Fire stations in England ‘falling apart’ amid £1bn funding cut, chiefs say

Exclusive: National Fire Chiefs Council warns of pressures, with callouts up 20% in a decade as firefighter numbers fall

‘Another snake-oil salesman’s pitch’: US workers wary of Trump’s steel deal

The president believes his Nippon Steel agreement will revive America’s steel industry – but workers are skeptical

Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum come into effect

Trading partners around the world express anger including Mexico which buys more steel out of the US than it sends the other way

NDAs should be banned to curb music industry ‘culture of misogyny’, says new government report

The use of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements to cover up abuse in music remains a ‘major concern’ for the women and equalities committee

Sellafield nuclear clean-up too slow and too costly, say MPs

Parliamentary committee raises concerns over ‘suboptimal’ workplace culture at ageing waste dump

Rachel Reeves unveils £15bn for trams, trains and buses outside London

Focus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for voters

Train ticket enforcement must be fair and proportionate, watchdog warns

ORR criticises ‘inconsistent outcome’ across Britain’s network with some passengers unfairly punished for honest mistakes

Rachel Reeves looks to spending review to shift focus from welfare cuts

Ahead of next week’s statement, the chancellor is to announcing transport investments outside London

Hapless Thames Water is finally drinking in the last chance saloon

Can troubled UK utilities company find any willing suitors after KKR’s 11th-hour abandonment of £4bn bid?

Bank of England governor warns Trump tariffs have ‘blown up’ global trade system – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as MPs quiz the Bank of England about interest rates, and trade wars

AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery

Fraudsters use fake artists to juice royalties from streaming services – but real musicians are getting blamed. Might they be better off without Spotify et al?

SFO investigates alleged multimillion-pound fraud at collapsed council

Thurrock council invested £100m-plus into solar farms, via a bond scheme sold by Rockfire Investment Finance

Destroying our natural wealth makes us poorer in every sense of the word

Partha Dasgupta’s landmark study provided way to put a value on nature – but many fear report has been sidelined

Thames Water preferred bidder KKR pulls out of rescue deal

Future of troubled supplier in doubt as US private equity group says it cannot proceed with acquiring £4bn stake

UK interest rates more uncertain due to Trump policies, says Bank governor

Andrew Bailey tells MPs pattern of trade deals and lower tariffs ‘blown up’ with serious impacts for global economy