Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones
With Trump’s low approval rating and Republicans’ ‘self-destruction’, can Democrats take the Senate? Even with the Iran war weighing Trump’s party down, Democrats face a challenge turning the upper chamber blue
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error
Trump Media and Technology Group lost $406m in first three months of 2026 Parent company of president’s Truth Social platform generated only $870,000 even as net sales were up 6%
Spiritless summer: Americans feel squeeze of costly fuel amid busy travel season Soaring oil prices have left many Americans with higher costs and fewer options for travel amid the Iran war
‘Peak TV is behind us’: UK developers pivot from building studios to datacentres amid AI boom Ambitious plans are being scaled back – but film and TV industry point to big existing investments in British production
City & Guilds London Institute trustees accused of stalling inquiry into £166m sale The board of the vocational charity has shown a ‘catastrophic failure of governance’, according to a member of the group’s council
‘We are talking about energy security for Europe’: Norway doubles down on oil and gas production Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle East
Home batteries: a ‘gamechanger’ for cutting energy bills? As fuel prices soar, millions of Britons could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storage
Worried Britons ‘prepping’ for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows Fears over a natural disaster or cyber-attack are pushing households into contingency planning, Link survey shows
General Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers’ location and data Automaker had given ‘numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so’, says California attorney general
ABC lawyers accuse Trump’s FCC of punishing network for political reasons Network lawyers in a legal motion strongly pushed back against the FCC’s investigation into The View talkshow
US consumer confidence hits record low as Americans fret about rising prices; jobs report beats forecasts – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises after Starmer says he will stay as PM Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rival
Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024