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If one looked solely at this week’s trading reports from the world of big retail – the likes of Marks & Spencer, Next and Tesco – you might wonder why Rachel Reeves’ increase in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) has caused such a fuss. It is obvious from the trio’s …

The

bond market sell-off

has revived fears about rising borrowing costs after the crisis that followed Liz Truss’s disastrous mini budget in 2022. However, experts are suggesting there is no need to panic. Here is what it might mean for mortgages, pensions and savings.

Mortgages

Rates on …

Google and Microsoft have donated $1m each to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, following in the footsteps of other major companies including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber.

“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage. We’re also donating to …

Your article (

Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform, 5 January

) raises fascinating insights as to how international interests play an ever more direct role in the British political system. Discretion is not assured. What is becoming clear is that the …

Jeremy Hunt has said ministers took “too long” to introduce medical examiners to investigate deaths in the NHS, as he apologised to the families of

Lucy Letby’s victims

.

Giving evidence at the Thirlwall inquiry on Thursday, the former health secretary said he had “ultimate responsibility” for the …

Re Geoffrey Hinton’s concerns about the perils of artificial intelligence (

‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years, 27 December

), I believe these concerns can best be mitigated through collaborative research on AI safety, with a role for regulators at …

It’s an ill wind, and all that. For most of the last week, the political agenda has been hijacked by a billionaire coming down from a ketamine high who had just discovered a child sexual abuse case that had been widely reported in this country for the past 12 years. …

Once sneered at as the preserve of muesli-loving, Guardian-reading hippies, Birkenstocks have more recently been promoted to the status of fashion item, not least since they took

a starring role in the Barbie movie

. But now cork-soled sandals are facing their day in court as their German …

Late-night hosts address

Donald Trump

’s latest rambling press conference and the

devastating wildfires

in

Los Angeles

, which forced

Jimmy Kimmel

to cancel his show.

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

opened Wednesday’s Late Show with a message to the people of Los Angeles …

Scotland has not always been blessed with rugby players of genuine world class but prime-time Stuart Hogg was a rare exception. At the height of his powers he was the Six Nations Player of the Year in successive seasons in 2016 and 2017, mixing acceleration and attacking intent with a …

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