Anthony Albanese ‘very confident’ Australian exporters won’t be slugged with heavy US trade tariffs

PM seeks to reassure Australians about the fate of their businesses under US Trump administration

The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with EU is the lever for economic growth

Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vital

Streeting’s reforms could save the NHS from the private sector. He must not fail

Fears over the health secretary’s plan are understandable. But patients and doctors alike are now fleeing the service for other providers

Sticky carpets, pickled eggs and pints for a fiver: why there’s life in the old-school boozer yet

Pubs are closing at an alarming rate, but a new list of London’s best reveals a preference for traditional ‘wet-led’ venues, with Irish music nights and seat-stealing cats

United Utilities refuses to hand over data on sewage discharges into Windermere

Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters

‘It’s a national disgrace’: fury at sewage-filled Windermere over toxic algae and dead fish

Campaigners blame United Utilities for blighting famous lake with raw effluent

Will ‘full-blown Trump’ tariffs drive Britain back into the arms of Europe?

The president-elect’s unpredictability on trade has experts guessing about his impact on the UK economy – but some find glimmers of hope in the gloom

Harris campaign failed to connect with working class, US union federation says

AFL-CIO president says Democrats did not listen to low-income voters struggling to make ends meet

Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff

Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms

UK pensions: how to save for retirement from A to Z

Everything you need to know to plan for your future after Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax changes in the budget

Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

Tesco’s £25 champagne beats Moët & Chandon in festive taste test

Supermarket fizz bursts the prestigious French label’s bubble in blind tastings by consumer group Which?

Houses in national parks in England and Wales sell for 25% more, study finds

Nationwide says New Forest is most expensive national park with an average property price of £576,000

Does Trump’s US victory mean Albanese will lose the next Australian election?

The countries share a 4.1% unemployment rate. What other clues might indicate the political fate of Australia?

Workers affected by Port Talbot closures to get up to £10,000 to start businesses

Exclusive: Welsh secretary to announce £80m funding to help 2,800 Tata steelworkers and local economy