The former chief of the defence staff, the head of the BBC's commercial arm and the chair of the Football Association are among the notable figures lined up to aid government efforts to deploy Britain's 'soft power' more effectively on the global stage.

Both countries agree to examine a UK-China Wealth Connect scheme

Executive ‘recovering well’ and will return to office by February, says oil major

Chancellor to use meetings with watchdogs to call for action

Plus CPI jitters, and measuring liquidity

Also in this newsletter: Rome’s war on scooters gains speed

Campaigners are calling on the government to allow rents to be capped within tenancies as a key bill returns to the Commons.

Rachel Reeves will stay on as chancellor for the whole of this parliament, Downing Street has clarified after the prime minister refused to guarantee her future.

Disney is being sued over Moana and Moana 2, with an animator claiming the films copied plot points from one of their screenplays.

Talks with banks about portfolio sale come ahead of highly anticipated New York IPO

Military regimes in the Sahel have turned to tactics including arrests to assert control over critical mineral supplies

S&P finds ramp-up of exports could add $1.3tn to American economy in next five years with capacity expected to double

Investors are still not pricing in enough risks from fallout of US-China tensions

Broker agrees $45mn settlement as part of data breach while Blackstone and KKR among those penalised by US regulator

Lawmakers tell SLB, better known as Schlumberger, to quit country or risk penalty