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UK must ‘be honest’ about need to control spending, says chancellor

John Healey uses first major speech to urge state-owned bodies to invest more in private sector [...]

UK hiring picks up in latest hint of improving economic confidence

Survey suggests demand for staff is stabilising in private sector [...]

Germany’s AfD vows to build on ‘dream result’

Friedrich Merz says he is ‘shocked’ as victorious far-right party aims for 40% of vote in country’s next federal polls [...]

A German election result heard around the world

The Kremlin and the Trump administration are cheering on the rise of the AfD [...]

How carrots became the answer to Gatorade’s RFK Jr problem

The sports drink is using vegetables to provide its distinctive colours as US health secretary cracks down on artificial dyes [...]

Next wins ‘landmark’ judgment in UK retail’s multibillion equal pay battle

Tribunal rules FTSE 100 group is justified in paying warehouse workers more than mostly female shop workers [...]

Republicans fear Trump has turned toxic on the campaign trail

Some party candidates worry the president’s low popularity and inflammatory rhetoric will cost them November’s election [...]

Deutsche Bank settles €152mn lawsuit with former executive

Dario Schiraldi was one of six bankers convicted — and later acquitted — over trades linked to Monte dei Paschi di Siena [...]

Saudi Aramco oil facilities hit in new strikes

Jizan, near the Yemeni border, has been repeatedly targeted by Houthi rebels in their campaign against Saudi Arabia [...]