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ANDREW NEIL: With the AI bubble, soaring debts and rising interest rates, even the hardiest souls are spooked. We should ALL be fearful of the financial crisis that’s coming
Andrew Neil warns that a combination of soaring debt, rising interest rates and an AI investment boom is creating serious risks for the global financial system, echoing concerns raised by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. In his role as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, Bailey told G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina…
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‘Shadow Has Fallen’: Iwan Rheon, Brendan Coyle, Atandwa Kani Join ‘Has Fallen’ Season 3
StudioCanal, Urban Myth Films, Millennium and G-Base have confirmed that Iwan Rheon, Brendan Coyle and Atandwa Kani have joined the cast of Shadow Has Fallen, the third season of Gerard Butler’s Has Fallen franchise, with filming now under way in South Africa and the UK. The series follows Paris Has Fallen and the forthcoming Apollo…
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Bombanana! release countdown: Exact date and time
Bombanana!, a new online co-op puzzle title from Lefto Studio, is set to launch worldwide on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. The game challenges groups of three players, each controlling a monkey with a communication impairment (blind, deaf and mute), to work together to defuse a bomb despite being unable to fully understand one another. Its…
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Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, Nikhil Rathi, has been accused of threatening a consumer group with “adverse consequences” if it challenged the regulator’s £9.1bn compensation scheme for mis-sold car loans. Court filings reviewed by the Guardian allege Rathi made the comments to directors of Consumer Voice during a Microsoft Teams call on…
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Bond sell-off intensifies around the world as oil prices rise above $91 a barrel, stoking inflation fears – business live
Global government bond markets are selling off sharply, driving yields to fresh highs, after oil prices climbed above $91 a barrel amid renewed fighting in the Middle East. The US and Iran exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with Iran targeting American bases in Jordan and the UAE after strikes on Iranian…
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Scaring monkeys? Detecting bedbugs? Meet the elite working dogs – in pictures
A new photography book, *Working Dogs: Through the Lens of Love and Duty* by John Fabiano, published by Smith Street Books, showcases dogs performing specialised roles around the world, from herding livestock to rescuing avalanche victims. The Guardian gallery features a selection of these images alongside Fabiano’s first-hand accounts of the months he spent travelling…
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My abusive and aggressive partner left me but O2 insists I meet him in person
A Guardian Money reader sought help after her O2 family phone plan left her needing to remove her abusive ex-partner and his children’s numbers from her account, but O2 insisted the only way to do this was for the pair to join a joint call or meet in person. Despite her fear of contact with…
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How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily | Jeremiah A Carew
A former USAID official argues that poor public understanding of the agency’s work, combined with weak communication of its achievements, made it an easy target when Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) moved to dismantle it in January 2025. The writer contrasts USAID’s low public profile with Nasa’s carefully cultivated national prestige, arguing that…
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Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Households in even Great Britain’s cloudiest regions can save more than £400 a year on energy bills by installing rooftop solar panels, according to new analysis, as rising wholesale energy prices and falling installation costs make the technology increasingly worthwhile nationwide. The findings come as Britain sees record levels of solar uptake, with more new…