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Dive into the latest headlines from the UK
Burnham’s first hire helps win over his doubters
James Purnell, set to be chief of staff, reassures Labour MPs about presumptive PM’s management of the economy
Labour’s Burnham sceptics don’t have the numbers to stop him
Burnham might just have what it takes to see off Farage
Burnham cemented himself as Labour’s winner
SpaceX stumbles
Ordinary IPO behaviour
Heatwave shows we are marinating in a crisis of our own making
Struggling European carmakers have options, none of them good
How a $20bn bet paid off for Africa’s richest man
Critics dub Aliko Dangote a crony capitalist. He says he is pioneering Asian-style economic development
Citadel: the hedge fund that became an energy giant
Germany’s spy agency comes in from the cold
