Tax pubs on profit not property value, urges Greene King boss
Chain reports £147m loss last year as business rates blamed for accelerating closures
Sales of UK country houses rise as buyers tempted out by lower prices
Deals for homes worth more than £750,000 are up 7% in June over last year with more properties on market
Number of UK job hunters rises at fastest rate since Covid pandemic
Recruitment body blames ‘scar tissue’ left by April tax increases as starting salaries rise only modestly in June
The Guardian view on Brics growing up: A new bloc seeks autonomy – and eyes a post-western order
Editorial: The expanding group of emerging powers is building new rules, new tools and a shared industrial future – with or without Donald Trump
Turn empty London office blocks into ‘late-night party zones’, report suggests
Creative studio says financial districts deserted in working-from-home shift could host revitalised nightlife sector
Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs
French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calm
UK government announces £63m funding for EV charging infrastructure
Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared
Why Labour should target happiness alongside economic growth
With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims
‘Short hair is dying out’: 30% rise in cost of UK haircuts, not fashion, is driving the change
‘We’re still in a cost of living crisis’ and men and women want longer-lasting styles, says salon owner Phil Smith
Teach First job applicants will get in-person interviews after more apply using AI
Graduate recruiter says much use of AI goes undetected as specialist says half of candidates are now using it
‘Scamazon’ – how fake emails are targeting Prime subscribers
A surge in messages from fraudsters about automatic renewal at a higher price has prompted Amazon to email 200m users to warn them
‘Workforce crisis’: key takeaways for graduates battling AI in the jobs market
Recruitment is powered increasingly by artificial intelligence but employers still want big (human) brains
Could AI be accelerating slowdown in the UK job market?
Country’s economic woes remain main determinant to work opportunities but technological change is also creeping in
‘An enormous scar’: the battle over solar farms and pylons as Reform UK takes aim at net zero
In the fourth part of a series, we look at how climate orthodoxy is coming under fire in Lincolnshire
English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars
Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles