Coffelatte91/ShutterstockThis year’s El Niño, the natural weather phenomenon that drives variations in temperature and winds across the Pacific, has prompted the UK government to pledge £15 million to help vulnerable countries such as Malawi, Kenya and Zambia prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages.
PeopleImages/ShutterstockSay you buy shares in a company. The price climbs and months later you sell for a healthy profit. Ask why it worked, and the answer is often some version of “I made a good call”. Now imagine the trade had lost money instead. Would you be as quick to blame your own judgment? Many of us wouldn’t. We may point to bad timing, a jittery market, anything but ourselves.
Woodan/ShutterstockMore than 8,900 people aged under 30 were arrested for money laundering offences in England and Wales between 2020 and 2025. That’s more than six in ten of all money laundering arrests recorded during the period.
President Donald Trump's offer to pay out $5,000 checks if Republicans win belongs to a long political tradition of cash for votes. AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinPolitics is about the distribution of power and money. So it comes as little surprise that many politicians campaign on the material benefits that citizens can expect if those candidates win.
The autumn budget looks set to be a cautious affair. It is not expected to spark the kind of Labour party enthusiasm that Andy Burnham has enjoyed in his first three months as prime minister.
In that short time, Burnham has promised not to shy away from tackling the big issues facing the UK, such as social care, weak economic growth and the effects of Brexit. He says he also wants to offer immediate and tangible help to those who are struggling with the cost of living.
Menhaden are a small, silver, oily fish often caught to be turned into fish meal for use in aquaculture. SNEHIT PHOTO/ShutterstockSmall fish such as sardinella are an affordable source of protein and essential nutrients for millions of people across West Africa.
Stock1987/ShutterstockThe UK government has just approved the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, clearing the way for production to begin as early as this winter.
M2M_PL/ShutterstockSome wars are predictable. There are conflicts past and present which have been more or less expected because of economic and social conditions, a country’s history or that of its neighbours.
Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, pictured here at President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, have seen their wealth soar thanks to the stock market boom and beneficial tax changes. Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via APThe buzzword of the 2026 U.S.
Would this bother you? 500px/Getty ImagesImagine you have a bag you really like. It felt like “the one” when you bought it.
Over time, it starts to look worn. There are some scuffs on it. Nothing is actually wrong with the bag, and it still works exactly as it should. Yet, once you notice those imperfections, you start thinking about buying a new one to replace it.
