Irina Anghel

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TOPSHOT – Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) chat ahead of a celebratory concert to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe, at Horse Guards Parade in London on May 8, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

U.K. business leaders are ‘struggling to see what’s business-friendly’ about Labour

By Jamie Nimmo, Irina Anghel, and others

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), speaks at the Irish Association of Investment Managers annual dinner in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Bailey has urged the government to strike a deeper trade deal with the European Union to improve growth and “minimize negative effects” of Brexit. Photographer: Patrick Bolger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

BOE’s Bailey urges closer EU trade to reverse Brexit damage

By Philip Aldrick, Tom Rees, and others

RUISLIP, ENGLAND – MARCH 06: Chancellor Rachel Reeves meets with defence suppliers at RAF Northolt on March 06, 2025 in Ruislip, England. Chancellor Rachel Reeves visited RAF Northolt to meet with UK defence suppliers to Ukraine, following last week’s signing of the UK-Ukraine Bilateral agreement. The agreement will deliver £2.26bn in funding to Ukraine through the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan, to help bolster Ukraine’s military capability. The loan comprises the UK’s contribution to the G7 ERA Loans to Ukraine scheme, which will collectively see G7 countries supply $50 billion in support of Ukraine. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

U.K. economy shrinks in January in fresh setback for Starmer

By Tom Rees, Irina Anghel, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 2: (Back row L-R) Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Middle row L-R) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Front row L-R) France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk pose for a family photograph at Lancaster House during the European leaders’ summit on March 2, 2025 in London, England. Following this week’s meetings between Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and US President Donald Trump, a meeting convenes in London with European leaders to discuss future peace in Ukraine. (Photo by Justin Tallis – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

UK says Europe needs ‘coalition of willing’ for Ukraine

By Alex Wickham, Irina Anghel, and others

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Young British men are NEETs—not in employment, education, or training—more than women

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

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AI ‘apocalypse’ could wipe out 8 million jobs in the U.K.—women and Gen Z are most at risk

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 29: British actor Brian Cox attends the HBO Max premiere of “Succession” at Academia de Cine on March 29, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas/WireImage)

Memorabilia auction for HBO’s ‘Succession’ takes in $627,000 as fans scoop up props, including Tom Ford sneakers at $2,125

By Irina Anghel, Alicia Diaz, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 31: A general view of the exterior of the PWC London offices on March 31, 2021 in London, England. PwC told its UK consultants and accounts that they could expect to work two or three days in the office, observe flexible working hours, and quit early on Fridays this summer, as the company announced longer-term working arrangements after the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Some of the Big 4 consulting giants already think AI could trim years off the path to partner

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

Bob Sternfels, global managing partner at McKinsey & Co., speaks during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. The New Economy Forum is being organized by Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Under fire for its ethics, McKinsey is hiring more ethics experts to keep the firm out of trouble and will pay up to $314,000

By Matthew Boyle, Irina Anghel, and others

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Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs in a major escalation of downsizing by consulting firms amid the economic turmoil

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

Drive-ins stormed, covid cases increased and swabs taken. In Lazio, access to the Local Health Authority Drive-in for swabs is by appointment only. The Asl stations in Rieti, during the day of 29 December 2021. Rieti, (Italy). (Photo by Riccardo Fabi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

COVID virus loses 90% of its ability to infect after 20 minutes in the air, new study says

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

Patients train on ergometer during a therapy after a Covid-19 disease on May 19, 2021 at the John Paul II Specialists Hospital. – Poland has taken a lead in rehabilitation programmes and research into long Covid, launching its first facility for post-Covid patients in September. One of the hospitals taking part in the effort is in Glucholazy, where patients are also offered mental health care and virtual reality games to test their reaction skills. (Photo by BARTOSZ SIEDLIK / AFP) (Photo by BARTOSZ SIEDLIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Those with long COVID can still have symptoms like fatigue and breathing difficulties a year later, U.K. study finds

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg

A member of the public receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a vaccination site in Liberty Shopping Centre, Romford, east London, as the Government accelerates the Covid booster programme to help slow down the spread of the new Omicron variant. Picture date: Thursday December 2, 2021. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna jabs perform best in study of COVID booster vaccines

By Suzi Ring, Irina Anghel, and others