China’s world champion Ding Liren, who had not won a classical game since January and had sunk to No 23 in the rankings, defied forecasts on Monday as he outplayed India’s Dommaraju Gukesh, at 18 the ...

A former chief UK negotiator for Brexit and three serving Whitehall department chiefs have made the shortlist to become the next cabinet secretary, with an announcement expected as soon as this week.

The UK government’s impact assessment of its workers’ rights reforms is “not fit for purpose” as it does not explore the effect of higher costs for employers on wages, jobs and economic activity, a ...