Summer slowdown ‘sharper than usual’ for UK property sales

Higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty have led to a market favouring buyers, new data suggests

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

For sale: Saba repellent

You’ve got a nice trust there. Would be a shame if something happened to it

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

Ex-Goldman executive awarded £1.45mn after paternity leave ‘stigma’

Jon Reeves lost his job after he took six months off to look after his baby

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

Nvidia’s chips may be novel, but its ‘circular financing’ isn’t

Chipmaker is basically writing cheques to enable its customers to buy more of its products than they could otherwise afford

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

How long can big investors ignore climate risk?

Shift of funds from a US asset manager to a European one highlights the divergence

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

US launches strikes on Iran after Trump vows to deliver ‘beating’

Attack comes day after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at American forces

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Microsoft signs $130bn in data centre leases as it races to meet AI demand

Revenue in tech group’s intelligent cloud segment surges 32% to $39.3bn

Posted on Thursday July 30, 2026

Meta shares tumble as Zuckerberg tries to sell his vision for AI ‘agents’

Social media chief defends strategy based on personalised bots as costs rise and revenue projections disappoint

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

MoD’s Afghan data leak was ‘foreseeable systemic failure’, say MPs

Soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of 25,000 people who had applied for relocation to Britain

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026

Infantino defends $20bn Fifa commercial venture after mounting backlash

President of world football’s governing body says plan to sell stake to investors ‘is an opportunity and not an obligation’

Posted on Wednesday July 29, 2026