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Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the controversial South Korean president who tried and failed to impose martial law?
Wednesday briefing: What Jaguar’s radical rebrand reveals about the shift to electric cars
Good morning. Over the past few days, you may have been wondering why a neon pink tank has been following you round the internet. Relax: this isn’t an algorithm judging your taste and predicting your next purchase. It isn’t a tank, either. It is a Jaguar Type 00, it is …
Australia’s GDP expands by a weak 0.3%, boosting chance of early interest rate cuts
Australia’s economy grew at a weaker than expected pace in the September quarter despite extra government spending. The slow pace may make early interest rates cuts more likely.
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.3% in the July-September months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. That pace compared with …
At an age when many people are preparing for retirement, Sir Kit McMahon, who has died aged 97, made his first move into business. In 1986 McMahon, an economist and central banker, was parachuted into Midland Bank to rescue the once-mighty institution – a process that eventually led to its …
South Korea’s president lifts martial law in the face of united opposition
South Korea’s rightwing president has been forced to back down after he unexpectedly declared martial law only to face unanimous opposition from the national assembly, in the most serious challenge to the country’s democracy since the 1980s.
…Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
Ministers are considering renationalising British Steel in a last-ditch attempt to save thousands of jobs, amid a standoff between the government and the company’s Chinese owners over a £1bn investment.
Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, is locked in talks with British Steel and its owner, Jingye, to agree how much …
Musk’s legal battle for his $56bn goes on. Tesla’s board still looks supine | Nils Pratley
Trudeau meets rivals as he seeks united front in face of Trump tariff threat
Water firms push for higher shareholder returns as Ofwat considers bills increase
Water companies want to see higher returns for shareholders to ensure record investment into sewage infrastructure, pipes and treatment plants is delivered.
As Ofwat, the water regulator for England and Wales, prepares to announce its decision on how much customer bills will be allowed to rise by to fund tens …
South Western Railway to become first train operator nationalised under Labour
South Western Railway will be the first train operator nationalised under the Labour government, ministers are expected to announce this week.
One of the UK’s biggest commuter services, which operates out of London Waterloo, it will be taken into public hands in May.
SWR is currently run as a joint …