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China launches nationwide high-rise inspections after deadly Hong Kong fire

Campaign will check housing and public buildings for safety, Beijing says

Trump’s attempt to bully Kyiv met resistance from Ukraine and its allies in Geneva — but Europe can’t claim a success either

From sumo wrestlers to wig wearers and tabletop gamers, we’re all looking for our tribe

Local councils concerned about use of sites in East Sussex and Inverness as accommodation for 800 single men

Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft

FC Barcelona’s crypto controversy, smart balls, and more

Marc Filippino talks to Claire Jones and Robert Armstrong

Emerging military technology

Advice from the festive pros, a round-up of the best ever Christmas recipes and Nigella Lawson’s gift guide

With take-up of battery electric vehicles slowing in the US and Europe, catalytic converters will remain in demand

Rachel Reeves has steered the gilt market to a less skittish place with the Budget

Rachel Reeves included a measure to limit an inheritance tax charge cited by wealthy as reason for leaving country

The buffer Reeves built into her plans is admirable, but no guarantee of avoiding the nasty dilemmas to come

Bankers are expecting easing of leverage ratio as part of forthcoming review

Government £365mn pledge will not help thousands caught up in the controversy, say tax experts

The ambitious US army secretary has been thrust into the spotlight of Moscow-Kyiv negotiations

Efforts to attract young audiences to religion can be fraught but pizza-loving, Wordle-playing Leo XIV has struck a chord

The Booker Prize would not have gone to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ a few years ago

The best toys, tools, tech, beauty — and butter subscription

The real losers from Rachel Reeves’ financial statement were not the wealthy, but those on the way to wealth

A Delia classic, an Ottolenghi rising star — and a trifle from a Gas Board pamphlet

The Swedish retailer is being squeezed from above by the likes of Zara and below by rivals such as Shein and Temu

Three money moves for higher earners to consider

A chopped liver recipe inspired by a famous New York bagel shop and a boozy Mont Blanc