Macron has authorised officers to halt and reroute “taxi boats” before they collect passengers — a shift prompted by pressure from Britain

Government abandons employment reforms championed by Angela Rayner

Kherson residents living under nets to protect them from drone-filled skies are desperate for an end to the war, but they are learning that fortune does not favour the brave

About 4,000 people live in the high-rise apartment complex and hundreds are thought to have been trapped

Former chancellor has little experience of public companies, yet chairing HSBC would put him atop Britain’s second-biggest London-listed business

Professor Hannah Fry has overcome sexism, snobbery and a cancer diagnosis to become Britain’s coolest mathematician

Inequality is growing as the Indian economy booms. An author is asking why nannies, cooks and drivers don’t storm the homes of the rich

We uncover some of the nitty gritty details buried around the edges of the chancellor’s measures

The pageant may be a cultural relic but Grace Richardson can stick two fingers up to the bullies and be a siren in the dark

Breakaway venture pushed back from 2026 to 2028, in the hope of persuading unions to lift ban on any international players taking part

The musicians threw themselves into the drama of L’Enfance du Christ with as much energy as if they’d been playing for an opera staging

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