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Fuel and fury: energy becomes a Middle East battlefield
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Read MoreTributes paid to mother-of-four among two skydivers who died in ‘tragic accident’
A mother-of-four was among two skydivers who died following a “tragic accident” at an airfield in Devon. Belinda Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene following Friday afternoon’s incident in the area of Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Honiton. On Facebook, her partner Scott Armstrong wrote: “I miss you so much, you were my best friend. “Thank…
Read MoreG7 summit ‘all about the Donald’ as Canada tries to avoid friction in the Rockies
The fresh air of Canada’s Rocky Mountains clears the head. It’ll need to. Here, the village of Kananaskis (population circa 130) finds itself, temporarily, the diplo-centre of the world – hosting diplomacy of the difficult kind. If this isn’t quite a crisis meeting, it’s a meeting amidst crisis. The Israel-Iran conflict is front and centre…
Read MoreJPMorgan’s European chief to run business from New York
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. JPMorgan’s European chief is planning to relocate from London to New York, while keeping his role running the bank’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business. Filippo Gori, who is also JPMorgan’s co-head of global banking,…
Read MoreIsrael-Iran latest: Israeli air force attacks Iranian missile sites
The Israel Defense Forces said the air force had launched strikes against missile sites in central Iran, as the Middle East conflict entered a fourth day. The IDF also said in a social media post that it had completed a “widescale wave” of attacks on Sunday on infrastructure belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, its specialised…
Read MoreUK patients to gain direct access to clinical trials, says Wes Streeting
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Millions of patients will be granted direct access to clinical trials under the expansion of the NHS app as part of the government’s long-awaited 10-year plan for the UK health service. Health secretary Wes Streeting…
Read MoreRachel Reeves to set out 10-year UK infrastructure plan
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rachel Reeves will this week announce what she claims will be a £725bn ten-year infrastructure plan for Britain, starting with a new programme to repair crumbling bridges, flyovers and tunnels. Allies of the chancellor say…
Read MoreNew leukaemia treatment hailed as ‘milestone’ in cancer management
A combination of targeted drugs, offering a chemotherapy-free approach to leukaemia, have been hailed a “milestone” in cancer care by scientists following a groundbreaking UK trial. Potentially offering better outcomes for some patients as well as being more tolerable, it could reshape the way chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) – the most common form of leukaemia…
Read MoreFarming: Cost of rural crime in Wales at its highest in more than a decade
The cost of rural crime in Wales is at its highest in more than a decade, a new report has revealed. Last year, rural crime cost an estimated £2.8m in Wales, according to insurance provider NFU Mutual. That’s an 18% increase on the previous year, with Wales the only UK nation to have seen a…
Read MoreOpening ‘the pit’: Dig for remains of 800 infants at former ‘mother and baby home’ in Ireland begins
A long-awaited forensic excavation at a former ‘mother and baby home’, where the remains of almost 800 babies and children are believed to be buried, will start today in County Galway. Many of the children who died at the institution in Tuam are believed to have been dumped into a former sewage tank, known as…
Read MoreBritain’s MI6 spy agency promotes ‘Q’ to be first female head
Blaise Metreweli has been appointed the new chief of MI6, the UK Secret Intelligence Service, becoming the first woman to lead the agency that recruits spies overseas since its foundation more than a century ago. Metreweli is currently SIS head of technology — a role known as “Q” after James Bond’s mastermind gadgeteer — and…
Read MoreRenault chief executive Luca de Meo steps down to lead Kering
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Luca de Meo is to step down as chief executive of Renault, as Kering hires the 58-year-old Italian to spearhead a turnaround of the struggling French luxury group, according to people briefed on the plan. …
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