Rachel Reeves was given a grim reminder of the fragility of the public finances when the UK’s fiscal watchdog admitted on Wednesday that its forecasts — upon which her economic strategy rests — have repeatedly been too optimistic. On the day the chancellor confronted a new £2.5bn fiscal hole created by the government’s climbdown on…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Santander has agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65bn, in a move that underlines the Spanish lender’s commitment to its UK retail business just months after it entertained bids for the unit. The…
Rob DemovskyJul 1, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. GREEN BAY, Wis. — If Jack Kent…
What if reality TV made a show that combined Squid Game with The Hunger Games to bloodthirsty effect? That’s the premise of The Running Man, which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and focuses on America’s most popular and most deadly TV show. If that sounds like a certain Korean…
U.S. infrastructure is barely getting a passing grade, and one of the fastest growing problems is climate change. Airports are flooding, bridges are melting from extreme heat, and telecommunications are getting slammed by increasingly extreme weather. In 2023, at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, historic rainfall turned runways into rivers, shutting down operations and stranding passengers….
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump’s landmark tax and spending legislation moved a step closer to becoming law on Tuesday after the US Senate ended days of haggling and narrowly passed the so-called big, beautiful bill. The…
For decades, the theory of “peak oil” shaped global thinking: At some point, oil production hits a ceiling — after which supply enters irreversible decline. The oil doesn’t disappear, but it becomes harder, more expensive, and less profitable to extract. Expansion halts. Efficiency tightens. Growth ends. Now, it’s time to ask a similar question about…
Sure, watchOS 26 is bringing Apple’s Liquid Glass looks to your wrist, a ‘Workout Buddy’ to give you a vote of confidence or a nudge to hit a personal best during a workout, and a bunch of new Messages features. All that is cool, but it’s one of the more basic updates has me the…
US President Donald Trump is closing in on his goal of ramming $4.5tn of tax cuts through Congress, in a massive bill that would slash healthcare spending and drive up government borrowing. The bill was passed by the Senate on Tuesday after a tiebreaking vote cast by vice-president JD Vance broke the deadlock. It must…
Day-one protection for workers against unfair dismissal has been delayed until 2027 under a new timeline for the government’s Employment Rights Bill. The measure was supposed to be implemented in 2026 but following concern from businesses about the bill, unfair dismissal protection as well as guaranteed flexible working and a ban on ”exploitative” zero-hours contracts…
