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Pay for UK bosses is ‘absurdly high’, top headhunters admit

Slashing huge salaries ‘would not hurt economy’, says report as new analysis finds leading CEOs earn average of £4.6m a year

Pay for UK bosses is ‘absurdly high’, top headhunters admit
Russia ‘stoking refugee unrest in Germany to topple Angela Merkel’

Russia ‘stoking refugee unrest in Germany to topple Angela Merkel’
Labour’s pro-EU camp urges left and unions to battle Brexit

Labour’s pro-EU camp urges left and unions to battle Brexit

Brexit anxiety stalks the Costa del Sol: ‘If we quit Europe, Brits won’t buy here’

Amid warnings over pensions and healthcare, British expats in Spain could be facing an uncertain future after the EU referendum

Brexit anxiety stalks the Costa del Sol: ‘If we quit Europe, Brits won’t buy here’
Save the world, then ice a cake: how women have to juggle life, work and art

Exhibition of celebrity female to-do lists, from Jilly Cooper to Cherie Booth, offers insight into busy 21st-century lives

Save the world, then ice a cake: how women have to juggle life, work and art
Sylvia Pankhurst: shunned, snubbed, now to be honoured at last

The suffragette’s socialist ideals caused a rift with her mother and sister

Sylvia Pankhurst: shunned, snubbed, now to be honoured at last
Tory climbdown over pay-to-stay plan to raise social housing rents

Partial U-turn part of bid to clear decks ahead of Europe referendum poll day

Tory climbdown over pay-to-stay plan to raise social housing rents

Why Mother’s Day is about love, not how hot you look

Why has such a cherished occasion been so debased by commercial vulgarity?

Why Mother’s Day is about love, not how hot you look
Muhammad Ali: rebel, showman and the lord of the ring

This week, an exhibition opens in London that honours the man whose charm, wit and courage, not to mention astonishing boxing skills, made him the greatest sportsman of the 20th century

Muhammad Ali: rebel, showman and the lord of the ring
Charities need to be alert to dodgy practices

The government has an old-fashioned view of charity – but the charities don’t do enough to change that

Charities need to be alert to dodgy practices
From Trump to Merkel: how the world is divided between fear and openness

The Republican candidate and German chancellor are polar opposites in the key struggle of our age

From Trump to Merkel: how the world is divided between fear and openness

EU acting like ‘human trafficker’ of refugees, says Austrian minister

Foreign minister Sebastian Kurz says restoring Dublin and Schegen agreements must be priority

EU acting like ‘human trafficker’ of refugees, says Austrian minister
‘Europe gives money but only cares about one thing: keeping refugees out’

Millions of Syrians stuck in Turkey feel the €3bn offered by Europe as part of an ‘action plan’ will be of little benefit to them

‘Europe gives money but only cares about one thing: keeping refugees out’

Hillary Clinton v Donald Trump: the looming battle for the soul of America

Barring an unforeseen disaster on either side, David Smith on how the two frontrunners are now on a collision course for the presidential election

Hillary Clinton v Donald Trump: the looming battle for the soul of America
The images of chimps thrilled me: do they show evidence of spirituality in the wild?

A ritual with rocks observed in a study in Guinea has profound implications for our relationship with the animal kingdom

The images of chimps thrilled me: do they show evidence of spirituality in the wild?
Angst, thrills, intrigue: why Euro drama is taking over our screens

The Icelandic thriller Trapped is just the latest subtitled show to snare UK viewers

Angst, thrills, intrigue: why Euro drama is taking over our screens
Frank Terpil: How a CIA spy went rogue to court the world’s worst dictators

The remarkable tale of Frank Terpil, former intelligence agent, fugitive from US justice and a 53-year jail term, who has died in Havana

Frank Terpil: How a CIA spy went rogue to court the world’s worst dictators

Did you hear the one about Paddy Power Betfair?

The formerly jokey irish bookmaker has got a bit serious of late – especially now that a merger has made it worth £8bn

Did you hear the one about Paddy Power Betfair?
Artificial intelligence brings its brains and money to London

Following two big acquisitions by US tech companies of AI startups based in academia, the capital is emerging as a hub for young scientist-entrepreneurs

Artificial intelligence brings its brains and money to London
If we get smarter, we won’t need so much power. Tell that to British Gas

The big six have lobbied against the curbing of their excessive profits. No wonder they’re not keen on measures that would help us use less of what they sell

If we get smarter, we won’t need so much power. Tell that to British Gas
Labour is the only friend this pro-EU prime minister still has

David Cameron is under fire from the press and Tory MPs. It would become him to act more courteously to the pro-Europeans on the other side of the house

Labour is the only friend this pro-EU prime minister still has

The state pension shakeup that could leave you with nothing at all

A new system to be introduced next month is supposed to be simpler and fairer. But many are in for a nasty retirement surprise

The state pension shakeup that could leave you with nothing at all
Mortgage rates continue to fall

Borrowers still benefit from Bank of England cutting base rate to 0.5%

Mortgage rates continue to fall