A condo is at the heart of extraordinary battle over the future of the Federal Reserve – and its independence

When Donald Trump stepped up his campaign to influence the US Federal Reserve, he traveled less than a mile from the White House, to tour the central bank’s headquarters. But as the administration considers how to actually get what it wants, one of the US president’s acolytes looked about 500 miles south.

A condominium above the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, is at the heart of an extraordinary battle over the future of the Fed, and the independence of its power of the world’s largest economy.

François Bayrou says he will ‘fight like a dog’ to stay in power but he appears almost certain to be toppled

France is braced for another political crisis as the minority government of François Bayrou appears almost certain to be toppled in a confidence vote next month, amid deep political divisions over an unpopular austerity budget and debt-reduction plan.

“I will fight like a dog,” the centrist prime minister told L’Express on Tuesday after his surprise decision to call a vote of confidence from parliamentarians.

Online fashion seller’s losses widen to £264m as Poundland confirms plans to close up to 150 stores

The online fashion seller Debenhams, formerly known as Boohoo, is considering the sale of its Pretty Little Thing (PLT) brand and the closure of its distribution centre in Burnley, which could lead to the loss of 1,251 jobs.

The company said it was “exploring a range of long-term options”, understood to include closure for the Burnley site and the sale of an already closed warehouse in the US amid falling sales and widening losses.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu accused of sexual assault and harassment against two 14-year-olds and another woman

A 14-year-old girl was left feeling sick to her stomach after a man tried to kiss her and her friend, telling them he wanted to have a baby with each of them, a court has heard.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an asylum seeker being housed in the hotel in Epping that has been at the centre of repeated far-right protests since his arrest, is accused of sexual assault and harassment against the two 14-year-olds and another woman.

Grammy winner posted on Instagram to comment on his arrest after pleading not guilty to attacking police in LA

Lil Nas X has released his first statement since his arrest in the early hours of 21 August.

The 26-year-old rapper and singer posted a story on his Instagram to comment on the incident.