Trump’s suit against Murdoch ruptures bond that shaped the US right

The alliance has been beneficial to both men but has often been fractious
HSBC renews search for chair after struggling to find suitable candidates

Europe’s largest lender is looking for more names amid slow progress in replacing Sir Mark Tucker
UK investors still face a gap between 1990s nostalgia and reality

Contrary to common belief, British pensions have little exposure to domestic equities
The unspoken truth about the baby bust

Why is it so hard to accept that it is happening out of choice?
Did UK’s military data rules make a leak more likely?

Use of secure rooms and secrecy classifications may have been ignored in government-wide emails during chaotic Kabul evacuation
The rise and fall of Fred Goodwin

A new play tells the story of RBS’s rapid expansion and dramatic collapse. Lionel Barber, who began his career as a reporter in Edinburgh, watched the saga from the start