William Hill owner Evoke in talks on £225m takeover by casino group Bally’s
Heavily indebted UK-listed gambling company says it is discussing possible offer from US group at 50p a share
Judgment day as Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in peril
Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PM
Walking for truth: Travis Lovett’s 500km journey to remind Albanese of his promise to create a First Nations truth-telling commission
Former Yoorrook justice commissioner says he wants to start a national discussion on a subject that is often misunderstood by the wider public
Is it true that … only overweight people are at risk of high cholesterol?
Size does matter – as does diet – but your genes are the main driver of your cholesterol levels
ABF poised to reveal result of Primark and food business demerger plan
Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environment
Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says
Twin reports from top accounting firms underline scale of economic threat as Iran war shatters business confidence
Get a grip on ‘scandal’ of illegal child social care in England, ministers are told
Exclusive: Vulnerable children placed in caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, with children’s commissioner saying practice must stop
The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming
A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
‘It’s sacred to us’: register of Bounty mutineers’ descendants returns to South Pacific
Pitcairn Register details lives of ‘extraordinarily resilient’ Tahitian women enslaved during notorious mutiny
US military seizes Iran-flagged ship trying to pass strait of Hormuz blockade
Iran calls seizure an act of piracy as Trump says ship tried to get past US naval blockade ‘and it did not go well for them’