UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan

Plan to split country into pricing zones dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single national price

FTSE 100 share index hits record high as investors shrug off trade war fears – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Royal Mail’s delivery targets are relaxed.

Deliveries will also alternate on weekdays as Ofcom says ruling reflects changing behaviour of users

The British Beer and Pub Association calls for help to cut pub costs with 378 pubs in England, Scotland and Wales likely to call time this year

Latest threats heighten fears that the president’s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the US

Business rates cuts not enough as people in poorer areas simply ‘don’t have money to spend’, says Centre for Cities

Invitations for receptions sent from parliamentary office include ads for housebuilders and public affairs firms

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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as BoE recommends banks can issue more high loan-to-income level loans

We want to hear about what big decisions people might be delaying under the Trump administration and why

Money was paid out from loan meant to stabilise firm’s finances weeks before it paused retention payments plan

Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to housing ladder

Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as high as 100%, Mark Wild, who runs the project, told MPs

The union bases its claims of a real-terms cut on the retail prices index – ditched as a national statistic in 2013

In a new series on undocumented workers, construction laborers talk about how fear is fueling wage theft and workplace abuse