Mark Carney agrees to new pipeline project to bolster oil exports to Asia
Canadian PM’s deal with premier of Alberta is condemned by environmentalists and indigenous groups
OBR chair under pressure over early release of Budget report
Senior Labour MP calls for UK’s fiscal watchdog chair Richard Hughes to ‘consider his position’
Monte dei Paschi CEO under investigation for alleged market manipulation
Luigi Lovaglio served with notice by Milan prosecutors in probe linked to Mediobanca takeover
Debt and austerity remain risk for UK government after tax-raising Budget
Verdict from think-tanks is that Rachel Reeves has put fiscal repair job ‘on hold’
Labour retreats on ‘day one’ rights for workers
Government replaces immediate protection from unfair dismissal with six-month qualifying period
European nations to fund military-grade surveillance network in space
ESA will develop a programme designed to serve military as well as civil requirements for the first time
Walmart reinvents itself as a growth stock
Nasdaq listing is testament to retailer’s transformation under Doug McMillon
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The UK’s new gambling tax ups the odds of M&A
Profits are going to shrink in an industry already leaning towards tie-ups as gaming goes global
Putin plays down Ukraine peace plan as US envoys head to Moscow
Russian president insists there is no draft treaty but says 28-point outline could form basis for further talks
Deutsche Börse launches €5.3bn bid for private equity-backed Allfunds
German exchange group in exclusive discussions with Dutch-listed fund platform
Death toll hits 83 as Hong Kong reels from worst fire in decades
Hundreds still listed as missing following blaze that tore through high-rise residential estate
Schools and councils warn rising cost of special needs support is unaffordable
Ministers promise reform, but teaching unions say Send spending must not come at the expense of school budgets
Ballet Black brings the darkly comic story of a serial killer to the stage
Programme at London’s Sadler’s Wells also features newly commissioned Jung-inspired piece A Shadow Work
The Budget’s unusual ‘winners’
The chancellor’s £10bn of extra welfare payments will fall on the shoulders of companies, entrepreneurs and ‘working people’
Eight films to watch this week
A starry cast assembles for another ‘Knives Out’ whodunnit in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’; Ethan Hawke is mesmerising as Lorenz Hart in ‘Blue Moon’; Sydney Sweeney stars in flawed boxing drama ‘Christy’; ‘Pillion’ affectionately portrays gay BDSM biker culture; ‘Zootropolis 2’ is a frantic animation sequel;
Rachel Reeves to rush pensions tax raid into law to reassure markets
Legislation on salary sacrifice schemes expected to be introduced in weeks, even though it will not take effect until 2029
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Blue Moon — Ethan Hawke is mesmerising in Richard Linklater’s chamber drama
Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart in this poignant portrait of a tragic figure
Pillion — charming, feelgood film about gay BDSM biker life
Adapted from Adam Mars-Jones’s novel, Harry Lighton’s debut finds the comedy of domesticity in a lifestyle more often dressed in nightclub neon
Christy — Sydney Sweeney fails to make impact in lightweight boxer biopic
Conflicted and mistreated fighter Christy Salters Martin deserves a better vehicle than this tabloidy take
Steroid Olympics backers try for a superhuman feat of finance
The Enhanced Group, creator of the games, plans to go public at a mooted enterprise value of $1.3bn
Tycoon denies funnelling missing Trafigura millions to wife or companies
Prateek Gupta sued by commodities house in London over alleged fake nickel trading scheme
This $166bn US retailer may just be the anti-tech stock
TJX, parent of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, thrives on discounts 365 days a year