Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as French GDP accelerates, and HSBC announces CEO’s retirementHungary has returned to growth, in an encouraging sign for Eastern Europe’s economy.Hungary’s gross domestic product grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of this year, new data shows, having previously stagnated with 0% growth in the...

The tournament has turned into an arcade-style hitting competition because that is what the market wantedI’ve been kind of watching the Indian Premier League for the last five weeks. And there is, I would proffer, no sporting event better suited to kind of watching than the IPL, a tournament that just moulds itself beautifully around your existing life:...

Social housing provider Peabody wants to raze 1960s Lesnes estate used in Kubrick film but residents say homes could be refittedResidents of a brutalist 1960s estate in south-east London featured by Stanley Kubrick in his dystopian film A Clockwork Orange are resisting plans to demolish their homes, warning it will result in homelessness, debt and carbon...

Ian Russell says parental controls could weaken trust and ‘punish children for tech firms’ failures’Ian Russell: Tech companies need to changeGovernment proposals to ban the sale of smartphones to under-16s and raise the minimum age for accessing social media risk causing more harm than good, the father of Molly Russell has warned.Ian Russell said it...

Take advantage of refills, dupes of high-end products and sharing with your partnerThere are plenty of ways to reduce the cost of your skincare routine – from everyday moisturisers to potent serums. Continue reading...

Creamy Spanish lentils are little marvels with wild garlic (or spinach), crumbly goat’s cheese, honey and a dash of sherry vinegarWhen I was a child, Mum wouldn’t let me refuse lentils. If I left them, they’d be breakfast the next day – “They’re good for you!” – and I soon learned that being picky wasn’t wise in our house. Small, brown pardina lentils...