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Tafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphalt.

Quiet electric machines like these make it easy to work in the city centre, the construction manager said – and keep the neighbours happy. …

The United States will “feel pain” if

Donald Trump

After a tumultuous week that left Canadian leaders flailing for a coherent national response to …

The most-watched films in French cinemas last year were a feelgood comedy featuring a cast of non-professional, disabled actors and a swashbuckling three-hour costume drama based on a 1,500-page novel first published in 1844.

Both were made in France, where, according to 2024’s box office figures from the national film …

Almost 700,000 homeowners are facing an increase in mortgage costs when their fixed-rate deals end this year, as a

sell-off in the UK government debt market

Mortgage rates had been predicted to ease this year, as analysts projected multiple cuts …

The UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force for European business travellers and tourists in April, a leading law firm has said.

There have also been fresh warnings that the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) requirements could threaten …

A last-minute dash to secure Christmas shopping lifted sales at Sainsbury’s over the festive period, as the supermarket chain gave its staff a 5% pay rise.

The group said its customers were “shopping late and [buying] record volumes in the days ahead of Christmas”, helping to boost grocery sales by …

Greenland’s prime minister has

called for unity and calm

The comments led the Greenlandic prime …

Good morning. There has been no new meaningful data released this week that might prompt a change in perceptions of the British economy: no inflation update, no unemployment figures, no OBR forecast. Nevertheless, chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing what many observers see as a crisis.

UK borrowing costs have risen …

The price at which tickets for live events can be resold is to be capped under “gamechanging” proposals put forward by the government to crack down on touting in the sector.

In a move hailed by music industry figures, the culture minister, Lisa Nandy, has launched a consultation that she …

Rachel Reeves is considering imposing steeper cuts to public services to repair the government’s finances after

a bruising week

Government officials have told the Guardian the chancellor is prepared …