Defence firm Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation
UK Serious Fraud Office and French equivalent ‘will pursue every avenue’ in allegations against Paris-based company
UK imposes asset freezes and travel bans on three ‘kleptocrats’
Foreign secretary David Lammy says he is ending London’s role as a money laundering capital
What does the US Department of Justice want Google to do?
Tech firm says proposals to end its dominance of internet search are a ‘radical interventionist agenda’
Water watchdog is chasing its tail on executive bonuses
Ofwat hasn’t stopped recipients getting their bonuses but its increased powers in other areas are meaningful
Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry
Action on World Health co-founder’s firm provides services to organisation that advocates for nicotine pouches
Public sector pay rises and debt interest costs push up UK government borrowing; Bitcoin nears $100,000 – as it happened
UK records the second highest October borrowing since 1993, while crypto-friendly Trump pushes up bitcoin
Who is Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire charged in the US over bribery plot?
Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government
Royal Mail’s owner considering job cuts and price rises for stamps and parcels
International Distribution Services blames budget for adding £120m to annual costs through NICs increase
JD Sports shares slump 14% after profit warning
Lower sales in UK and North America after mild weather and discounting by rivals offset by 3.5% rise in Europe
Widow of gambling addict lambasts watchdog’s failure to investigate suicides
Exclusive: Annie Ashton, whose husband killed himself, says more people will die because of Gambling Commission inaction
Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows
Consulting giant had said it engages with clients to help them transition to cleaner energy even as it knew they were in line to exceed climate targets
British mining executives held in Mali freed after $160m deal to settle tax dispute
Resolute Mining chief executive Terence Holohan and two employees had been held since 9 November
Water companies blocked from paying bonuses out of customer money
Regulator uses new powers to ensure investors pay at Thames, Yorkshire, and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department
Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next year
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250m bribery plot
Indian chair of Adani Group, worth about $85bn, accused of agreeing to pay bribes to obtain solar energy contracts