Top two bosses at City & Guilds placed on leave after bonus scandal
Pair will be absent ‘for short period’ from vocational trainer, whose charity is under investigation by Charity Commission
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Canada PM hails strategic partnership with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from US
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU
Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
Trump-linked figures lead talks on $200m European pipeline contract
Exclusive: Jesse Binnall and Joe Flynn, who campaigned to overturn 2020 election, seek to win Bosnia deal for little-known US firm
BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links
Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’
Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’
Institute For Public Policy Research thinktank report calls on chancellor to pursue policy of ‘securonomics’
South East Water boss lasting weeks in post would be a surprise
David Hinton looks unlikely to claim five-year retention award but why did the board feel a need to offer it?
UK economy beats forecasts with 0.3% growth in November; Ofwat investigating South East Water over outages – as it happened
UK economy returns to growth despite pre-Budget jitters, after car production resumed at JLR after cyber attack
Regular spending on weight loss drugs ‘could affect size of mortgage you can get’
Some brokers say monthly outgoings on drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can knock thousands off the amount you can borrow
Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs
In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment risk
South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages
Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030
New York bakery staff push for union, claiming they were forced to bake for Israeli fundraisers
Breads Bakery workers demand better pay and conditions and criticize chain for supporting ‘the genocide in Palestine’
Grok scandal highlights how AI industry is ‘too unconstrained’, tech pioneer says
‘Godfather of AI’ Yoshua Bengio says firms building powerful systems without appropriate guardrails