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
Oil and gold prices soar and stock markets fall after Israel’s attacks on Iran Brent crude hits highest level since April while airline shares slide amid escalation of conflict in Middle East
Oil surges after Israel’s attack on Iran, risking ‘stagflationary shock’ – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Boeing experts and UK and US aviation officials join Air India crash investigation Unexplained descent of Boeing 787 before deadly crash has cast fresh shadows over US aircraft manufacturer
Tui says ‘overtourism’ is fault of short-term let companies not hotel industry Travel operator hits back at Airbnb’s claim that it is being made a ‘scapegoat’ for problems in some holiday hotspots
‘Transformative’: the UK lab working on a way to halt genetic type of dementia AviadoBio’s breakthrough therapy hopes to stop progress of FTD, which is usually diagnosed in people under 65
P&O Ferries hires tiny four-person accounting firm to replace KPMG Move raises questions over governance of ferry company and ‘auditor independence’ of accounting firm
Credit Suisse was ‘warned’ about Greensill three years before firm collapsed Anonymous messages questioned judgment of senior managers in dealing with Greensill, says Swiss regulator