The prime minister has resigned in the middle of escalating protests

They may also drive lower-income groups to the black market

There is little expectation that December’s vote will be free or fair

Platform directly employs just 46 people, helping it achieve a better operating margin than Alphabet, Microsoft or Meta

An asylum hotel ban may not be replicated elsewhere. It’s still bad news

JD Vance’s trip to the UK makes this a summer of transatlantic soft power

The ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is being tried in absentia as she refuses to leave India. She is in other trouble too

Union anger after claims its former boss took free trip to watch Liverpool in Madrid

The president’s return to his maternal homeland has triggered the country’s biggest security operation since the death of the Queen

An internal report claims building firm behind trade union’s disastrous hotel project provided a private jet to take Len McCluskey to the Champions League final

The US president’s closest aides loved to blame the Biden team for covering the sex offender’s tracks. Yet in power, they now call the client list a hoax. The trouble is the Maga movement is not buying it

A team on a restored Dutch tall ship have followed in the footsteps of the great naturalist, 200 years after his original expedition

The band’s return to Manchester has created a mix of powerful emotions - even from the songs that have no meaning

The Texas floods show the importance of meteorology, as climate change, Trump and AI reshape the science

Investment from the Gulf state provides a boost to the games business – and soft power for Mohammed bin Salman

Last week’s floods were freakish, though climate change and forecasting cuts won’t help prevent future crises

More than 10,000 people are estimated to have been affected by the miscarriage of justice

More than 100 women are suing the Danish state for $6m, claiming their human rights were violated

There are power plays behind the screen as a new era of gaming championships emerges

This week’s restrictions are the latest step towards the country’s target of creating a tobacco-free generation by 2032