After watching its support slip dramatically, the pro-unity party has its work cut out to stage a comeback in a looming election
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau promises immigration curbs similar to those of Marine Le Pen’s party
Former foreign secretary has momentum ahead of key MPs’ vote next week
Chief executive Vlad Tenev says British customers will soon be able to make leveraged stock bets on its platform
Industry calls for tax cuts to boost market in open letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves
Finance minister says ‘everyone must contribute’, not just banks
Also in this week’s newsletter: the apprenticeship levy and its failure to help the young into work
Helping investors navigate the complexities behind decarbonising hard-to-abate industries will be essential, given the need to attract more capital
Brussels says Viktor Orbán’s government violates bloc’s rules on privacy and freedom of expression
Deal comes after 50 years of wrangling over the remote but strategically important archipelago
Slowest price growth in over a year comes after painful rate rises
Annual increase of 1.3% in second quarter points to gradual recovery of region’s housing market
The creation of this centre of culture in the capital was a postwar triumph. Now, new residential developments hope to build upon the regeneration that the Festival of Britain ignited
Food chain group says region was ‘behind expectations’ after some tourists avoided the French capital
Ex-Moscow correspondent Lucy Ash examines the complicity of the Orthodox Church in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine
The many ways in which the big blocs can make it hard to stay non-aligned
Our critic’s journey to rediscover the joy of fine dining takes a positive turn in Copenhagen
Mafalda Muñoz and Gonzalo Machado are redefining contemporary cool in the Spanish capital
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
Also in this newsletter: Will tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles hurt the green transition?
Groups that once influenced government policy are split over how to survive
Force used the technology 117 times from January to August, up from 32 between 2020 and 2023
Florence and James Kennedy’s 200-year-old home in Cornwall is both a working flower farm, and a minimalist sanctuary
Tenants are deserting the area and moving back to the City of London — it must transform to survive
Arrest of opposition filmmaker Andrey Gnyot is seen as a test for Belgrade’s allegiances
