US launches further strikes on Iran as conflict flares up
Escalation pushes oil prices higher and sends Treasury yields to day’s highs as investors fret over new bout of inflation
Burnham promises to ‘bring back hope’ in first Commons appearance as PM
Former mayor of Greater Manchester accused of ‘living in the past’ by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch
Zambian president inaugurated after election violence
Hakainde Hichilema sworn in for a second term after main rival was jailed in post-election turmoil
Germany blames Russia for Leipzig drone attack
Interior minister Alexander Dobrindt says his country is ‘not at war, but a daily target of hybrid warfare’
GoPro: a totally normal, unremarkable piece of merger activity
Camera action
Governments should heed the bond market’s warning
Financial repression is not a sustainable way to manage rising borrowing costs
IMF agrees $2.2bn bailout for Senegal
West African nation will seek to restructure its external debts after last year’s revelations of extensive misreported borrowing
Wendell Berry, writer and farmer, 1934-2026
The poet and essayist emerged from the 1960s counterculture movement to become a prominent voice in environmental activism and an outspoken critic of intensive agriculture
Global bond sell-off deepens amid inflation fears
UK borrowing costs rise to highest level since 2008 and Japanese yields hit peaks not seen since 1990s
Politics keeps European stocks in America’s shadow
The bloc’s policymakers typically lean towards protecting consumers and taxpayers at the expense of investors
America can’t win the AI race if the rollout lacks public support
The US will fall behind China if people believe the technology is something being done to them rather than built with them
Action camera maker GoPro to be acquired after decade-long decline
Shares jump as much as 80% after announcement of $285mn cash deal with AI hardware group
Summer 2026 was the hottest since records began in 1884, Met Office says
Top five warmest seasons have all occurred since 2003 as human-caused climate change takes hold, UK scientists say
‘Wimp’ particle offers clue to identity of dark matter
Collision detected in underground lab may help to solve the biggest mystery in physics
Swiss finance minister hits out at move to water down UBS capital plans
Karin Keller-Sutter criticises lawmakers for compromise proposal ‘in favour of the bank and against taxpayers’
Trump touts data centre build-out despite voter backlash
Also in today’s newsletter, the Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon and the US-Iran war reignites
Trump summons US refiners as Iran war pushes up fuel prices
President to hold White House meeting on Tuesday as high living costs sap his popularity ahead of midterm elections
England’s No 1 former Russian grandmaster: ‘Below 2700, chess doesn’t pay’
Puzzle: how can Black turn the tables?
Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The increase in shipping attacks comes after a period of relative calm in the war
Far-right Restore Britain receives £500,000 from tech entrepreneur
Nativist upstart shows growing potential to peel voters off from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Warsh clears up his own mess, but US credibility is still stretched
Many of the economic policy problems the Fed chair has to deal with stem from the administration
Keir Starmer to stand down as MP
Decision by former prime minister will trigger by-election in his London seat, with Greens likely to challenge ruling Labour Party
ECB to raise rates again amid higher Eurozone inflation
The headline HICP rate rose again in August
Why Andy Burnham should say: Jackdaw yes, Rosebank no
Despite the UK’s best efforts, its energy system will require natural gas for decades to come