Tories braced for losses as England votes in five-party race

Reform UK stands to make gains in councils and closely-fought Runcorn by-election
The battle over New York’s congestion toll

For all the controversy over the charge, the evidence so far is mostly positive
Goldman’s Waldron says US’s early trade deals to ‘serve as a template’

Wall Street executive expects investor focus to shift towards fiscal policy and the federal budget
Brussels threatens UK food deal unless given long-term fishing access

Issue is a remaining hurdle in ‘reset’ talks ahead of summit later this month
Trump’s bombing campaign against Houthis tests his vow to ‘stop wars’

The US is conducting its largest bombardment since the war on Isis — with no clear endgame
Brexit lessons for Trump’s trade war

Big talk of holding all the cards looks even worse with the benefit of hindsight