Apple said it planned to hire an additional 20,000 staff in the US over the next four years as part of a $500bn American investment plan, as chief executive Tim Cook becomes the latest business leader ...

The single currency gained 0.3 per cent in early trading in Europe to $1.0489. The currency briefly hit a high for the year ...

A Saudi Arabian state-owned investment company has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Singapore-based commodities trader Olam Agri that values the group at $4bn, as the kingdom accelerates efforts ...

It is a monumental commission; perhaps a lifetime’s work and certainly a once-in-a-generation attempt to redesign and redefine the museum. And the British Museum needs it. Mired in bad news stories — ...

UK MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for assault, triggering a process that is likely to lead to the first parliamentary by-election since the Labour government was elected last year.

Weidel said voters had delivered a “clear majority” for a coalition with the AfD, which came second, and the winning ...

Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s president is facing his biggest fear: war without US support ...

Announcement comes as Britain prepares to unveil sanctions package on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...

The government has signalled its backing for a third runway, and Heathrow has said it will present a detailed proposal by the ...

Lawyers say London remains global centre for dispute resolution but litigation funders are being more selective ...

Eimear McBride and Nicci French, along with a Victorian murder mystery, convey the claustrophobia of the city — plus a ...

The center-right Christian Democrats won the most votes in Germany’s election, and the US stock market had its worst day in ...