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    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      John Burn-Murdoch
      Should we believe Americans when they say the economy is bad?

      In an increasingly polarised and performative society, vibes are now often trumping objective reality

      A hand holding dollar bills with two chart line -  one red and one blue - passing in the background
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Tory party pressure led Johnson to delay Covid curbs, says Hancock

      Former health secretary concedes pandemic rule-breaking by ministers and aides hit public adherence

      Matt Hancock gives evidence at the Covid inquiry
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      UK locked down 3 weeks too late, Hancock tells Covid inquiry

      ‘Toxic culture’ in government hampered response, former health secretary says

      Screengrab of Matt Hancock giving evidence during the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry on November 30 2023
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Boris Johnson ‘not in charge’ in lead-up to pandemic, inquiry hears

      Sajid Javid says former UK PM allowed Dominic Cummings to make key government decisions in early days of crisis

      Sajid Javid giving evidence at the Covid inquiry
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Brooke Masters
      Black Friday bonanza could lead to a festive hangover for retail

      Record online sales in the US may have raised company hopes but the picture remains murky heading into Christmas

      Shoppers walk around Twelve Oaks Mall on Black Friday in Novi, Michigan
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Anjana Ahuja
      How (not) to do science in a crisis

      It is a way of thinking that is open to the curious, not a boxful of unchanging truths only for the initiated

      Andy Carter illustration of a scientist and a politician holding off a huge hurricane, closing it together as if it were curtains
    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Gove apologises for litany of ‘errors’ in UK’s Covid response

      Communities secretary says he should ‘have been more forthright’ in calling for first lockdown in 2020

      Michael Gove at the Covid-19 inquiry
    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      Battle for lithium heats up

      Also in this newsletter: Turkey’s Russian exports in spotlight, COP28 manoeuvres, gold price soars

      Lithum mine in Chile
    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Flexible working
      Desks by the hour: why flexible offices are a hit with business

      New form of co-working offers companies ability to expand or shrink space when needed

      Nancy Hey
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      US retailers pull out all the stops to lure Black Friday shoppers

      Also in this newsletter: Nissan’s EV plans for UK, Trump’s threat to green transition, China recruits western influencers

      Shoppers at Macy’s store
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Black Friday
      Online Thanksgiving Day shopping hits record as US consumers splurge

      Soaring holiday spending driven by demand, not higher prices, as retailers deepen discounts

      Shoppers browse Coach leather goods at the Macy’s flagship New York store on Black Friday
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Disease control and prevention
      WHO asks China for data on ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases

      Health body’s concern reflects heightened vigilance over signs of disease outbreaks since Covid pandemic

      Children and their parents wait to be seen at a children’s hospital in Beijing
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Jeremy Hunt defends tax cuts despite pressure on public services

      Fiscal watchdog says chancellor’s plans have been funded by leaving departments exposed to inflation

      UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Martin Wolf
      Hunt may be lucky but he has not solved the UK growth challenge

      The real problem the chancellor faces is the poor performance of the economy in the long run

      Illustration of Jeremy Hunt using a leaf blower to blow a flurry of £5 notes around
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt produces a highly political Autumn Statement

      Also in this newsletter: Altman back at OpenAI, ECB stress warning, tips from bomb disposal expert

      Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      UK’s biggest companies excluded from business rates freeze

      Large retail chains that provide ‘lion’s share’ of jobs and investment will bear the brunt, lobby group says

      Selfridges department store on London’s Oxford Street
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Business groups welcome permanent UK tax break on capital investment

      ‘Full expensing’ regime to be extended beyond the initial three-year period announced in March

      The Airbus wing factory in Broughton, Chester
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Autumn Statement 2023: Alcohol duty frozen to ‘defend the great British pint’

      Under pressure independent pubs fear rise in minimum wage

    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      UK unfreezes housing benefits as homelessness soars

      Charities and councils welcome the move as a lifeline for some households but say it is not enough

      A pedestrian walks past a tent used as shelter by a homeless person in London this month
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      News in-depthAutumn Statement
      UK businesses give their verdict

      National insurance cut and extension of full expensing regime win plaudits but concern remains about inflation

      Sarah Winter
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      AstraZeneca PLC
      AstraZeneca fights accusations its Covid-19 jab was ‘defective’

      Vaccine recipient claims he suffered side effect of severe blood clot

      A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      EU budget rules
      EU urges member states to scrap energy subsidies

      Commission calls on Germany, Portugal and Malta to remove measures as soon as possible

      A construction crane beyond an apartment building at dusk in Berlin
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Explosive Covid testimony can hardly harm Rishi Sunak further

      Dredging up the past may not form part of Labour’s attack given prime minister’s already sunken personal ratings

      Former prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak in a restaurant on June 26 2020
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Disrupted Times
      Milei promises shock therapy for Argentina

      Also in this newsletter: uproar at OpenAI, NHS drug deal, Bayer shares dives after trial failure

      Javier Miilei and his partner Fátima Florez
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by scientific data, UK Covid inquiry told

      Diary entries by then chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance reveal how pandemic modelling ‘confused’ former PM

      Sir Patrick Vallance giving evidence at the Covid inquiry on Monday
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