The Thames Water rescue deal moved into a new and more fraught phase this week, as the creditor consortium pursuing it unveiled a proposed board overhaul that critics immediately dismissed
The Canada-US trade war has entered a sharper phase after talks collapsed in the final hours before Saturday's tariff deadline, with Prime Minister Mark Carney walking away from a deal
The US-Canada trade war has acquired a legal architecture that makes quick resolution considerably harder than either government is likely to admit. Washington invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act
The collapse of the US-Canada trade talks tells us something that most governments are still reluctant to say plainly: Washington is not negotiating. It is issuing terms. Talks broke down
The CrossCountry power cut disruption that began on Saturday paralysed virtually the entire operator's network on Sunday 24 August, after a loss of power at its Birmingham control centre knocked
The Iran-linked UK power plant attack that shut down a small British energy generator for four days last month is being treated in some quarters as a minor incident. It
The EU EES border checks that Brussels promised would modernise Schengen travel have instead produced a summer of fingerprint failures, phantom overstays, and queues stretching up to five hours. The
The North Sea oil decline that politicians across the spectrum refuse to acknowledge in plain terms just got harder to ignore. On 31 July 2026, BP launched a formal process
A Clear Eyes drops recall covering 39,060 bottles of Maximum Itchy Eye Relief has put the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on alert over a sterility problem that, so far,
North Tyneside taxi fares could rise by 8% after the North Tyneside Hackney Carriage Association (NTHCA) formally urged North Tyneside Council to approve the increase, citing soaring fuel costs and
The Canada US trade talks that were meant to prevent a new wave of import duties collapsed late on Friday night, triggering a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion worth
The Years dog food recall, announced on 17 August 2026, has left owners facing mounting vet bills, distressed animals, and a guilt that sits in the gut long after the
The NS&I premium bonds prize fund rate will rise from 3.8% to 4.35% from September's draw, the government-backed savings bank announced on 18 August 2026, the highest rate since December
The Airbus return-to-office policy championed by chief executive Guillaume Faury has effectively collapsed, with managers now told staff may work from home an average of two days a week: the
First-time buyer mortgage costs are moving in the right direction for the first time in years, yet the underlying failure to build enough homes means the generation born in the