Mandelson vetting scandal raises questions over Starmer’s judgement
‘If only there had been a way of knowing that a man who had been forced to resign twice and was dubbed the ‘Prince of Darkness’ wouldn’t make a good ambassador’
‘If only there had been a way of knowing that a man who had been forced to resign twice and was dubbed the ‘Prince of Darkness’ wouldn’t make a good ambassador’
Elon Musk’s rocket and AI conglomerate is seeking to catch up to rivals OpenAI and Anthropic
From Jens Ewald and Thomas Sterner
From Devra Wiseman, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
From Matt Long, Merville, France
From Leslie Lipschitz, Boston, MA, US
From Konstantinos Gravas, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
TikTok’s plan for $9.5bn data centre on Brazil’s coast reflects national ambitions but is hit by environmental concerns
From Professor Thanos Verousis and Professor Alejandro Bernales
From Steven Vigor, CEO, Revigorate, Quarteira, Algarve, Portugal
From James van Bregt, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Start-up has limited the release of the new tool because of concerns about its hacking abilities
Ministers and Labour MPs appear to be losing sympathy for prime minister
Shake-up of Ofgem comes after government strengthened water watchdog following public outcry
UK spending watchdog says ministers need a plan to close or shrink classrooms as schools will struggle financially
Iran’s ambassador to UN also accused Washington of ‘continuing internationally wrongful acts’ that breached ceasefire agreement
World ‘on borrowed time’ to avert crisis as higher gas prices squeeze fertiliser production
President’s latest mixed signal comes as US sends more troops to region
Company curbs full-year expectations despite record first-quarter sales as Iran war pushes up costs
Combined company might seek a listing in the US and Europe
Also in today’s newsletter: Japan lifts ban on lethal arms exports, and CATL claims 1,500km range for new EV batteries
Katie Martin speaks to Robert Armstrong
Deleted airline post on social media suggested a customer could see better airfare by clearing browser history