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Four ministers resign as Starmer vows to fight on
12 May 2026 @ 3:41 pm
PM challenges rivals to launch formal leadership contest
Scottish Mortgage values SpaceX at $1.25tn ahead of blockbuster IPO
12 May 2026 @ 3:14 pm
UK investment trust’s valuation means its holding in Elon Musk’s company is worth £3bn
Ukraine nears deal with Pentagon to test drones in US
12 May 2026 @ 3:12 pm
Draft statement of intent seen as first step towards potential bigger ‘drone deal’
UK borrowing costs surge as Starmer leadership crisis rattles bond markets
12 May 2026 @ 3:06 pm
Thirty-year gilt yield at highest this century as cabinet ministers pressure PM to consider his position
US inflation jumps to 3.8% as Trump’s Iran war sends petrol prices soaring
12 May 2026 @ 2:24 pm
April figure marks highest level in three years as effects of conflict reverberate through world’s biggest economy
Higher US CPI inflation adds pressure on Fed
12 May 2026 @ 1:44 pm
Rising prices are not just concentrated in energy categories
Starmer’s premiership in charts
12 May 2026 @ 1:29 pm
Prime minister’s term has been marked by falling approval ratings and bond market jitters
Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares
12 May 2026 @ 1:18 pm
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. Explore the latest data through interactive charts
Russia cuts growth forecast as Putin’s war economy runs out of momentum
12 May 2026 @ 1:15 pm
Moscow now expects growth of 0.4% this year compared with previous forecast of 1.3%
How the Supreme Court undermined one of Trump’s superpowers
12 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm
Also in today’s newsletter, the US ceasefire with Iran is now on ‘massive life support’