Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva gives a press conference in Washington DC

Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict

George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarks

I met the mother of my children on Twitter – and made lasting friendships. But now social media isn’t so social, says academic philosopher and writer Tom Whyman

The prime minister’s meal in a Yunnan restaurant in Beijing has spawned a national menu. The man has, bizarrely, become a phenomenon, says cartoonist and author Martin Rowson

Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 NDAA.

THE Green victory  in the Gorton and Denton by-election shows Labour risk  losing millions of votes to their left.Lots of Labour members and voters think the obvious response would be  ...

Rapper had been booked to play at festival in London, prompting outcry over his past antisemitic remarks

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned C...

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned C...

Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Conservatives and even Lib Dems are making extravagant spending pledges

Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Conservatives and even Lib Dems are making extravagant spending pledges

With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it, says Green party MP Hannah Spencer