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The chancellor’s mission to stoke economic growth faces dire headwinds, and might call for harsh trade-offs
When a system requires perfection from operators, the consequences can be troubling
It would be naive to see the UK as immune to this phenomenon; Reform UK is not yet ready
UN report shows earlier — and lower — peak for number of people in the world to reach its maximum level
Statistics suggest that ‘supersized’ and brand new tournaments are pushing elite players to the limit
Financial capital set to descend into gridlock during marriage festivities for son of billionaire industrialist
Medical historian Beth Linker provides a timely account of 20th-century America’s obsession with good posture
What happens when philosopher David Rodin gets called in to the corner office
Surging settler violence, military raids and economic pressure have further undermined the credibility of the PA leadership
French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up
Having avoided military recruitment in prisons, Kyiv is now copying a tactic Russia adopted early in the war
An audience with the TikTok star, supermarket menace and egg-guzzling health vigilante
Swiss bank issues alarming outlook for the wealthy in Britain, but the flight of ‘non-doms’ is only a small factor
The US president’s team must face the reality of what a second term would look like now
‘We have never seen such an anomaly’ warns climate expert even as La Niña phenomenon brings early signs of cooling
President Bola Tinubu says his reforms are necessary to achieve market discipline, but millions could be pushed into poverty in the process
Kremlin has turned to microprocessors and other technology not intended for military use to skirt sanctions
Entrepreneur has a long record for championing the rehabilitation of offenders at his family firm
Indie creators are going back to the first PlayStation’s crude 3D graphics to subvert expectations and elicit fright
Tesla chief prioritised talks in China but has eye on long-term potential in world’s most populous country
How the west’s two most important institutions are withstanding the age of populism
Saudi Aramco says combustion engines will be around for ‘very, very long time’ after Horse Powertrain investment
If democracy is at stake in the Trump-Biden election, shouldn’t voters be trusted to make their own decision?
Serbia is forging close ties with Donald Trump’s team even as it attempts to pursue a middle course in a multipolar world
It’s an essential part of growing up, yet the number of kids who read purely for pleasure is at an all-time low