This is an audio transcript of the Political Fix podcast episode: ‘The mess in the NHS ’ Voice clip We are seeking here not merely to provide services for those who are sick, but to make a healthy ...

Sen Genshitsu was a grandmaster of the tea ceremony, a deeply reflective war veteran and, over decades of pacifist advocacy, a pre-eminent global ambassador of Japanese culture. His death, at the age ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rebuked Russian demands for Moscow to be included in any security guarantees for postwar Ukraine, as US efforts to end the conflict reach an impasse due to Russia’s hardline ...

The danger with gold rushes is turning up too late, and previous bouts of outperformance have typically been reversed ...

Accepting Russia’s illegal land grab in Donetsk and Luhansk would signal to dictators everywhere that violence pays ...

Jay Powell has said “shifting” economic risks have sharpened the case for a Federal Reserve rate cut, as the central bank ...

Jeffrey Katzenberg takes stake in Kimbal Musk’s venture that aims to create new form of family-friendly storytelling in the sky ...

The US president cannot prevent the pain of his protectionist agenda indefinitely — and midterm elections are looming ...

The FBI has raided the home of John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser during his first term and has emerged as a staunch critic of the US president in recent years.

The Guardian has fought off a £70mn libel lawsuit from actor Noel Clarke over its reporting of sexual misconduct allegations, in what the news organisation said was a landmark legal victory for ...

The move by the UK health secretary means drugmakers will have to continue to pay a clawback tax on medicines sales agreed two years ago, until the deal expires in 2028, even if the rate continues to ...

Of all the corporate perks I’ve enjoyed over the years, my favourite was an all-expenses paid weekend in Venice, when I was an analyst at McKinsey. It was back in the heyday of management consulting, ...