A Region Confronting Financial Exclusion Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has announced a partnership with the Manchester Building Society to restore in-person banking access across the region, framing the initiative as a response to both the accelerating closure of high…
There is something genuinely troubling about the spectacle of Europe’s last remaining world-scale acetyls plants falling silent not because of obsolescence, not because of market failure in any conventional sense, but because the country in which they operate has made…
Google faces another significant regulatory penalty in Europe. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has ordered the company to pay €403 million ($463 million) and bring its location data practices into full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation within six months…
Friedrich Merz became Chancellor of Germany in May 2025. He has governed since then against a backdrop of declining personal approval ratings and a restless electorate — and on Sunday, two state elections brought that restlessness into sharp relief. The…
A generation under financial pressure is proving fertile ground for fraudsters. New research from Barclays reveals that nearly seven in ten Gen Z jobseekers apply for roles without first verifying whether they are genuine — a behavioural vulnerability that criminal…
For more than two years, the Beijing-brokered Saudi-Iranian agreement of 2023 appeared to signal a meaningful recalibration in Gulf politics. It did not end strategic rivalry — it was never designed to. Its value was more modest but still consequential:…
A Single Wallet for 27 Nations Every European Union member state must, by law, offer its citizens a European Digital Identity Wallet before the end of 2026 — a smartphone application designed to consolidate government identification, driving licences, academic diplomas,…
Earlier this month, a state aircraft touched down in Belgrade carrying the coffin of Ratko Mladić, a man convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal. An honour guard drawn from the Serbian military stood to attention.…
What is actually being proposed? The government intends to establish nine regional bodies charged with overseeing water companies across England and Wales. Under plans reported by The Telegraph, local leaders — including elected mayors — would gain authority to direct…
A Market Pricing in Compounding Crises On Monday morning, as traders in London and New York opened their screens, the numbers told a story that had been building across a turbulent weekend. Brent crude for October and November delivery surged…