Cleve Jones

Thursday, 22 May, 2025

Wednesday, 21 May, 2025

News in-depthTechnology sector

Inside China’s ‘stolen iPhone building’

We track the roaring trade of mobiles grabbed in London and New York, then sold in a single district in Shenzhen

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025

ExplainerWar in Ukraine

Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war

Thursday, 15 May, 2025

News in-depthInditex

How Zara’s unorthodox Russian exit left it primed for a return

Inditex put cash into subsidiary before sale for ‘not significant’ sum to company now selling near-identical products

Wednesday, 7 May, 2025

The Big Read

How dealmaking fever hit Italy’s banking sector

Several transactions are on the table with billionaire investors, overseas shareholders and domestic politicians all affected

Wednesday, 30 April, 2025

The Big Read

How Ticketmaster’s owner calls the tune for the live music industry

Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor’s antitrust case against the events giant

Thursday, 10 April, 2025

The Big Read

The rule change that could blow open US law

Arizona is permitting non-lawyers to own legal practices, potentially unleashing a wave of private equity money

Tuesday, 8 April, 2025

Mexico

Mexico looks to step up fracking in face of Trump threat

Claudia Sheinbaum, a former climate scientist, explores shale to ease dependence on unpredictable US president

Sunday, 6 April, 2025

UK infrastructure

New Thames crossing triggers debate over UK toll roads

Investors hope east London’s Silvertown Tunnel will be a model for future private finance initiative projects

Wednesday, 2 April, 2025

News in-depthMyanmar

Myanmar earthquake tests military junta’s grip

Regime’s aid appeal shows vulnerability after four years of civil war

Thursday, 27 March, 2025

Arctic Supremacy

Canada races to secure its Arctic frontier

Improved accessibility increases competition for resources from US, Russia and China

Tuesday, 25 March, 2025

UK infrastructure

Ministers give green light to £10bn Lower Thames Crossing

Private sector expected to finance much of project to east of London after years of delay

Monday, 24 March, 2025

ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war in maps and charts

A visual guide to the conflict

Monday, 24 March, 2025

The Big Read

Can Cambridge be a model for kick-starting the British economy?

An ambitious plan aims to double the size of the city and make it a hub for growth and innovation. But will its infrastructure cope?

Sunday, 23 March, 2025

News in-depthSudan

The battle for Khartoum: Sudan war comes full circle

Sudanese Armed Forces recapture presidential palace and central bank headquarters, but fighting is not over

Sunday, 23 March, 2025

News in-depthSpace Exploration Technologies Corp

Starlink’s rapid rollout complicated by Musk ties to Trump

Satellite internet service is expanding fast but some politicians worry whether the SpaceX owner is a reliable partner

Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

The Big Read

The North Dakota court battle testing free speech in Trump’s America

Greenpeace is being sued by oil group over demonstrations a decade ago. Campaigners say the future of legal protest is at stake

Wednesday, 12 March, 2025

The Future of Aid

The railway that China hopes will take on the US in Africa

Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat

Thursday, 6 March, 2025

The Big Read

How much does Brookfield really make?

One of the world’s most complex financial conglomerates is attracting scrutiny for circular flows of cash involving its global property portfolio

Sunday, 2 March, 2025

War in Ukraine

Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing

Ex-spy Warnig’s plan to involve American investors shows breadth of Trump’s rapprochement with Russian president

Thursday, 27 February, 2025

Gatwick Airport Ltd

UK delays final approval for second runway at Gatwick pending changes to plan

Conditional decision comes as ministers bet on expansion of London’s airports to boost economic growth

Wednesday, 19 February, 2025

The Big Read

Is the UK failing victims of fraud?

A new compensation scheme is meant to protect against push payment scams, but experts say the system itself is in urgent need of repair

Tuesday, 18 February, 2025

News in-depthOpenAI

OpenAI seeks new powers to fend off hostile takeover from Elon Musk

Start-up in talks over ways to allow its non-profit board to maintain control after conversion to a for-profit business

Thursday, 13 February, 2025

Thames Water

Most of Thames Water’s sewage plants unable to cope with demand

More than half of treatment sites do not have enough tanks or pipes to process volume of waste water, company data shows

Thursday, 6 February, 2025

Arctic Supremacy

How Greenland got caught in a clash of superpowers

President Trump wants control of the island to boost US security in the Arctic