The Guardian Articles

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday achieved his most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet in a three-year war that, at times, seemed to threaten his regime.

During his

90-minute call with Donald Trump

English cricket bosses believe that it will be “almost a no-brainer” to expand the Hundred in the future after raising more than £520m by selling a stake in each of the competition’s eight teams.

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday that the eight bids had placed a …

The activist hedge fund targeting BP has amassed a stake in the oil company worth almost £3.8bn, or 5% of its shares, to become its third biggest shareholder, according to reports.

Elliott Management is widely expected to use its grip on

the 120-year-old company

The UK competition watchdog has said it plans to speed up its decisions on deals amid calls from the government for it to be less risk averse.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced plans to deliver a “step change” in how it operates in the coming months. It is …

The BBC has snubbed a world record attempt by the Olympic star Keely Hodgkinson on its main terrestrial channels in favour of showing a film it aired as recently in October 2024 and a repeat of Flog It!

It had been hoped in athletics circles that the BBC would grant …

Illegal imported sweets that contain banned additives linked to cancer and behavioural problems are “flooding UK high streets”, councils have said.

The warning first came from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), which said that demand for American confectionery was being driven by influencers on social media platforms.

Colourful drinks …

Unilever has chosen Amsterdam for the primary listing of its

split-off ice- creams business

While the owner of Marmite, Dove and Ben & Jerry’s said the ice-cream business would also have secondary listings in London and New York, …

A British shipping company that became the largest in the world at the height of empire continued to use enslaved labour after the abolition of slavery, research has found.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), which received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1839, used enslaved workers …

A leading geneticist has called for the profits from windfarms to be used for the mass screening of Scottish islanders at risk of rare cancers and blood disorders.

Prof Jim Wilson, who leads a Viking DNA project that has discovered hotspots of rare disorders in Shetland, Orkney and the Western …

Brendon McCullum has defended England’s training schedule after criticism of his side’s work ethic during their 3-0 one-day international series defeat by India.

England’s practice, or lack of it, was questioned on commentary by Ravi Shastri and Kevin Pietersen during

the final ODI