Twin suicide bombings kill dozens in Damascus
Second attack on Syrian capital within days

Second attack on Syrian capital within days
Rail operator’s agreement with Aslef brings hope of end to year-long dispute
Agarwal family trust attempts to acquire stake of as much as 12%
Spending plan increases military but slashes State Dept and environment programmes
Spending will go up on defence but down on aid and environment programmes
Dollar falls as Fed signals just 2 further increases likely in 2017
The UK government’s climbdown on national insurance puts politics over good policy
Attorney-general also files petition to investigate 83 politicians over corruption
FSB officers among four indicted over attacks that affected 500m accounts
The flipside to optimism about US economic growth, is concern over corporate debt
Treasury yields dive after central bank makes the first of three expected moves in 2017
Government wages among highest in world ‘a threat to national well-being’
US central bank raises rates for the third time in a decade
Fallon announces lower starting point for allowable profit on ‘single-source’ contracts
Giancarlo seeks to review CFTC’s regulations and reform market surveillance
Research dashes hopes that corals build resilience by surviving episodes of warmer seas
Action overshadows marque’s announcement of new electric and driverless car projects
Payouts to employees up 2% to $23.9bn as they show first rise for three years
Turnout sharply higher than 2012 as immigration and economy dominate contest
Broader US stock market moderately higher as oil prices rebound
Backbenchers seize on failure to read small print and heed warnings on NICs
There will be no back door into the EU for financial institutions in the City
There will be no back door into the EU for financial institutions in the City
Protecting Charlotte Hogg looks like a lapse in judgment, writes Philip Augar
The airline needs to be much more proactive about cutting costs