Oil prices expected to rise after US attack on Iran

Strikes stoke fears of escalating regional conflict that could shut down vital strait of Hormuz shipping route

Customers are missing out on bonus savings rates — and banks don’t have to actively warn you

Conditional savers at ING who fail to meet monthly conditions do not receive bonus interest but despite regulatory advice, the bank does not actively alert customers who might miss out

Small business owners aren’t jumping for joy about the US economy – but they still aren’t jumping ship

Small businesses are doing OK right now, even if there is a bit of concern about tariffs, inflation, labor shortages and higher costs

Economic policymaking needs to adapt to the climate emergency

Tackling inflation from companies raising prices during cost shocks requires more than adjusting interest rates

Thames Water lenders demand government block campaigners from legal action

Creditors owed £13bn say ministers should prioritise ‘environmental betterment over punitive enforcement’

Trump’s plan to ban US states from AI regulation will ‘hold us back’, says Microsoft science chief

Eric Horvitz’s comments come despite reports that Microsoft is lobbying with Google, Meta and Amazon to support ban

I’m no Ed Sheeran fan, but he’s right: when it comes to musical plagiarism, guilt is in the ear of the listener

Musical history is littered with cases like the failed $100m suit against the singer, and they risk stifling pop music, says music journalist Simon Price

How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark

Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible

UK government unveils £275m boost to training and apprenticeships in England

Labour makes funding centrepiece of its industrial strategy in bid to counter Reform’s surge in so-called red wall

Ex-army chief Lord Dannatt lobbied ministers for millions to support commercial deal

Revelation marks second time crossbench peer may have broken Lords rules against lobbying

Who’s the boss? The ousted car sales tycoon versus his private equity investor

Peter Waddell’s rags-to-riches story took a new twist when he was found to have been shockingly abusive at work. He insists he is a victim

‘Not an attractive place to shop’: how Poundland lost its appeal to shoppers

Budget retailer had a pre-tax loss of more than £51m last year and is struggling to lure back customers amid stiff competition from rivals

‘This presidency is a brand-franchise’: Trump has taken the commercialization of politics to a new level

Trump’s $499 gold phone is only the latest ask of the Maga faithful to show their commitment in dollar terms

Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now

The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public funding, says campaigner Dale Vince

When did ‘feminist critique’ of celebrities become nothing more than a snide telling-off?

Those delivering paternalistic lectures to Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae and Sydney Sweeney would do well to revisit recent history, says writer Jennifer Jasmine White