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Weather tracker: looking back as summer ends in northern hemisphere
The season was a mixed bag in Britain, but Japan has had its hottest summer on recordEntering September brings…
- Japan, Inflation, Economics, Interest rates, Global economy, Business, US news, World news, China, UK news, Federal Reserve
A US growth-inflation ‘soft landing’ is vital to solving the global economy puzzle | Mohamed El-Erian
Fed’s performance over next six months is key but challenges may be bigger than many analysts expectThe global…
- Drones (military), Japan, Technology, Politics, Defence policy, Saudi Arabia, Business, World news, Aerospace industry, Ministry of Defence, Military, Weapons technology, UK news, Italy, Middle East and North Africa, Manufacturing sector
Saudis ask to join UK, Italy and Japan’s joint air combat programme
UK-backed move could help spread cost of developing fighter jet and drones, but may prove controversialSaudi A…
- Canada, Retail industry, Japan, Sweden, Australia news, Life and style, Business, Australian lifestyle, Supermarkets, France, UK news, South Korea, Taiwan, Food
Around the world in seven carts: how people shop for groceries internationally
Wealthy nations have been hit by inflation but the way this has changed grocery shopping culture – and governm…
- Saving money, Kenya, Rwanda, Portugal, Gibraltar, Japan, Travel & leisure, South Africa, Europe, Business, Egypt, Currencies, Northern Ireland, Consumer affairs, Travel, Money, UK news, Turkey
Holiday hotspots where your pound will go furthest this summer
Want to go away without spending too much? Here’s a roundup of the best-value destinationsHolidaymakers hoping…
- Faroe Islands, Denmark, Japan, Environment, Oceans, Politics, Norway, Marine life, Dolphins, Trade policy, Conservation, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Whales, UK news, Green politics, Iceland
Dolphins, whales and seals being failed by UK government policy, MPs say
UK urged to use trade deals as bargaining tool to protect marine mammalsDolphins and other marine mammals are …
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British foods awaiting protected status in Japan despite Liz Truss promise
Exclusive: three years after Truss boasted of securing status in trade deal, products such as Cornish pasties …
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Ukraine ceasefire not enough without ‘just and durable’ peace, says Sunak
UK PM says at G7 summit that end to war will need to recognise country’s territorial integrityRussia-Ukraine w…
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Zelenskiy’s G7 visit sends ‘incredibly powerful message’ to Russia, says Sunak
The UK PM said the Ukrainian president attending the summit confirmed that world leaders are united in their s…
- Japan, Politics, Foreign policy, Economics, International trade, Trade policy, Global economy, Rishi Sunak, World news, China, G7, Conservatives, UK news, Russia
Sunak to urge G7 support for collective action against ‘economic coercion’
Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade f…
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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty take careful approach to G7 power dressing
No £1,650 Valentino coats but no M&S either as wealthy pair seek to tread fine line between being relatabl…
- Japan, Technology, Politics, Business, Computing, Rishi Sunak, World news, Technology sector, China, UK news
UK’s £1bn strategy for semiconductor industry lacks ambition, say critics
While the US and EU announce bigger programmes, one British startup says the government’s investment figure is…
- Japan, Ukraine, Brazil, Politics, Europe, Foreign policy, Rishi Sunak, World news, G7, UK news, India, Russia
‘We’re not going away’: Rishi Sunak announces Russia sanctions as he arrives at G7
Putin ‘can’t outlast us’ says PM, who will use Hiroshima summit to push countries like Brazil and India to do …
- Japan, Queen Elizabeth II, Humza Yousaf, Politics, Boris Johnson, Defence policy, Norway, Scotland, Brexit, Scottish politics, Automotive industry, Rishi Sunak, France, Monarchy, Conservatives, UK news, Immigration and asylum, Migration, Emmanuel Macron, Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch says global carmakers’ UK concerns ‘nothing to do with Brexit’ – as it happened
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereKemi Badenoch, the business …
- Japan, Politics, Defence policy, Foreign policy, Trade policy, Rishi Sunak, World news, Renewable energy, Asia Pacific, G7, UK news, Wind power
Rishi Sunak arrives in Japan to announce defence pact
PM also says Japanese businesses have invested £18bn in UK as he visits country for G7 summitRishi Sunak has a…
- Japan, Politics, Defence policy, Foreign policy, Rishi Sunak, World news, Asia Pacific, China, G7, UK news, Taiwan
Rishi Sunak seeks to build stronger defence with Japan at Tokyo G7
PM expected to unveil Hiroshima accord at meeting with Japan’s Fumio Kishida amid fears of China’s rising mili…
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There are better alternatives to the UK’s absurd citizenship test | Letters
The Belgian nationality test focuses on practical details, says Ross McQueen, while Hugh Lawson writes about l…
- Japan, Republicans, Florida, US foreign policy, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, G7, UK news, South Korea, Middle East and North Africa, Israel, James Cleverly, Ron DeSantis
DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid
Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stageRo…
- Japan, Politics, Foreign policy, Economics, International trade, Trade policy, Global economy, Business, World news, Asia Pacific, Pacific islands, UK news, James Cleverly
James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit
Foreign secretary says ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ is ‘critical to UK’ and releases manga-style cartoons to m…
- Japan, Saudi Arabia, Air transport, World news, Aerospace industry, Ministry of Defence, Military, Weapons technology, UK news, Italy, Aeronautics
Ministry of Defence awards £650m to firms working on Tempest fighter jet
BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce among those funded, with aim of producing new aircraft by 2035The Ministry of Defe…