Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Donald Trump’s threaten to “massively blow up” the world’s largest gasfield hits markets ...

Watchdog says banks will be able to respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology ...

In the seven years since their last album, the Scots have faced down dementia and cancer. Now they’re returning with a visceral new sound – and eager to get back to globetrotting with the Cure ...

A worldwide freezing order has been imposed on Paresh Raja, the owner of a UK mortgage provider ...

Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs market ...

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Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hit ...

Since 1892, a workshop in Brussels has taught aspiring painters the technique of trompe d’oeil. It’s brutal work, the artists say – so why do people travel from all around the world to master it?

Three years ago Luvo Manyonga knew he must change his life or die. The former world champion speaks to Ben Bloom as he prepares to make an extraordinary return to athletics’ top table ...

The polymath French film-maker might be a pessimist, but his Oscar-nominated animated film is one of light and hope – even if he did have to fund it himself ...

Sacked managers and released players will gain protection under new Employment Rights Act terms, which comes into effect in January ...