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Government borrowing costs hit multi-year highs as markets fear inflation, and oil and gas prices rise – business live
Government bond yields rise as markets anticipate interest rate hikesGovernment borrowing costs in France, Germany and Japan are all hitting multi-year highs today, as investors fear the Middle East...
‘The spirit of resistance’: De Gaulle biopic turns into surprise hit for France’s younger viewers
On 18 June 1940, Charles de Gaulle, then a little-known junior army officer, sat in a BBC studio in London and made his famous rallying call for the French...
Rebecca Perry: ‘Lorca hit me like a bolt of lightning’
My earliest reading memoryReading On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan, aged five or so, sitting on the floor of the bedroom I shared with my brother – who,...
US long-term borrowing costs hit 25-year high, as inflation fears hit bond sale – business live
Introduction: US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The fiscal pressures...
Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack
Taiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyber-attacks on government agencies that came from overseas last month, a new kind of threat that has been reported as “first-of-a-kind breach”.The Ministry of...
Oil prices climb as Iran talks hit new impasse; Tui hit by high fuel costs – business live
Key eventsTui shares tumble as Iran war hits profitsShares in German-listed Tui Group are down 3.1% as the company revealed the ongoing fallout from the Iran war.Cautious travellers have...
UK temperatures could hit 36C as fifth heatwave of summer looms
Temperatures could reach 36C (97F) or higher this week, forecaster have said, with possible disruption to railway lines and power networks as the Met Office considers issuing rare amber...
World’s seas have hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists
The world’s seas were hotter last month than in any July on record, scientists have said, as devastating heat struck western Europe.Sea surface temperatures hit record highs for July...
When bird flu hit the UK, suffering seabirds died in their thousands. Australia’s wild flocks will soon do the same
Sandwich terns are a graceful seabird known for their committed, forceful and spectacular plunging dives into the ocean to catch fish.Thousands of the species started to fall sick across...
Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit
Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes. The game taunting you by “possessing” your Steam friends. Technical tricks of this nature may sound gimmicky in 2026, but they felt excitingly...