Cameron faces tough fight to sell EU plan

Draft plan to reform relations with Europe set to come under fire

EU and US reach deal on data sharing

New agreement replaces ‘safe-harbour’ arrangement

North Korea missile plan raises alarm

Pyongyang satellite launch would defy UN resolutions

EU warned of €100bn border control price

Study calculates bloc’s GDP would fall nearly 1% by 2025

King calls on Socialists to govern Spain

Move to break deadlock thrown up by inconclusive general election

BA threatens to pull jets at London City

Chief executive warns against higher charges after airport sale

S&P cuts US oil groups’ ratings

Chevron hit and shale producers downgraded to junk

Asia falls deeper into bear territory

Mood in equities markets darkens as oil falls back below $30

Trump aims to rebound from Iowa defeat

Cruz and Rubio big winners in first contest of 2016 vote

ExxonMobil under pressure from oil slump

Like BP, US energy group needs to lay foundations for growth

ChemChina closes in on $43bn Syngenta deal

Takeover would be China’s biggest outbound acquisition

Comment & Analysis

France: The short seller vs the supermarket

A US investor has gone into battle with Casino, over its valuation. Are other European companies now targets?

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Digital democracy divides Westminster

Campaigning website deeply unpopular with many MPs

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Political groupthink bad for universities

The well-educated are generally more socially liberal than the traditional working class

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