Centralising power may feel like speeding things up but the rest of government actually slows down, waiting for decisions

Community leaders warn that ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion discriminates against Jewish supporters

Fund managers see hedge funds and emerging markets assets as bulwarks against sudden shift in sentiment on artificial intelligence

America is not so exceptional any more — and the New World is becoming more like the Old

A recent move by France makes talk of ‘strategic autonomy’ look like hot air

Leaders who have gone all-in on new tech tools describe how they are reimagining their working lives

Telecoms group seeks deal within days for debt-laden broadband provider

Despite the lionisation of small companies, prosperity hinges on a handful of large firms

Cyber security incidents involving company’s AI tools leave ChatGPT maker vulnerable to wave of lawsuits

Recriminations among various governments have escalated after the attempted hijacking of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week

Chancellor Healey can still make a low-key fiscal event a constructive one

Flotations have stalled and returns from new listings have been weak

Giorgia Meloni is moving to cut unpopular road levies that have spawned evasion schemes using cars registered in Poland

Serbian nationalists find ready support from Moscow and a US eager for deals

Trip comes as Russia expands its air war against Ukraine ahead of winter and escalates ‘hybrid’ attacks on Europe

Founded as a utopian experiment in the 1960s, the township is now engulfed in a bitter political struggle over its future

Several listings have been paused in recent weeks as delay in Anthropic’s public debut sends a chill through markets

And what they should always try to avoid

Has any previous generation been so down on the present?

The UK prime minister has many grand plans, but most won’t kick in until 2030 or even later

More than 670 lenders, a record, shut down last year as Fitch says smaller players remain sector’s weakest part

Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more

Despite his hallowed status, some voters are growing disaffected with Brazil’s president in Guaribas, the cradle of his flagship Bolsa Família welfare programme

Chinese ecommerce company has been exploiting tax loophole that exempts small parcels from customs duty

Becoming your own boss offers more flexibility, but you have to know your numbers

Jancis Robinson joins a formidable line-up of tasters to put New Zealand wines alongside some top bottles from Burgundy — with results that may surprise you

Amid the padel courts and wellness spaces of a Cotswolds lifestyle hub, a new venue serves excellent southern European cooking, from salt cod croquettes to wood-fired pork belly

Nearly one in five couples says a home improvement project pushed them to the brink of splitting up — or ended the relationship entirely

Nowhere is safe from the tide of Shih Tzus and spaniels — not restaurants, offices or even cinemas

What the audience wants is the same thing every week, but different

Big swings in the price of chip rentals are spurring the creation of a trading opportunity

Housing tsar Bill Pulte wants more competition among consumer credit agencies, but borrowers may just seek the most lenient

Latest tit-for-tat move follows three similar investigations launched by the EU last week

Looking at the most cited factors reveals a mixed picture

Need for giant airport hubs is being challenged by rise of long-range narrow-body planes that go to places their bigger predecessors couldn’t

Flight 1073 was heading to Tel Aviv when the attack was launched in the cockpit

Which power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either’s control

UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing said Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi may have been directed from Iran