But at least the idea had a purpose. Eurostar was trying to highlight the fact that its network had expanded to five countries — the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The same cannot ...

In strategic materials and minerals, Beijing has gradually broadened its curbs to include both controlling exports of the key elements — such as rare earths, tungsten and tellurium, among others — to ...

The choice of fairness as an objective is deliberate — and timely, given the spreading allergic reaction to DEI. When they talked to senior corporate leaders, mainly men, about their research, Bohnet ...

Litigation funders lured to the UK by the prospect of sharing in the winnings from multibillion-pound class action lawsuits have supported scores of cases against companies including Amazon, Microsoft ...

Japan is betting $1.5bn on a breakthrough in next-generation ultra-thin, light and bendy solar panels, subsidising the commercialisation of a technology that analysts say could disrupt China’s ...

Looming closure of century-old plants threatens to kill manufacturing in continent’s most industrialised economy ...

The vice-president’s words rattled even the staunchest German transatlanticists. Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democrats and favourite to become the next German chancellor, ...

The EU wants to block imports of certain foodstuffs made to different standards to protect its farmers in an echo of US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” trade policy.

Before Christmas we published a list of the holy spaces that have moved our writers most. Here’s where you thought we’d missed ...

CMA chair Marcus Bokkerink was told by phone he was to resign after months of rising frustration within government ...

It’s always awkward when you’re feeling smug about having won a social media spat over the nature of Christian love, and then the literal pope comes along and tells you you’re wrong.

The collective loan-to-value of the UK’s privately owned housing dropped from 23.5 per cent in 2014 to 19.4 per cent last year, according to research by property group Savills, which also showed the ...