‘Unfair banking’ and ‘damaging’ financial rules harming UK’s small firms, MPs warn Treasury committee says ‘debanking’ and use of personal guarantees for loans is putting small businesses at risk
Panera to pull caffeinated beverages connected to at least two deaths Charged Lemonade drinks, which can contain 302mg of caffeine, are being eliminated after multiple lawsuits
The Guardian view on Labour’s big idea: organising the state effectively matters for jobs and growth Editorial: Rachel Reeves missed a chance to recast a policy that cuts government spending while shovelling state cash into private banks
Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit National Crime Agency says it has identified Russian national behind dangerous cybercrime group
Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers
BP right to hold steady on climate targets despite below forecast profits Although chief executive Murray Auchincloss has left himself room to pump more oil and gas, renewables should start generating greater returns
LockBit ransomware group’s leader unmasked and hit with sanctions; UK house prices inch higher– business live Leader of major cybercrime group has been unmasked and sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia, authorities say
P&O Ferries boss asked if he is ‘modern-day pirate’ for paying staff £4.87 an hour Peter Hebblethwaite appears in front of MPs two years after saying lowest-paid agency worker would earn £5.15 an hour
UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows Audiobooks are fast becoming ‘a major route to market for consumers of books’, the trade body says
Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk’s X Twitter co-founder’s decision to leave rival social network he helped start was apparently unexpected
Sizewell C in Suffolk granted nuclear site licence Campaigners ‘appalled’ as French energy company EDF gets go-ahead for next stage of project
Worried carmakers call for urgent UK help to reignite waning interest in electric vehicles Sector wants tax cuts, better buying incentives and more electric charging points as sales in EVs stall
‘Labour will surpass your expectations’: the leftwing thinktank boss standing on Starmer’s agenda Miatta Fahnbulleh is running for parliament – and, as a black female economist, hopes to broaden parliament’s outlook on ‘the rules of the game’
‘Big four’ accountancy firms PwC and EY fined over LC&F audit failures Firms fined millions after London Capital & Finance’s 2019 crash wiped out customers’ savings
Boeing faces new US investigation into ‘missed’ 787 inspections FAA examining whether employees may have falsified records after firm said it might not have properly carried out checks