Burnham reverses much of plan to scrap jury trials
Ministers are scaling back a shake-up of the court system given the ‘strength of feeling’ over the proposals
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Tories vow to scrap £100,000 ‘tax trap’ for UK’s higher earners
Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more
Co-pilot used axe to carry out ‘terrorist act’ on Flydubai flight
Flight 1073 was heading to Tel Aviv when the attack was launched in the cockpit
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Growth and evolution
School IB business management class: Cyber attack on UK’s largest airport group exposes data of 8.7mn customers
Crisis management
Geography class
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School IB economics: Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail
Competitive market equilibrium
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School politics class: Andy Burnham sets up battle lines on social care and Europe
Labour Party
School geography class: The west London high street fighting against bookies and chicken shops
Changing spaces
Temu’s UK sales more than double to $171mn
Chinese ecommerce company has been exploiting tax loophole that exempts small parcels from customs duty
Iranian small-boat migrants charged over Manchester Jewish attack plot
UK Counter Terrorism Policing says the two men may have been directed from Tehran
The town where 94% voted for Lula — and some now waver
Despite his hallowed status, some voters are growing disaffected with Brazil’s president in Guaribas, the cradle of his flagship Bolsa Família welfare programme
China launches anti-dumping probe into European chemical exports
Latest tit-for-tat move follows three similar investigations launched by the EU last week
Europe Express: Lies and statistics
Debt market sell-off makes France’s budget woes defining election issue in test for far-right
What’s driving the global bond sell-off?
Looking at the most cited factors reveals a mixed picture
How airlines try to weed out rogue pilots
Background checks and psychological testing aim to ensure that only those fit to fly take the controls
Manchester City’s fightback begins
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Capital gains tax rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn
Any Budget increase could undermine the government’s aim to boost UK investment
The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisis
Evictions and spiralling rents are the symptom, not the underlying disease
Esther Rantzen, television presenter and campaigner, 1940-2026
A pioneer of protections for children and lonely older people, the consumer journalist played out her life in public
Rising gilt yields attract retail investors hunting for tax-efficient assets
30-year yields are above 6 per cent for the first time since 1998
John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life
Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today