Tory leader forgot to register as controller of party’s companies until error was pointed out last week Labour has called Kemi Badenoch a “shambles” after it emerged she forgot to register as controller of the Conservative party companies in a breach of corporate rules. Badenoch, a former business secretary, became Conservative leader on 2 November…

Chuck Schumer leads charge against president’s tax plans on neighbors and allies Top Democrats have slammed Donald Trump’s plans to impose serious tariffs on America’s neighbors and allies, warning that they will hit working families and small businesses hard. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader in the US senate, led the charge by saying the president’s…

People gathered for the annual Groundhog Day winter forecast in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Fault caused major problems with payments for two days and reportedly disrupted house moves Barclays said it has fixed the IT glitch that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts on Friday and Saturday, and promised to compensate them for any losses incurred. The bank said customers could use its payment apps and…

Spanish football federation’s former president is accused of sexual assault and coercion over incident in 2023 Spain’s former football chief Luis Rubiales will go on trial in Madrid on Monday over the unsolicited kiss he planted on the World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, a gesture that stunned millions of TV viewers and unleashed a backlash…

Go Back to Where You Came From has been criticised by charities for giving stage to extreme racist views The producers behind a show about immigration have denied accusations it platforms racists, saying the “voices you hear within the series are the voices we were hearing up and down the country as we were casting”….

Silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen sold at Stuttgart auction for highest amount ever made by a grand prix car A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula One greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car on Saturday, selling at auction for €51.155m (£42.7m). The sleek, silver W196 R…

Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels captured city of Goma The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has been blamed for fuelling the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Calls to freeze the agreement have grown after fighters…

At least 14 people were killed in the city of Poltava, Ukrainian officials said, blaming Russia. Four people were killed in Sudzha, a Russian town held by Ukraine, in a strike both countries blamed on each other.