Theatre review: The Women of Llanrumney, Stratford East — a searing interrogation of slavery
The Women of Llanrumney sounds like a tale from the Welsh valleys — and in a sense it is. Azuka Oforka’s blistering first play focuses on a grim episode in Welsh history: involvement in the ...
American academics seek exile as Trump attacks universities
Professors flee elite US institutions in the face of what many characterise as a direct assault on education and science ...
EQT teams up with Fortnox chair in bid valuing Swedish software group at $5.5bn
The bid, which values the company at $5.5bn, caps a tumultuous year for Fortnox, an accounting software specialist that operates only in Sweden. Former chief executive Tommy Eklund resigned in August ...
Sultan Stevenson: El Roi album review — musings on faith and identity
Sultan Stevenson emerged from the ranks of the London-based Tomorrow’s Warriors forging house in 2020 and soon stood out for ...
Israel orders evacuation of Rafah as it steps up offensive
The Israeli military said on social media it was “returning to intense operations” in Rafah, which lies beside the border between Gaza and Egypt. It ordered civilians to evacuate to Al-Mawasi, an ...
Introducing Maker’s Mark’s revolutionary new whisky
It was the development of its first new recipe in 70 years, Star Hill Farm whicky, that led Maker’s Mark to make the switch to regenerative agriculture. The regime seeks to restore depleted soils ...
Trump has promised tariff ‘liberation day’. Americans aren’t so sure
President Donald Trump has called it “liberation day” — when global commerce will finally start to rebalance and the US will no longer be mistreated by its trading partners. But much of America is ...
Larry Fink warns ‘protectionism has returned with force’ as Trump tariffs loom
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink told shareholders in the world’s largest asset manager that “protectionism has returned with force”, days before US President Donald Trump is set to escalate a ...
Virgin Atlantic warns on signs of slowdown in US demand for transatlantic flights
Virgin Atlantic has reported a profit for the first time since the pandemic, but warned of early signs of a slowdown in demand for transatlantic flying from US consumers.
Bank of England plans to raise deposit guarantee from £85,000 to £110,000
The Bank of England has proposed raising the amount of money covered by the UK deposit guarantee scheme from £85,000 to £110,000 under plans that are likely to increase the contribution lenders make ...
Plans to break up Eurostar monopoly given boost by rail regulator
Plans by operators including Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to launch new cross-channel rail services to rival Eurostar have been given a boost after the UK’s rail regulator said there was space ...
Tariff countdown time
On Sunday, Jan Hatzius and his GS economics team ratcheted up the bank’s tariff forecast. They now expect a 15-percentage-point increase in 2025: ...