UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlier

Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?

From a new high-speed line to better intercity links, the PM has a chance to tackle problems he criticised as Manchester mayor

Despite previously comparing him to a ‘mobster’, Trump’s former personal lawyer showers him with praise. This blog is now closed.

Christine Hunsicker, former CEO of CaaStle, gave investors falsified documents that overstated profit and cash reserves

Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incident

Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings

Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty

Latest profit warning is particularly disappointing in a World Cup year, which should have given the global business a sporty buzz

As yields are dragged higher in the UK, Europe and Japan, the impact for consumers and businesses will be far-reaching

Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales rose 7% to £4.3bn

The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned

Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technology

Joanna Boydell has quit as budget hotel chain scrambles to improve safety

Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under ‘very challenging circumstances’

Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues