Regulator accused of letting hedge funds control Thames Water

Allegation comes as utility waits for Court of Appeal decision over £3bn emergency loan
Goldman pay surges 30% for handful of top executives

Top executives collectively received $126.5mn for their work in 2024 as overall employee remuneration rose more modestly
Make public service work again

Too many of this government’s proposals introduce the kind of regulation the PM professes to hate
Trump’s incoherent economic agenda

The White House’s mishmash of radical policies is sapping confidence in America
Ukraine ceasefire: what is Putin’s game?

Moscow has little reason to stop fighting unless it achieves its goals through other means
US and Israel approach African countries to resettle Gazans

Idea of displacing Palestinian population has been widely opposed, including by countries being approached