Labour pushes ‘military Keynesianism’ to win support for defence spending

Government argues investment creates skilled jobs, but others say spending elsewhere would have more impact

Starling pays out fivefold bonus sum despite FCA fine and Covid loan errors

Staff get £24.6m after year in which bank was penalised for ‘shockingly lax’ controls and profits fell 25% to £223m

While half of people over 50 are being pushed out of their jobs, regulation changes are making people work longer

Wild weather, including Cyclone Alfred and floods in NSW and Queensland, significantly slowed retail trade and household spending

Spain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart button

Lyme Bay Winery is the first English producer to win IWC trophies for both red and white wine in the same year

Nigel Farage claimed last week to speak for the working class but he is still firmly wedded to the rightwing playbook

Industry giant paid for Lord Vaizey’s trip to Switzerland before he tabled amendment to tobacco and vapes bill

Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy

Trump announced on Friday night that he planned to double rates on imported steel, piling more pressure on the industry

It is not the cryptocurrencies message that is raising eyebrows, it is Reform’s broader tax and spending policies

After it emerged this week that hotels and campsites could face prosecution, we hear opposing views in the debate

Employees say cuts and deregulation undermine department’s ability to function and will cause cost hikes

The political swing state has a $900bn economy, with hospitality, industrial manufacturing – and movies

Market thought to be worth more than £500m as diners seek cheaper alternatives to the pub or a meal out