Companies House suspends online filing after glitch put personal data at risk
Bug on UK’s official corporate register allowed potential fraudsters to change personal details and upload accounts
Show me a leader who doesn’t love a crisis
Global events hide mistakes, confer agency and are exciting to boot
US job openings show little sign of imminent labour market collapse
The data for January did not foreshadow the collapse in payrolls that occurred in February
UK petrol trade body in dispute with ministers over ‘inflammatory’ comments
PRA claims staff have been abused by public following government comments suggesting retailers are ‘price gouging’
France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut
Greenland’s foreign minister resigns in midst of tensions with US
Vivian Motzfeldt’s party pulling out of ruling coalition comes at ‘terrible’ time, says PM
Iran war will further damage fragile inflation psychology
Business and households alike are worrying — the Fed should be too
Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters
Tesla and SpaceX managers sent in to review work as billionaire’s start-up struggles to keep pace with rivals
How Labour should deal with the backbench rebel alliance
Their influence is not inherently problematic — but such visible challenges to key policy proposals are
Iran and the rising perils of AI in warfare
Limits on the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems are urgent
Oaktree plans to buy South Carolina insurer after 777 Partners collapse
Advantage Capital had lent to Josh Wander’s failed Miami-based fund
Iran’s leaders hold nationwide rallies in show of strength
President and high-profile officials among those who participated
Photo shows Mandelson and former prince Andrew together with Epstein
Ex-UK minister and former prince have both tried to downplay their friendships with convicted sex offender
Private credit has half the ingredients of a financial crisis
Worries arise that valuations shown on balance sheets don’t match reality
Hot January PCE inflation will keep Fed on hold
Stagflationary risks already evident in the US even before Iran war factored in
US economy ended 2025 on weaker footing than previously thought
Revised figures show GDP rose at a 0.7% rate in fourth quarter, down from earlier reading of 1.4%
The dangers of doing business while Deutsche
Europe’s favourite high-beta bank stock strikes again
Cuba in talks with US on energy blockade
President of crisis-wracked island affirms discussions while insisting on respect for Havana’s sovereignty
Mandelson mess and Middle East U-turns
The Mandelson appointment scandal deepens; plus Farage and Badenoch’s U-turns on Iran war
Oscars 2026: the nominees, the movies, the ones to watch
Interviews with leading contenders, reviews of all 10 Best Picture hopefuls — and more to come — ahead of the Academy Awards on March 15
The best books of the week
From David Willetts on liberalism to Gisèle Pelicot on audio — plus saving woodland, an Alan Bennett interview, Howard Jacobson’s angry new novel and a tale of Iran’s brave women
Hegseth says Iran leader ‘likely disfigured’ as US vows to intensify strikes
EU hits back at Trump administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil
Dubai financial district rattled by Iranian drones
Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre suffer damage but most drones and missiles are intercepted
Bored of peace
The idea of making difficult trade-offs is alien to Trump