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Boris Johnson has rejected Brussels’ latest attempt to iron out problems with the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, insisting that the withdrawal agreement signed last year must be renegotiated. A series of proposals published by the European Commission on Monday with the aim of easing implementation of the Northern Ireland …

Ministers have sought to help people trapped in flats they cannot sell or remortgage by changing advice on fire safety paperwork for lower-rise blocks, although Labour and leaseholder groups warned the plan was too vague. In a statement released at the same time as a Commons debate on the building …

In yet another twist in a fishy tale, the fast-food chain Subway is pushing back once again against its tuna critics, launching a website in defense of its popular sandwich. The site, subwaytunafacts.com, declares in block capitals “Subway tuna is real tuna”, with real underlined, with the company countering a …

In the British cult comedy movie Monty Python’s Life of Brian there is a row between members of the People’s Front of Judea over “what have the Romans ever done for us?”. While the characters initially castigate the imperium, it quickly dawns on them that the Romans have done quite …

It’s tech, it’s Chinese and it looks a bit like Uber, so it must be hugely valuable. That, we must assume, was the analysis of those US investors who piled into Didi last week as the ride-sharing app listed in New York at the mighty valuation of $80bn (£60bn). If …

After three years of investigations by New York’s top prosecutors against Donald Trump, many people in his circle and the sprawling Trump Organization business empire, it is perhaps no surprise to see charges finally laid in a New York courtroom. On the surface the indictment against the Trump Organization and …

Johnson & Johnson has reached a $230m agreement to settle an opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of New York state. “The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on countless communities across New York state and the rest of the nation, leaving millions still addicted to dangerous and deadly opioids,” …

Britain’s largest investor has criticised the £5.5bn takeover bid for Morrisons by a US private equity firm, saying it was “not adding any genuine value” as shares in the supermarket group rose by more than one-third. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the seventh-largest shareholder in Morrisons, raised concerns about …

4.18pm EDT 16:18 Powell: Economy recovering from a deep hole Q: If you raise rates, you slow the economy, and the Fed has a history of sometimes going too far.... Jerome Powell says the Fed has to follow its dual mandate, of maximum employment and price stability. Often they pull …

Caravan parks have recorded a boom in demand as lockdown measures are relaxed, providing an unlikely source of economic growth as overseas travel remains largely off-limits. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show activity in the UK’s accommodation and food services sector grew by 68.6% in April, with the …