Yesterday
Lord of the Rings star Ian Holm dies
The 88-year-old actor had starred in hits such as Alien, Chariots of Fire and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Where did it all go wrong for Boris' Britain?
Britain has been among the hardest hit by COVID-19, and has uncharacteristically struggled to counter the crisis. It hasn't been Boris Johnson's finest hour.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Trump boycott fails to sway OECD, Europe on digital tax push
The OECD's boss says the alternative to a globally agreed solution is a trade war, while Europeans vent anger at US withdrawal.
- Hans van Leeuwen
This Month
Bank of England unveils further $181b stimulus for UK economy
The bank will increase its government bond-buying program by a further £100 billion and opted to leave interest rates unchanged at their lowest rate in history.
Macron in London to talk Brexit and mark de Gaulle's 'appel'
The French President was due to visit London on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's appeal to the French resistance and to discuss Brexit with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton
Europe prepares to defend against state-backed Chinese companies
Brussels has put forward a plan to prevent China's subsidised companies from buying European rivals or bidding for public contracts.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Boris Johnson's car involved in bingle after PMQs
Witnesses said two Kurdish protesters ran into the road in front of the UK Prime Minister's car, prompting the driver to slam on the brakes and causing a minor crash with the security vehicle behind it.
European Union to deploy a trade 'enforcer' for its FTAs
Brussels' Chief Trade Enforcement Officer will push countries to live up to climate commitments in their free-trade deals with the EU.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
A very Swedish sort of failure
Sweden’s overall mortality rate is still lower than some other countries that have instituted much stricter lockdowns, but there is less evidence that Sweden has succeeded in flattening the curve of infection.
- Gideon Rachman
Irish centrists squeeze out Sinn Fein in coalition deal
The big two Irish parties have signed up the Greens for a three-way coalition that will see Leo Varadkar step down as PM - but only temporarily.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Putin breaks silence on America's ‘deep internal crisis’
Speaking in his first interview since the coronavirus pandemic hit Russia hard three months ago, Mr Putin took a swipe at America's handling of the crisis under Mr Trump.
- Andrew Higgins
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Don't play with racial fire
Politicising race, even in the name of anti-racism, is playing with political fire by inviting counter-protests by white extremist groups.
- The AFR View
Far-right groups confront demonstrators in London
Boris Johnson denounces 'racist thuggery' as counter-protests come to an explosive head.
- Iliana Magra, Elian Peltier and Constant Méheut
Slow recovery set to follow Britain’s record contraction
The scale of coronavirus destruction of the UK economy in April came as little surprise, but that did not diminish its shock value.
- Chris Giles
Boris Johnson in crunch Brexit talks with Brussels
Britain has ruled out extending the 'transition period' past December 31, meaning it's a no-deal Brexit if London and Brussels can't escape their stalemate.
- Hans van Leeuwen
How the hawks got hold of Britain's China strategy
Boris Johnson's changing tack on China, and the impetus isn't just Trump but a canny clique on his own backbench who are keen to work with Australia.
- Hans van Leeuwen
UK abandons plan to introduce full border checks with EU
The development would mark a U-turn from February when Britain said it planned to introduce import controls on EU goods at the border.
- Kanishka Singh and Elizabeth Piper
UK economy shrinks by record 20 per cent in April
The contraction is almost 10 times larger than the steepest pre-Covid-19 fall, dwarfing the global financial crisis downturn.
- Valentina Romei
US confirms plan to remove troops from Germany
Almost one-third of the 35,000 American troops on German soil could depart, as Donald Trump deals a symbolic blow to NATO unity.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Wild guesses as UK economists grapple with looming GDP plunge
For once, economists are united on one thing: official data on Friday will show that Britain's economy suffered a record collapse during April's coronavirus lockdown.
- Andy Bruce
