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Sunday, 10 May 2026
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the UK Edition

 
 
 
Labour MP threatens Starmer with leadership challenge after election rout
 
Catherine West says she has 10 backers as deputy leader Lucy Powell warns challengers not to provoke a contest
 
 
Tenerife prepares to evacuate hantavirus cruise ship
 
Passengers with symptoms could be sent to isolation on the island, health officials warn
 
 
Gordon Brown returns to Number 10 as global finance envoy
 
Some bemused Labour MPs say appointment is a curious response to Labour’s election drubbing
 
 
Drone start-up Helsing set for $18bn valuation as investors pile into defence
 
German company backed by Spotify’s Daniel Ek set to raise $1.2bn in latest funding round
 
 
Tory election losses cast doubt on Badenoch’s confidence
 
The wide electoral appeal that once propelled Boris Johnson to power continues to be dismantled by Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats
 
 
 

Top Headlines from the International Editions

 
 
 
US imposes sanctions on Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran
 
State department says groups provided satellite imagery that enabled Tehran to strike American forces in Middle East
 
 
New York Stock Exchange to open private members’ club on Wall Street
 
Exclusive social hub planned for renovated vault as NYSE competes with Nasdaq for lucrative tech IPOs
 
 
The glory of low expectations
 
They are the key to happiness — and not a matter of choice
 
 
The Iranian ‘mosquito fleet’ taking on the mighty US Navy
 
Tehran’s hundreds of small, fast boats are vital in maintaining its stranglehold on global energy markets
 
 
Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers
 
As the US president prepares to visit Beijing, America no longer holds all the cards — but China knows it must tread carefully
 
 
 

Markets

 
 
 
Iowa pension chief resigns amid concerns about performance figures
 
Former risk officer alleges executives used misleading benchmarks and risk measures to improve results
 
 
Chart of the Week: The narrow ceasefire rally
 
Little love for the S&P 500’s gains
 
 
Europe’s €14tn cash pile benefits banks not retail investors, BlackRock warns
 
World’s largest asset manager says governments must address under-investment of retail money in capital markets
 
 
Retail investors turn away from commercial property holdings
 
Rising interest rates and lower demand have hit returns in the past decade
 
 
How to build a ‘gilt ladder’
 
Could a collection of low-yield government bonds help you fund future spending needs?
 
 
 

Companies

 
 
 
WHSmith’s new owner makes a contrarian bet on the UK high street
 
Modella Capital plans to cut as many as 150 WHSmith stores out of the 480 it acquired and bring in new goods and services
 
 
Standard Life and CVC square the circle on defined-benefit pensions
 
There are more than £1tn of assets sitting in UK retirement schemes that could be picked up in risk transfer deals
 
 
The sailors who keep ‘ghost’ tankers moving
 
Working on an oil tanker under sanctions was a job like any other — until they ended up in the line of fire 
 
 
UK housebuilders scale back as Iran war and interest rates mute demand
 
Cuts to earnings guidance and land purchases cast doubt on whether government will meet 1.5mn new homes target
 
 
The worst team in the NBA is perfectly happy to lose
 
The Washington Wizards have been ‘tanking’. It may help them secure one of basketball’s next great players
 
 
 

Opinion

 
 
 
Hendrix and the curse of the charismatic frontman
 
A recent court case over the rights to the rock star’s catalogue highlights the struggles of musicians seeking their due
 
 
Who are the tastemakers now?
 
Few influencers have the same cultural gravitas as the late American heiress Bunny Mellon
 
 
We are living in the age of the middleman
 
Special envoys are the new peacemakers precisely because they are unburdened by diplomatic expertise
 
 
The places where we seek wisdom
 
In a world seemingly obsessed with youth, we can easily miss the gifts that come from our elders
 
 
Why are foreigners flocking to make wine in England?
 
Producers from Burgundy, and further afield, are getting increasingly experimental
 
 
 

Work & Careers

 
 
 
A morning with Shoair Mavlian, director of The Photographers’ Gallery
 
How to survive — and thrive — as an arts organisation at a time of AI imagery, funding cuts and ‘woke’ backlash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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