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Sparkling wine is “very important” – and there are some great grower champagnes such as Egly-Ouriet on the list. The house fizz is served in a vintage-style coupe “so people feel fabulous”. Still ...

Out of necessity, the 2024/25 season is a shadow of what ENO offered in its prime. The number of productions has been cut back, though not, happily, the quality, and the season has kicked off with two ...

This week also saw the start of English Touring Opera’s autumn season, as it prepares to set out across the country from its starting-point at Hackney Empire. It will take two fairytale operas on tour ...

Greggs shrugged off slowing sales in the past quarter, which the UK bakery chain blamed on violent riots and poor weather, and said its appeal to cost-conscious shoppers would endure even as inflation ...

The cool-down in the labour market has become the Fed’s main focus and underpins its jumbo rate cut last month, and as Powell reiterated on Monday, how the labour market develops from here on will be ...

UK cuddly-toy maker Jellycat is looking to pay £58mn in dividends to its owners after demand for soft toys, which include its Vivacious Aubergine Vampire and Brooke Otter, pushed up annual sales and ...

It’s a shame Papapostolou is barred from sharing the internal workings of Icahn’s empire with gossip columnists, authors and ...

Oil soared following reports that Iran was preparing to launch a missile against Israel, threatening to escalate conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, reversed earlier ...

The country’s leaders have often rued putting boots on the ground in fights against Palestinian and Shia militants ...

Former central banker Mark Carney has warned there will be “significant stranded assets” in commercial real estate as ...

Charles Schwab’s longtime chief executive Walt Bettinger will retire at the end of the year and be replaced by the company’s president Rick Wurster.