In five charts – How UAEs exit could affect Opecs influence over the oil price

The gold price has hit another record high, trading above $4,400 (£3,275) an ounce for the first time. The price of the precious metal has risen on expectations the US central bank will cut interest rates further next year, analysts said. Gold started the year worth $2,600 an ounce, but geopolitical tensions, the Trump tariffs…

As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the ‘middle powers’ face a grave new challenge With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a “rupture” with the post-WW2 order. 25 Jan 2026

Weekly coffee mornings at a library in the Isle of Man capital aim to “get people in who feel a bit isolated,” a librarian has said. Douglas City Library, on Duke Street, is running Winter Warmer sessions to encourage people to be social. They are held each Friday between 09:00 GMT and midday. The move…

Ask a group of friends and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. Some insist the bill should always be split equally, others believe the person who sets up the date should pay and despite changing attitudes towards gender roles, many still see a man picking up the bill as a romantic gesture rather than…

PA Media The British Medical Association said the cost of providing healthcare had gone up “significantly” People are avoiding visiting the doctor in Guernsey because it is too expensive, a charity has warned. Price increases over the past week saw the average price of seeing a GP in the island rise to £73, up from…

Chinese car making giant BYD says the UK has become its biggest market outside China, after its sales there surged by 880% in September compared to a year earlier. The company says it sold 11,271 cars in the UK last month, with the plug-in hybrid version of its Seal U sports utility vehicle (SUV) accounting…