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China’s central bank slashed the benchmark mortgage interest rate on Tuesday in a bid to jumpstart the country’s sluggish property market and boost its struggling economy.  The People’s Bank of …

The UK’s trade policy must “flip” to focus on services, given the country is no longer a “nation of shopkeepers”, a senior City of London figure argues. Britain’s 80 per …

The founder of Superdry, Julian Dunkerton, is reportedly in talks with US private equity firm, Davidson Kempner, about a potential rescue of the ailing fashion retailer. Talks are in the …

Writer Carl Grose and comedy team Spymonkey’s new play-within-a-play is a farcical adaptation of Aristophanes’ The Frogs that gloriously lampoons all things theatre. Not much is spared their satirical touch, from writer’s …

Lionel Messi has taken the extraordinary step of appealing directly to his fans in China in a bid to ease the backlash that followed his non-appearance for an Inter Miami …

Newcastle United have confirmed that sporting director Dan Ashworth has left the club and been placed on gardening leave, amid interest from Manchester United.  Ashworth is believed to have asked …

European firms are falling further behind competitors across the Atlantic as US firms continue to benefit from the continued strength of the world’s largest economy. According to analysis from Liberum, …

The London restaurateur behind Michelin starred Indian restaurant Benares has pleaded not guilty to the attempted spiking of a woman’s drink with the so-called date-rape drug GBL. Vikas Nath, 61, …

The government-owned body which operates and maintains the UK’s 4,500 mile strategic road network has announced the appointment of a new Chair. Rhys Williams joins National Highways from the Cabinet …

Alexei Navalny drew up a list of Russian state figures that should be sanctioned by Western governments in 2021, but the UK has failed to punish a number of his …