59 m. ago Paul Merson changes his mind on who'll win Premier League title as transfer window closes

Paul Merson originally backed Arsenal to have the advantage in the Premier League this year, but Liverpool's transfer business has swiftly changed his mind on the future champions

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76 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index struggles

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

Politics

77 m. ago Scottish digital firm doubles headcount and targets £10m sales as AI demand surges

“We always talk about staying ‘relentlessly human’ in a digital world” – chief executive James Buchan

Economics

1 hour ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index opens lower

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

Politics

2 h. ago Business news live: Gold price hits record high and Revolut share sale gives $75bn valuation

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Tuesday

Economics

2 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Eight new signings and 14 exits confirmed as summer window ends

Arsenal were one of the busiest clubs in the summer transfer window as they looked to build a squad capable of winning the Premier League title

Sport

2 h. ago Edinburgh book wholesaler hails ‘milestone’ opening for 50% expansion

“We’ve come a long way since the business was founded in a small retail unit in Stockbridge, almost 40 years ago” – Lewis Dawson, MD

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2 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Six signings and 29 exits confirmed as summer transfer window ends

Manchester United have been one of the busiest clubs in the transfer market this summer, with Ruben Amorim's side completing six new signings and a massive exodus of talent

Politics

5 h. ago Death to the American dream? Poll finds most agree hard work no longer guarantees economic gain

A majority of Americans say the prior generation had an easier time buying a home, starting a business or being a full-time parent

Economics

5 h. ago France has a massive debt crisis. So why is it spending billions a year subsidising business? | Alexander Hurst

The government is on the brink of collapse over planned austerity. Instead it must face up to the costs of its unnecessarily rigid labour marketAs someone who has always been against austerity, I find France, with a national debt at 114% of GDP and a budget deficit of 5.8% of GDP, a conundrum. Despite years of denunciation from his left and far-right opponents that Macron has engaged in “ultraneoliberalism”, there hasn’t been any. Not on a macro level, anyway, where both French government spending (57.3% of GDP) and tax receipts (51.4% of GDP) are among the highest in the world, including social spending, which outpaces any of its European neighbours.At the same time, it’s impossible to have spent the past decade in France without encountering the widely shared perception and accusation that public services are in decline. Doctors and nurses denounce a labour shortage in public hospitals; people who live in rural areas denounce the closing of rural train lines; students and academic...

Economics

5 h. ago Liverpool sign 10 players and have 17 exits as £449m spent in record

Liverpool have had one of the most expensive transfer windows in football history with Arne Slot’s man adding to their eye-watering business on a thrilling deadline day

Economics

5 h. ago Manchester United were close to achieving a perfect summer transfer window

The summer transfer window closed on Monday and Man Utd club chiefs should be happy with their business.

Sport

5 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Virgo warned not to mix business and pleasure

Today's horoscopes, brought to you by Russell Grant.

Events

7 h. ago Disgusting moment Midlands businessman is subjected to torrent of foul

Local business owner Zahin, 32, was being interviewed by Sky News about the divide in the town over attitides to asylum seekers when he was met with a barrage of racist abuse.

Politics

10 h. ago Surinder Arora working with Changi airport on Heathrow expansion plan

Arora Group and Heathrow’s owners both recently submitted plans to the Department for Transport for a third runway at the west London airport.

Society

10 h. ago Every Scottish Premiership transfer in and out as top flight teams tool up for campaign of twists and turns

The summer window is officially slammed shut for business and teams are now set until January

Politics

11 h. ago Jodie Foster, 62, flashes her gray roots while going makeup free... after being a Hollywood blonde for decades

The 62-year-old movie icon made no effort to hide the streaks with a headband or hat as she seemed to be proud of the naturally changing hue of her locks.

Events

11 h. ago Summer transfers 2025: Every completed signing as Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal complete deadline day moves

Transfer deadline day has arrived but it's already been a busy summer window with the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal among the busiest clubs in the Premier League

Sport

12 h. ago Transfer deadline day live: Liverpool sign Isak despite Guehi blow, Man Utd striker deal, Arsenal updates

It’s transfer deadline day in the Premier League and across Europe as clubs scramble to finalise their business with the 7pm now passed

Events

12 h. ago Kemi Badenoch pledges to make oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

The Conservative leader will attack the UK Government for treating the North Sea industry as a ‘relic of the past’.

Politics