Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Stay informed and spot emerging risks and opportunities with independent global reporting, expert commentary and analysis you can trust. Choose the subscription that is right for you Read more For 4 weeks receive unlimited Premium digital access to the FT’s trusted, award-winning business…

British and European Union negotiators have reached a deal in principle on the Brexit “divorce bill” that could see the UK paying some £45bn. Sources in Brussels suggested to The Independent that talks have seen the two sides’ stances begin to align over the “methodology” for calculating the settlement, with the outcome increasingly acceptable to both…

Prime Minister Theresa May Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The UK has finally agreed a « divorce bill » deal with the European Union, according to multiple reports. It could pay around €50 billion as it leaves the European Union. Britain may be on the hook for payments for decades to come. Britain has agreed a deal with the…

The identity of the mysterious matchmaker behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement has apparently been revealed. One of the couple’s closest friends, Violet von Westenholz is understood to have arranged the blind date that changed the course of royal history. Miss von Westenholz, aged 33, a PR director for fashion label Ralph Lauren, has…

Giuseppe Rossi is making his Serie A comeback for Genoa after almost 10 months out with a knee injury. The striker confirmed as much via his social media account by posting a photo of himself at the airport. “Next stop……. #SerieA !!!!” #comeback #calcio #Italy #passion #hardwork #NEVERGIVEUP” Sky Sport Italia and Mediaset Premium reports,…

Enlarge / Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) head Alexander Bortnikov (far left) meets with other Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin (center) on November 24, 2017. A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to hacking charges related to a 2014 spear-phishing operation of Yahoo employees. The hack ultimately compromised 500 million Yahoo accounts. The operative, Karim…

Im US-Kongress geht die Sorge über einen möglichen Verwaltungsstillstand, einem sogenannten Shutdown, nach dem 8. Dezember um. Eigentlich sollte sich US-Präsident Donald Tump mit den Kongressführern beider Parteien im Weißen Haus treffen, um eine Nachfolgereglung für die Finanzierung der US-Regierungsbehörden zu besprechen. Doch die Demokraten Nancy Pelosi und Charles Schumer sagten kurzfristig ab. Grund war…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a long-awaited apology in Parliament to LGBT people who were purged from government jobs during the Cold War. From the 1950s until the early 1990s, thousands of federal workers were investigated, punished, and fired from the military, the civil service, and other federal bodies for their sexuality. The government justified…

Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 for the first time, bringing this year’s price surge to more than 10-fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble. The euphoria is bringing to the mainstream what was once considered the providence of computer developers, futurists and libertarians seeking to create an alternative to central…