EU review of airline ownership rules clouds Apollo’s £5.7bn easyJet bid
Shares in UK low-cost carrier slide as Brussels move casts doubt on takeover
The battle over America’s War Powers Act
Trump, like Nixon before him, believes Congress should not constrain his belligerence
The Lucid dream can continue on a bed of Saudi money
With Riyadh’s backing, the electric-car maker could get through this crunch period
The deed thieves targeting New York brownstones
As property values rise, more titles are being stolen from homeowners without their knowledge
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Clifford Chance partners paid record £2.3mn despite US slowdown
Asian IPOs lead revenue growth as ‘magic circle’ firm expands Wall Street presence
Southern Water and ex-CEO face criminal charges over wastewater tests
Matthew Wright faces fraud allegations in Environment Agency’s first charges against a water boss
The Cherry Orchard — Kenneth Branagh is terrific but where’s the heartbreak?
Helen Hunt and Bill Pullman also star in an RSC production full of insight but lacking Chekhov’s poignancy
Streeting refuses to commit to 3% defence spending ambition
Previous defence minister resigned after warning current spending plan was not enough to keep UK safe
OpenAI admits AI ‘agent’ caused major cyber breach by itself
AI lab’s advanced models escaped testing ‘sandbox’ to hack Hugging Face
Trump threatens tit-for-tat strikes on Iranian infrastructure
US president’s warning marks latest attempts to assert American control over the Strait of Hormuz
Can ‘Brand Burnham’ survive the move to Number 10?
The new prime minister looks to be continuing the everyman style cultivated as mayor of Greater Manchester
NHS England adds caveat to pro-Palantir data after watchdog probe
Regulator urges health service to ensure communications about benefits are ‘clearly and appropriately labelled’
Mercedes risks US sales ban under Senate China bill
Commerce panel to vote on legislation barring companies with significant Chinese ownership from US market
Passage by Colin Thubron — a mesmerising exploration of marriage and the mind
Set in the Valley of the Kings, this haunting novel shows the writer at the summit of his powers
Philip Morris International cuts guidance as rivals squeeze Zyn
Tobacco group lowers outlook for third time this year as currency swings and US pouch competition slow momentum
Germany to buy stakes in defence start-ups
Measure is one of more than 150 designed to boost funding for start-ups in Europe’s largest economy
Nestlé nears deal to sell stake in €5bn Perrier unit
Swiss group races to agree terms with Platinum Equity for water business, whose brands include San Pellegrino
AMD to invest up to $5bn in Anthropic in chip deal
AI group commits to buying tens of billions of dollars of AMD’s latest AI server chips
Cool Machine — Colson Whitehead’s Harlem trilogy reaches its reckoning
The writer powerfully uses crime fiction to explore Black aspiration, family loyalty and the forces that reshaped New York from the civil rights era to Reaganomics
Burnham signals review of early-release scheme for prisoners
New prime minister makes first intervention in area of criminal justice in England and Wales
The West Country: the UK’s most dysfunctional property market
Unsold homes are piling up as locals can’t afford to buy properties at a price that homeowners are willing to sell for
Tate appoints curator Jessica Morgan as new director
Appointment to role considered biggest job in British art comes at pivotal moment for cultural institution
European gas prices approach Iran war highs as traders fret over winter supplies
Heatwaves and bidding war with Asian buyers leave market vulnerable to Strait of Hormuz disruption