National
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Esther Rantzen
It’s too late to help me, but please, lords, spare others this needless pain
No one wants to fly to Switzerland and die alone, but the law denies the right to end our lives with dignity and love
Vanessa Thorpe
Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?
Dwindling visitor numbers, an industrial dispute and a huge wage bill have put off applicants, say insiders
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Private equity is ‘bleeding’ children’s foster services of money
Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England
International
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Isabel Coles
Neom, MBS’s desert city dream, fades with the price of Saudi oil
The crown prince has been forced to rein in plans for his high-tech metropolis as costs spiral to $8.8tn and the kingdom’s wealth falls
Ruth Michaelson
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies
Iran is seeking ways to hide the scale of the killings, including imposing huge sums on grieving relatives who want to bury their loved ones
Steve Bloomfield
Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like
Deadly ICE raids in Minneapolis may cause a rethink in rightwing parties inspired by Trump’s immigration crackdown
Business
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Bank of England expected to leave interest rate frozen at 3.75%
Experts believe modestly better economic news is behind the plan, including the strongest private sector business growth for UK firms since April 2024
Gold surge takes shine off Chancellor Gordon Brown
The former chancellor’s decision to sell half of Britain’s gold reserves now looks like one of the worst decisions in the history of finance
Borrowers face debt trap over credit score squeeze
Improving your credit score can unlock cheaper borrowing but remember that providers also promote credit cards
The Sensemaker
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