World Cup TV rights in the US: no longer a discount
Also in today’s newsletter: F1 on horseback and Lawn Tennis Association set to move into VC investing
Police release man arrested on suspicion of murder of Ann Widdecombe
Devon and Cornwall force says 26-year-old is no longer part of the investigation
Sadiq Khan lobbies for Ed Miliband to become chancellor
Energy secretary wins support from London mayor but faces opposition from some Labour MPs over his net zero policies
Erling Haaland: the smiling Viking superstar seeking to topple England
The striker reads scientific articles to optimise his body, hugs fans and opponents, and has dragged Norway to the quarter-finals
Europe’s slow electrification is a ‘major mistake’, warns IEA chief
Fatih Birol says EU should have moved faster to achieve energy independence after 2022 gas crisis
London rental affordability improves despite recent rise
The salary needed to afford a rental home in the capital has fallen by 17% in the past year
Lawn Tennis Association set to move into venture capital investing
Governing body partners with Redrice Ventures to invest in sport start-ups as income from Wimbledon declines
Prepare for a perilous summer in markets
Potential hotspots include a reformist new Fed chair, weak Japanese yen and high-stakes earnings season
Wealthy warned over HMRC’s use of AI in tax crackdown
Advisers put rich on alert after authority says digital tools brought in billions in tax last year
Inside the risky race through the Strait of Hormuz
Vessels that dare to use route close to Oman’s coast face increased risk of Iranian missiles
What’s really going on with mental health?
Changing terminology risks misleading policymakers and harming those in most need
Further increases to UK minimum wage would be risky, warns Low Pay Commission
Economy may not be able to absorb raising wage floor further towards median earnings, says advisory body
Jersey Mike’s IPO tries to sprinkle SpaceX magic on a sandwich
Sandwich chain’s float a test of appetite for a sector pinched by concerns over consumer spending
The long electoral lineage of Count Binface
Parody candidates are a well-established tradition in Britain’s political panto
DUP faces damage as Donaldson sleaze allegations snowball
Northern Ireland’s biggest pro-UK party enters annual Marching Season celebrations at ‘inflection point’
You don’t need to pay through the nose to enjoy travel
One of my favourite travel memories cost less than €100
China’s ‘temple economy’ thrives on the power of youthful prayer
After decades of economic transformation and social change, a new generation is seeking answers in religion
Rewiring the nation, Burnham-style
Collaboration is the secret sauce that will make the proposed new way of governing the UK work
The Goldilocks zone of messiness
Tourists flock to Japan to bask in the country’s orderliness. But has a refusal to tolerate chaos killed its capacity for risk?
AI companies are throwing museums a lifeline. What do they want in return?
Touted as a way to engage visitors and boost funding, new tools are triggering concerns around trust and ethics
Why the chips are down despite the AI boom
Some believe the boom-bust cycle in memory chips has ended — the market thinks otherwise
What history tells us about Trump’s self-enrichment
The blurring of public and private interests in the modern White House has many precedents — but it may yet test the tolerance of American voters
What if Berlin needs its bunkers back?
After the cold war, public air-raid shelters were turned into nightclubs and galleries. Now anxiety over conflict is growing again
My death-row meal? A martini and a Dublin pub-style toastie
Marina O’Loughlin searches for the elusive places where rigorous cocktail-making meets white bread, melted cheese and no gourmet ideas