First US Gulf of Mexico oil leases auction under Trump receives $372mn in bids
BP, Shell and Chevron among producers pursuing drilling rights as administration seeks to expand production
Fed delivers rate cut with hawkish guidance
Six rate-setters would have preferred to hold interest rates
Ministers poised to push for reform of police forces in England and Wales
Councillors worry about loss of local officers where 43 constabularies could be reduced to 12 under one proposal
Venezuela opposition leader breaks cover to travel but misses Nobel ceremony
María Corina Machado was en route to Oslo after award was accepted by her daughter
Iceland boss included in 25 new Labour peers
Keir Starmer has become increasingly frustrated by House of Lords attempts to curb government bills
America’s unfortunate backward step on vaccines
2025 has been a good year for immunisation science, but not in the US
Return to EU customs union would ‘unravel’ UK trade deals, Starmer warns
British prime minister delivers his strongest rejection yet of calls to rejoin bloc
Fed cuts rates to lowest level in three years in divisive decision
Three members of central bank’s board oppose decision in biggest dissent since 2019
Porsche’s works council warns of further job cut threats
One in every four jobs at the carmaker’s sites around its Stuttgart headquarters could be at risk, unions say
Leon heads for administration as co-founder plans to cut jobs and outlets
UK healthy fast-food chain bought back by John Vincent last month has struggled to recover from Covid
Have you hit the silver ceiling at work?
A new study demonstrates that older high-achievers may be passed over for promotion
Ten theatre shows to see in London and beyond
Brussels raids Temu in foreign subsidy investigation
‘Unannounced inspection’ comes as European Commission steps up efforts against Chinese online retailers
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo — a surreal take on the Iraq war
Bleakly funny drama at London’s Young Vic riffs on a real-life event during the US-led invasion
How Connolly sexed up the car shoe
The leather specialist wants to put you in the driving seat
Casinos could deal New York’s poker dens a losing hand
They are among the few truly democratic spaces left in the city
EU finance ministers seek cull of banking and markets laws
Financial services bosses have been pressuring governments over bloc’s slow progress in loosening rules on the sector
Reeves warns of lost opportunities if UK’s female founders are overlooked
Chancellor says male-led investment committees too often back founders who are ‘like them’
UK says Aukus pact must now focus on delivery after US review
Defence secretary John Healey says Britain is ‘all-in’ on trilateral submarine and technology pact
People made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists find
Stone Age site in English county of Suffolk shows evidence of crucial stage in human development
Can technology help us defy death?
Our new podcast series explores the longevity industry
Brazil’s lower house passes bill to slash Bolsonaro’s jail time
Draft law could cut rightwinger’s prison sentence by 25 years but will still require approval of Senate
Nick Clegg takes on venture capital role alongside Meta AI scientist Yann LeCun
Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital
Singapore’s latest antisocial scourge is pickleball
Enthusiastic picklers are fighting a war against neighbours sick of the sport’s relentless ‘pock, pock, pock’ noise