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With links to a former prime minister, the Australian financier was close to the UK’s corridors of power
Shake-up of Whitehall machine as campus expected to be established before next election
Officials preparing for worst-case scenarios, including food and fuel shortages
Britain’s former top civil servant in first significant private sector appointment since departure from Whitehall
Republican challenges to Trump’s election loss hit dead end with high court’s decision
The mayors of Seattle, Miami and Pittsburgh were forced into ‘Hunger Games’ style competition while Palermo’s leader compares Covid-19 to the mafia
Scathing opinion is latest blow to president’s effort to overturn election defeat
The lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania combines progressive politics and manly style — take note, Democrats
State supreme court supports count observers as federal judge expresses scepticism of related case
Residents of Pennsylvania’s largest city describe agonising wait amid drawn-out ballot count
Both candidates will spend the final day of campaigning in a state that they believe holds the key to election victory
Battle has echoes of decision to settle 2000 election in favour of George W Bush
White House condemns unrest in key swing state sparked by police shooting of black man
President campaigns heavily in swing state that helped him pull off surprise win in 2016
The tension, ire and loathing of these pre-election days in the US is overwhelming
The $4tn market looks peaceful, but the real-world financial situation is alarming
US president claims his Democratic challenger would ban fracking as he targets swing states
Republicans had pushed to stop counting in Pennsylvania up to three days after election
President must overcome piles of votes in Pennsylvanian city to win battleground state
My hope is the people in Pennsylvania and other key battlegrounds won’t fall for a conman twice
Simon Case’s appointment coincides with overhaul of the UK government machine
US state’s diversified labour force has been badly hit by coronavirus shutdown
A pioneering, outspoken voice for the marginalised
Everyone from pet stores to cannabis growers are trying to avoid being closed during the coronavirus outbreak
States report a surge in people who have been laid off in recent days
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