The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy Editorial: A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises
The Guardian view on globalisation’s discontent: it’s not right for poor countries to fund the rich Editorial: Wealthy nations exploit their position as the world’s bankers to siphon off hundreds of billions from the needy
Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation Government U-turn as PM Mia Mottley acknowledges anger from reparations movement over plan to buy Barbados land from Dorset MP Richard Drax
Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit? Joe Biden signs into law bill requiring Chinese owner to sell app’s US operations
Trump to receive bonus worth $1.2bn for Trump Media stock performance A price floor means ex-president gets bonus even though Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock value has plummeted
MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies Coordinated withdrawal agreed after several member states and UK have quit energy charter treaty
UK competition watchdog steps up scrutiny of big tech’s role in AI startups Microsoft and Amazon asked to comment on tie-ups, a move that paves way for formal investigation
The government shouldn’t boast about Australia’s latest CPI figures, but it shouldn’t panic either Inflation appears to be under control, and real wages are now growing – but for those with Hecs/Help debts, the pressure is very real
Boeing blew through $4bn last quarter in response to 737 Max blowout incident Planemaker beat lowered expectations but still burned billions in response to crisis and reported first revenue drop in seven quarters
Ofcom warns broadcasters to remain impartial ahead of election, FTSE 100 hits new record high – as it happened FTSE shows ‘more stamina’ and is on track for its sixth consecutive session of gains, the first such winning streak since August 2023
Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low Gas and coal accounted for just 2.4% of power generation for an hour last week, data shows, amid ‘zero-carbon grid’ plans
How soon can Tesla get its more affordable car to the market? Shares jump after carmaker says it is looking to accelerate production of lower-price EVs
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back
Lloyds profits fall as competition for mortgages heats up Pre-tax profits drop to £1.6bn between January and March, down from £2.3bn last year
Heathrow expects summer holiday season to be ‘busiest on record’ Passengers numbers this year predicted to hit 82.4m but airport’s future uncertain, with proposed £6bn sale in doubt