When giving a title to a film of the life of the last King of America, producers alighted on The Madness of King George and avoided the suffix III, for fear US audiences might think it a finale to a ...

Rather than play this futile and ultimately self-destructive game of telling the OBR what it wants to hear so that the numbers fit, let’s just narrow the scope of its responsibilities. The OBR’s ...

As a result of its excellent record as a fiscal watchdog and official forecaster, the OBR ranks among the most highly regarded independent fiscal institutions worldwide.

Gulf state expects move will speed up lawmaking by 70% but experts warn of ‘reliability’ issues with artificial intelligence ...

In fact, the practice of science involves a daily confrontation with the unknown: it is a process of analysis, experimentation, and, above all, failure. Certainly, scientists hope to find the truth ...

The Israeli military has admitted to “professional failures” and said it would sack an officer, after an incident in which ...

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team has set its sights on the National Gallery of Art, as the billionaire’s so-called Department of ...

Logistics group DHL is suspending some parcel deliveries to the US from Monday as it struggles to cope with the extra costs ...

Trump administration floats closure of African embassies in draft executive order but Marco Rubio calls proposal a ‘hoax’ ...

Also in today’s newsletter, an interview with South Korea’s acting president, and Trump’s trade war hits New York’s Chinatown ...

GE Vernova, formed a year ago after the conglomerate’s break-up, is investing nearly $600mn to expand its former headquarters ...

Today he is responsible for what is thought to be the biggest case in British legal history: a £36bn class action against ...