Labour MP threatens Starmer with leadership challenge after election rout
Catherine West says she has 10 backers as deputy leader Lucy Powell warns challengers not to provoke a contest
Does Lamborghini’s Fenomeno live up to the hype?
The brand’s most powerful roadster is a collector’s fever dream
How do Labour leadership challenges work?
Keir Starmer’s party has less experience in ousting leaders than the Conservatives
Tenerife prepares to evacuate hantavirus cruise ship
Passengers with symptoms could be sent to isolation on the island, health officials warn
Gordon Brown returns to Number 10 as global finance envoy
Some bemused Labour MPs say appointment is a curious response to Labour’s election drubbing
Wales and Scotland turn to independence parties
Plaid Cymru set to govern Senedd while SNP is poised to extend 19-year rule at Holyrood
Greens score some urban goals but undershoot the wider target
Insurgents celebrate mayoral success in Hackney and Lewisham but fall short in large swaths of London
The HTSI guest edit: filmmaker Celine Song’s ‘beautiful inconveniences’
Meet the people adding edge to a frictionless world
Drone start-up Helsing set for $18bn valuation as investors pile into defence
German company backed by Spotify’s Daniel Ek set to raise $1.2bn in latest funding round
Iowa pension chief resigns amid concerns about performance figures
Former risk officer alleges executives used misleading benchmarks and risk measures to improve results
US wildfires surge to decade high as drought fuels fears of brutal summer
Areas that historically have not been considered fire-prone are now experiencing more wildfires
Tory election losses cast doubt on Badenoch’s confidence
The wide electoral appeal that once propelled Boris Johnson to power continues to be dismantled by Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats
New York Stock Exchange to open private members’ club on Wall Street
Exclusive social hub planned for renovated vault as NYSE competes with Nasdaq for lucrative tech IPOs
The narrow ceasefire rally
Little love for the S&P 500’s gains
NBA Europe’s path to profit
Also in today’s newsletter: what a boutique bank takeover says about sports
Britain’s elections in maps and charts
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made sweeping gains in northern England, with a Brexit divide still clear
Photo London 2026
To mark this year’s fair, we invited four artists to show us the capital through their eyes. Plus: feminist photo collage, Thomas Duffield on father-son relations and an interview with The Photographer’s Gallery director
The glory of low expectations
They are the key to happiness — and not a matter of choice
Hendrix and the curse of the charismatic frontman
A recent court case over the rights to the rock star’s catalogue highlights the struggles of musicians seeking their due
Modi’s extraordinary comeback
Two years after losing its majority, the BJP is taking opposition strongholds, paving the prime minister’s way for a fourth term
WHSmith’s new owner makes a contrarian bet on the UK high street
Modella Capital plans to cut as many as 150 WHSmith stores out of the 480 it acquired and bring in new goods and services
The Iranian ‘mosquito fleet’ taking on the mighty US Navy
Tehran’s hundreds of small, fast boats are vital in maintaining its stranglehold on global energy markets
Standard Life and CVC square the circle on defined-benefit pensions
There are more than £1tn of assets sitting in UK retirement schemes that could be picked up in risk transfer deals
Who are the tastemakers now?
Few influencers have the same cultural gravitas as the late American heiress Bunny Mellon