Ofwat should have to approve water firms’ bonuses and dividends, say MPs

Report says billpayer funds are being used irresponsibly, after news that Thames Water paid bonuses from £3bn loan

AI could lead to more job cuts at BT, says chief executive

Allison Kirkby wants to streamline telecoms company, which is already planning to shed 55,000 workers

Tariff dodgers take big risks to cut small corners

Some firms are skirting Trump tariffs through fake labels, shady routes and risky loopholes

Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed

Healthy scepticism is needed because flaw is that large language models remain prone to casually making things up

‘Stay below the radar’: corporate America goes quiet after Trump’s return

Some of the world’s most powerful firms have quietly toed the line set by the administration to avoid the president’s wrath

‘We’re being attacked all the time’: how UK banks stop hackers

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expense

Reeves braced for OBR forecasts to blow £20bn hole in tax and spending plans

Downgrades by Treasury watchdog could force chancellor to raise taxes or cut spending at budget to meet fiscal rules

Vodafone terminates contracts of 12 franchisees who joined £120m lawsuit

Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expense

Letting banks loose is back on the agenda as UK politicians chase growth at any cost

Labour has helped get ball rolling by lifting the bankers’ bonus cap but we have seen before how this play ends

Grilled cheese shop offers Minnesotans a second chance after prison

The Minneapolis restaurant All Square exclusively hires formerly incarcerated people

UK broadcasters hail rare win over Netflix in battle for streaming ads

Homes that watch with ads are ‘lighter’ viewers consuming up to 40% less content on some services

There hasn’t been a ‘big chancellor’ since Osborne: IFS chief gives final mark

As he steps down after 14 years, Paul Johnson says politicians and voters refuse to accept economic tradeoffs

‘Grenfell was caused by corporate greed’: report calls for far stronger penalties over unsafe cladding

Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bans

M&S ‘praying for sun’ but full recovery from cyber-attack unlikely this summer

Shoppers report low availability as retailer prioritises clothing in partial resumption of online services

Is the ocean ‘having a moment’? This was the UN summit where the world woke up to the decline of the seas

A slew of global leaders met in the south of France to discuss the future of the oceans. There was ‘momentum’ and ‘enthusiasm’, but there were critical voices too