Cinven agrees £190mn deal to buy firm co-founded by former Blair adviser
Flint Global is latest professional services group to attract private equity buyer
European leaders make ‘positive progress’ on use of Russian assets for Ukraine
Britain joins EU in backing use of frozen funds to backstop loans to Kyiv after leaders’ meeting in London
Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid
Jared Kushner and Middle East funds assist with all-cash offer
Paramount’s WBD bid relegates Netflix to a supporting role
But big media tie-ups have a poor record at creating value
Palestine Action activist accused of hammer attack tells trial that group never planned violence
Sam Corner says sledgehammers were intended to damage property, not people, during attack at Israeli defence company site
The White House’s rupture with the western alliance
Trump’s security strategy is a wake-up call for Europe on defence and growth
Unilever’s ice cream spin-off doesn’t hit the sweet spot
Demerger of Magnum may have left some cold but it could be a taste that comes to grow on investors
UK military figures urge Starmer to commit to higher defence spending
Prime minister told the country needs to ‘step up’ or its advantage in the Atlantic is at risk
Brookfield’s Oaktree to invest in Allianz insurance risks
Deal comes amid flurry of private capital tie-ups through Lloyd’s of London market, including Blackstone and AIG
The Netflix age has been great for consumers but terrible for artists
Returns to musicians and writers are dwindling fast
Strategy’s stock slide leaves bitcoin’s biggest booster with dwindling options
Michael Saylor’s financial engineering inspired dozens of imitators but is now close to unravelling
The State of AI: life in 2030
Expect a world of robots, robotaxis and AI haves and have-nots
La Scala season opens with Shostakovich’s visceral Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Conducting his last opening night as music director, Riccardo Chailly gave listeners a performance to remember
The Snow Queen at Dresden’s Semperoper is darkly spellbinding
Hans Abrahamsen’s opera based on the fairytale features a superlative cast and warm, sensual orchestral playing
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Police review claims that Farage breached campaign spending limit
Reform UK denies breaking electoral law over Farage’s campaign expenses
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Blair out of running for Gaza ‘board of peace’
Former UK prime minister dropped from consideration after objections from some Arab and Muslim states
British universities’ reliance on Chinese fees fuelling self-censorship, say academics
Lecturers call for improved safeguards against Beijing’s influence on UK campuses
US set to announce $12bn aid package for farmers hit by tariffs
Bailout will help mitigate cost of the president’s trade policies to the sector
EU backs migration ‘return hubs’ in echo of Trump’s crackdown
Home affairs ministers agree new measures making it easier to deport failed asylum seekers
BoE launches cost-cutting drive to fund analysis upgrade
Headcount to be reduced following review by Ben Bernanke that highlighted under-investment in IT
Big-name US department stores take credit risk and put a bow on it
Macy’s and Kohl’s generate surprisingly big chunks of their operating income from their store card businesses
Jay-Z’s investment firm targets $500mn Korean pop culture-focused fund
MarcyPen Capital Partners bets on K-pop’s global popularity as it agrees partnership with Hanwha Asset Management