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The commission found sham contracts inflated revenue and reduced costs by more than 900 million pounds. City will appeal; sanctions remain undecided.

Interviews with 27 former Boko Haram fighters reveal the group built dedicated artificial intelligence units and deployed six frontier models for combat operations in Nigeria.

Andy Burnham, the UK Prime Minister, exchanged text messages with someone impersonating Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump. Downing Street confirmed the exchange took place and said no sensitive or classified information was shared during it.

Two days after releasing her eighth studio album, Ariana Grande pulled out of one of the most anticipated West End productions in years. Empire Street Productions confirmed on 2 August 2026 that Grande will no longer appear in the Barbican's revival of Sunday in the Park With George.

Two figures cut through HSBC's first-half 2026 result: a US$19.5bn pre-tax profit and a 60% surge in the second quarter alone. Profit before tax increased by US$3.7bn, or 23%, to US$19.5bn in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier.

Andy Burnham built a second Downing Street 260 kilometres from the first, on the theory that Westminster proximity is what finished Keir Starmer. Labour is on 21 per cent and he has ruled out an early election.

The number that matters most from the Bank of England's latest meeting is not 3.75, it is three. Three members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted against holding Bank Rate, preferring an immediate rise.