Britain’s poorest still face ‘summer of hardship’, charities warn, despite first energy price cap cut in a year – business live
Typical household energy bill to fall by £129 per year this summer, Ofgem says
‘Ludicrous and unfair’: older workers react to pressure to delay retirement
IMF is urging countries globally to act to ease stress on public finances, sparking mainly outrage but also support
Typical energy bill in Great Britain to fall 7% to £1,720 a year from July
Regulator Ofgem cuts price cap on gas and electricity charges after slump in gas market prices across Europe
UK travellers face road and rail disruption over bank holiday weekend
Motoring organisations warn of heavy traffic, and delays and cancellations will hit two rail routes out of London
Trump to host dinner for top holders of his crypto token – although many lost money with it
Meme coin buyers may have gotten dinner with president, but they lost millions, Guardian analysis reveals
iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution
Sam Altman and Jony Ive say mystery product created by their partnership will be the coolest thing ever
The Guardian view on Starmer’s U-turn: change direction – or keep losing support
Editorial: Labour’s pivot to welfare cuts and targeting of rightwing voters has backfired. If the party leadership won’t adapt, the public will move on
Defeat in Europe gives Manchester United shares a kicking
Steepest drop in nearly eight months as club misses out on lucrative place in next season’s Champions League
AI could account for nearly half of datacentre power usage ‘by end of year’
Analysis comes as energy agency predicts systems will need as much energy by end of decade as Japan uses today
UK ban on junk food adverts targeting children is delayed until next year
Experts say delay from October to January after lobbying by food industry is huge setback for public health
UK private sector shrinking as firms cut jobs; pressure to raise taxes as government borrowing jumps – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil prices tumble
Global prices drop after reports that Opec+ is ready to raise output despite weaker demand for fossil fuels
Ministers said to be considering bill to wipe out British Steel’s debts
Chinese owner owed almost £1bn as government weighs up how best to attract buyer for Scunthorpe works
UK employers: how might your business be affected by plans to reduce migration to Britain?
We’d like to hear from UK employers how tightened visa rules may affect their business, and why they have been recruiting from abroad instead of from the UK
Government considers sale of Brexit border checkpoint in Kent – reports
New trade deal with EU could make 41 border control posts built after Brexit redundant