Restrict Isas to invest only in British companies? Spare us the flag-waving gimmick

In the great panic about the dwindling status of the London Stock Exchange, and the dwindling number of companies listed on it, nothing is off limits, it seems. One lobbying idea doing the rounds before the chancellor's autumn statement tomorrow would seek to commandeer Isas - the tax-free individual savings accounts that pull in more than £65bn every year - for national service.

It's too soon to think of interest rate cuts, says Bank governor

UK interest rates will need to stay high for some time despite the sharp fall in the annual inflation rate, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.

Warning that 'gigafactory gap' could hobble UK's car industry

The UK faces a \"gigafactory gap\" that could undermine the electric car industry unless the government offers the sector more help, MPs on the business committee have warned.

Shakira strikes €7.3m deal with prosecutors to avoid tax fraud trial in Spain

The Colombian pop star Shakira has reached a settlement with prosecutors to avoid a trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay €14.5m (£12.7m) in Spanish income tax between 2012 and 2014.

Italian 'maxi trial' convicts more than 200 'Ndrangheta mobsters

An Italian court has convicted and sentenced more than 200 people of crimes including criminal association, extortion and bribery in what has been described as Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades.

Equality: Women's and LGBTQ+ groups fear backslide

Three years after Argentina made history as the first large Latin American country to legalise abortion, women’s rights campaigners are gearing up for battle following the election of Javier Milei as president.

Game of Thrones trees to be cut down for safety reasons

Six trees from the Northern Ireland road known as the Dark Hedges are to be cut down because branches risk falling on Game of Thrones tourists and other visitors.

Billionaires' Row: London street full of derelict mansions 'has space for 300 homes'

It is one of Britain's most expensive streets, earning the moniker \"Billionaires' Row\". Yet The Bishops Avenue in north London also has mansions that have been left derelict for decades.

Revealed: The massive environmental impact of the richest 10% worldwide

Ignoring effect of the middle classes could make ending the climate crisis impossible, writes Damian Carrington

Sunak 'knew of concerns over Covid dining scheme'

Rishi Sunak would almost certainly have known scientists were worried about his \"eat out to help out\" scheme during the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance said yesterday, directly contradicting the prime minister's evidence to the Covid inquiry.

Caught not quite in the act: church cameras reveal batty sex ritual

It was the surveillance cameras trained on dark corners of St Matthias Church in the village of Castenray in the Netherlands that caught the creatures in the act.

Home Office will not deport Egyptian man in need of UK medical care

An Egyptian student who has a rare genetic disorder that cannot be treated in his home country says he now has \"hope for the future\" after the Home Office reversed its decision to deport him.

Hostages: Families decry call by far right to execute militants

Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have clashed with far-right Israeli politicians who want to bring in execution as a possible sentence for captured Palestinian militants.

Israeli troops close in on northern Gaza's last functioning hospital

A dozen people were reportedly killed at a second major medical facility in northern Gaza yesterday despite hopes that a ceasefire-for-hostages deal would be agreed.

Las Vegas-style Sphere concert venue rejected by mayor of London

It might be good enough for Las Vegas, but the Sphere - a dazzling orb-shaped 90 metres-high music venue that doubles as a giant digital billboard is unlikely to be coming to London, after the mayor rejected a planning application.

Researchers may have solved age-old mystery of red wine headaches

For the Greek philosopher Celsus, wine was the answer to endless ailments, from fatigue and fever to coughs and constipation. But despite its convenient healing powers, the grape, he conceded to his faithful readers, could bring about the odd headache.

We will all quit unless Altman is reinstated, warn OpenAI staff

Chaos engulfed the company behind the artificial intelligence system ChatGPT yesterday after hundreds of staff threatened to quit unless the board overseeing the business reinstated its ousted chief executive, Sam Altman, and step down.

Abu Dhabi-backed fund says it will take over Telegraph and Spectator

An Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund said yesterday it would take control of the Telegraph and the Spectator after agreeing loans to repay debts owed by their publishing group's previous owners, the Barclay family.

Pressure grows on Hunt to cut income tax

Pressure is mounting on Jeremy Hunt to cut taxes in tomorrow's autumn statement amid evidence that almost 4 million UK workers are to be dragged into paying income tax for the first time.

UN sounds for 'hellish' alarm as world on track 3C rise in temperatures

Report calling for drastic cuts in emissions raises stakes ahead of Cop28

Vegas gamble pays off as Verstappen wins thriller

After a troubling week for Formula One, days of fear and loathing in Las Vegas, the sport finally delivered on the streets of the city to such effect that what was a grand gamble genuinely paid off. The house always wins here, so of course Max Verstappen took the flag for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, but he had to fight hard to do it which meant the racing matched the show and made for the spectacle F1 craved.

Head executes famous heist to ruin India's party

As Pat Cummins and his players basked in the afterglow of a sixth men's World Cup title for Australia - a contender for their greatest, no question - thousands of Indian supporters poured out of this giant cricketing coliseum in a state of disbelief.

'That's the pinnacle' Cummins hails his cup kings after breaking a billion hearts

Pat Cummins spoke of reaching the \"pinnacle\" of cricket after Australia claimed their sixth men's World Cup title and, with it, broke the hearts of a nation.

O'Sullivan film shows triumph and torment

Feature-length documentary gets to the heart of thisman of contradictions who stands ontop of the snooker world

In the dock Tories facing guilty verdict as reality hinders Hollywood ending

If the opinion polls are right, Jeremy Hunt is on the political equivalent of death row. Voters have passed judgment on the government and it is only a matter of time before the sentence is carried out.

Unions make case for Tata to keep blast furnace open

Union leaders have told Tata Steel it must keep a blast furnace at the Port Talbot works open until 2032 or else risk the future of the company's UK steelmaking, in a last-ditch attempt to avert job losses.

'Hell de Janeiro': scorching heatwave highlights Brazil's glaring inequality

The start of summer in the southern hemisphere is still a month away, but Brazil has already experienced its eighth heatwave of the year so far as temperatures soar to dangerously high levels.

Chanel fashion collection goes to auction

Fashion history of the hautest order is going up for auction in Paris today: 252 items of Chanel couture by the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Ukraine faces fresh fight as morale dips to lowest level since war began

Even taking into account the encroaching gloom of winter, Kyiv is afflicted by perhaps the most downbeat mood about the prospects for a swift and decisive Ukrainian victory over Russia since the first weeks of the full-scale invasion - thanks to a combination of several internal and external factors.

London Family forced into bedsit where 13 share a bathroom

A homeless mother with a disabled daughter and three other children has been allocated to a bedsit house in which she says up to 13 people share one bathroom.