Vauxhall owner Stellantis blames EV rules as it closes Luton van plant

1,100 jobs at risk as auto group says government mandate played a ‘significant role’

Published: 2024-11-26 17:51:43

Russia expels British diplomat over spying claims

Moscow’s move adds to growing list of expulsions amid escalating tensions over Ukraine war

Published: 2024-11-26 17:48:16

City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market

Plans to move trading halls to a new, modern facility in Dagenham were shelved earlier this month

Published: 2024-11-26 17:36:37

Oil producers warn Trump tariffs on Canada will push up US petrol prices

President-elect’s threat could add 25% to the cost of crude from US’s biggest foreign supplier

Published: 2024-11-26 17:24:53

Trump’s tariffs are a reality check for markets

Bessent is a pragmatic pick, but he will not make up for the president-elect’s unpredictability

Published: 2024-11-26 17:15:51

Israel pounds Beirut as Netanyahu’s security cabinet meets on ceasefire deal

Air strikes on Lebanese capital come as US seeks to broker truce in conflict with Hizbollah

Published: 2024-11-26 17:12:42

London’s Groucho Club forced to close after claims of ‘serious crime’ on premises

Private club’s licence suspended by Westminster City Council following request by police

Published: 2024-11-26 16:46:59

Mexico hits back as Trump’s tariff threat shakes markets

President Claudia Sheinbaum hints at retaliation and says US southern neighbour is tackling migrant and drug problem

Published: 2024-11-26 16:43:20

Germany stumbles on fiscal rules it championed for EU

Brussels calls out some fiscal hawks for veering from bloc’s spending limits for member states

Published: 2024-11-26 16:28:22

UK dispatches anti-drone specialists after drones spotted near US bases in Britain

Published: 2024-11-26 16:23:32

North Korean casualties in Storm Shadow strike on Kursk, says Kyiv

Ukraine alleges a general injured and several officers killed in last week’s attack on Russian command centre

Published: 2024-11-26 16:22:17

Trump’s tariff pledge hits shares of carmakers

Broader equity markets mostly shrug off plans for US levy on imports from Mexico, Canada and China

Published: 2024-11-26 15:33:44

Romanian centrists back pro-EU Lasconi ahead of presidential run-off

Liberal opposition figure to face Russia-friendly ultranationalist on December 8

Published: 2024-11-26 14:50:41

Poland backs French bid to kill Mercosur trade deal

Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to protect EU’s largest poultry producers

Published: 2024-11-26 14:41:55

Imran Khan supporters pour into capital to challenge Pakistan’s government

Thousands of demonstrators breach barricades to reach close to Islamabad’s Red Zone before being pushed back

Published: 2024-11-26 14:39:07

How to deal with Trump’s tariff threats

Canada, Mexico and China have options to avoid a trade war

Published: 2024-11-26 14:32:05

Best books of 2024: from our own stable

Books by FT journalists and editors

Published: 2024-11-26 14:20:26

ArcelorMittal delays green investments in Europe over policy uncertainty

Steelmaker blames lack of progress from EU policymakers to support transition to lower-carbon alternatives

Published: 2024-11-26 14:18:38

How Scott Bessent won the Treasury secretary battle

Plus, what Trump means for Nato and the future of Europe

Published: 2024-11-26 14:00:06

Banco BPM rejects UniCredit takeover bid

Italy’s third-largest bank says value of offer is ‘completely unusual’ and fails to reflect its prospects

Published: 2024-11-26 13:41:38

Trump says he will hit China, Canada and Mexico with new tariffs

US president-elect vows to impose levies on first day in retaliation for illegal migration and drug trafficking

Published: 2024-11-26 13:31:17

FISIM (with excitement)

Red-pilling national economic accounting methodology to avoid backing down

Published: 2024-11-26 13:26:01

Biden proposes huge expansion of US weight-loss drug coverage

State-backed insurance programmes would fund drugs for obese patients without separate health conditions

Published: 2024-11-26 12:58:54

Judges’ role in assisted dying bill criticised as ‘rubber stamping’

Former members of judiciary question whether their role would be a proper safeguard

Published: 2024-11-26 12:34:56

Financial markets do not trust the BoE to deliver low inflation

They expect UK inflation to average around 3%, much higher than the US, Germany or France

Published: 2024-11-26 12:30:06