The case for Badenoch as leader was that she was charismatic and combative enough to win her party a hearing

Policymakers hope resurgent energy source will enable Europe’s decarbonisation drive but there are challenges

The singer treads a thin line between smutty pastiche and straight-faced pop while CMAT gets serious in ‘Euro-Country’

Nino Haratischwili’s powerful novel charts the lives of four young women in post-Soviet Georgia

Reduction in employment points to continuing impact of higher payroll taxes set out in Budget last year

Auction returns may be more social than financial

Why the ‘unmixing of peoples’ is a dangerous idea

New brain-scanning technology is both tantalising and disturbing

Italy’s MfE aims to compete with Netflix after winning protracted battle for ProSiebenSat.1

Moscow also targets VPNs, criminalises searches for ‘extremist materials’ and forces migrants to install surveillance apps

An open letter to the US Senate

Hacker linked to Hellcat group asserts responsibility for breach that caused carmaker to halt UK production

Legal experts say ruling will help secure the city’s reputation as world’s ‘divorce capital’

Farage’s party struggles to capitalise on surge in public support but ranks first for declared gifts

Tie-up marks push to pitch private investments to everyday investors

Twenty-six countries at Paris summit of ‘coalition of the willing’ committed to potential contributions after ceasefire

Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence

Technology secretary Peter Kyle branded flagship national AI agency a “failing organisation”

Twin crises are undermining the remains of Macron’s legacy and his country’s EU standing

Football club’s boss has been one of the leading power brokers in England’s Premier League