Retail sales stagnate in Britain in March; airline shares fall after Israeli strike on Iran – business live Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Boris Johnson ‘refused to be open’ with watchdog about hedge fund role Acoba chair Eric Pickles says rules on post-ministerial jobs are ‘unenforceable’ after former PM avoids answering questions
‘We’re by no means out of the woods yet’: workers face uncertainty over Alstom train plant Talk of Elizabeth line order raised hopes over safeguarding future of Derby factory but staff are taking nothing for granted
Amazon UK could be forced to recognise union as GMB wins right to hold ballot Watchdog rules that vote should be held at Coventry warehouse to test support for union recognition
What is bitcoin halving – and will it affect the price? Process has coincided with a rise in price in the past and is due to take place again on Saturday
Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike Almost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppage
Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers Exclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations
UK supermarkets accused of misleading labelling on origins of food products Which? says inconsistencies also found, with ‘meaningless’ labels making it hard for shoppers to make informed choice
Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book? The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss
Post Office was urged by external lawyers to ‘suppress’ key document, inquiry hears Email was sent suggesting postal company should withhold disclosing investigation guidelines
There should be no rush to replay Hipgnosis’s noisy stock market experiment The sale of the music fund ends its tumultuous years as a listed company – and that may be for the best, for it and its investors
KitKat owner Nestlé fights off push to cut back on unhealthy products Investor proposal to reduce levels of fat, salt and sugar in products is backed by only 11% of shareholders
Thames Water nationalisation plan could move bulk of £15bn debt to state Exclusive: Under Whitehall blueprint for water company some lenders could lose up to 40% of their money
Coventry Building Society makes £780m offer for Co-operative Bank Tentative offer follows four months of talks and could create new banking group with almost 5m customers
Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says Kyiv will need $42bn of financial support this year as G7 considers ways to use seized Russian assets