquiet in party over spending cuts hitting poorest Conservative MPs are plotting to avert a squeeze on welfare after Liz Truss was forced into two humiliating U-turns on plans to abolish the top rate of income tax and […]
The cost of living crisis means almost 60% of shoppers expect to cut back in retail’s ‘golden quarter’ British shoppers are expected to spend £4.4bn less on non-essentials – a fall of 22% – in the run-up to Christmas as a surge in the cost of living puts a squeeze […]
Kyiv’s troops advanced in southern Kherson province and made additional gains in east Russia-Ukraine war – live updates Russia no longer has full control of any of the four provinces of Ukraine it says it annexed last week after Ukrainian troops reportedly advanced dozens of kilometres in Kherson province in […]
The home secretary criticised the ‘media circus’ surrounding high-profile people wrongly accused of sexual abuse The home secretary will examine the possibility of giving anonymity to suspected criminals after concern over the identification and treatment of high-profile people wrongly accused of sexual abuse. Suella Braverman made the pledge after criticising […]
Far-right president forces second round after closely trailing Lula, disappointing those who had hoped to turn a page on his influence Tears filled Beatriz Simões’s eyes as she digested Jair Bolsonaro’s startlingly strong performance in Sunday’s Brazilian election. Hours earlier the 34-year-old publicist had been convinced a hope-filled dawn was […]
Party conference overshadowed by fears that refusing to do a U-turn on tax and spending cuts will kill off election chances Liz Truss is struggling to persuade Conservative MPs to back her controversial mini-budget, with some even threatening all-out rebellion amid fears that they will once again become known as […]
Former CIA director and retired army general says Moscow’s leader is ‘desperate’ and ‘battlefield reality he faces is irreversible’ The US and its allies would destroy Russia’s troops and equipment in Ukraine – as well as sink its Black Sea fleet – if Russian president Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons […]
Latest updates: leftwing former president fails to secure majority of first-round votes ‘We want no more hatred’: leftwing ex-president Lula on verge of comeback Live results tracker A Lula victory would represent the latest in a series of triumphs for a resurgent Latin American left, following the election of leftist […]
Exclusive: Westminster gave exemption for Hinduja brothers’ Old War Office development in return for £10m payment The UK’s two richest people have been allowed to avoid planning rules that should have required them to build 98 affordable flats for key workers and low-income workers at their new £1.2bn luxury development […]