Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on development
Ryanair has axed its family seating policy – but kids’ fees still add up The airfare for a baby on your lap could cost more than your own ticket. Here’s how airline charges and travel taxes can hit you
Netflix reportedly among parties in talks to buy Letterboxd Sony Pictures and Paramount are said to also be among potential buyers for the film-focused social platform
High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners Carmakers welcome ruling against suit claiming manufacturers including Nissan, Ford and Peugeot fitted devices to defeat emission tests
Delta says higher airfares expected to last despite drop in oil prices Company reports $1.4bn profit despite its highest quarterly fuel expense in history
Two bidders are better than one. But easyJet’s exit is depressing for the London market Once again a mispriced share price created opening for US raiders to rush in
Why pay a premium fee for a service that isn’t? How the nationwide outage could hurt Telstra The telco has long banked on its reputation as having the most stable, widest mobile telco coverage. That is now badly dented
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economy
Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from Greece
Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies Exclusive: Move comes as allies of Andy Burnham work on proposals to take water companies into public control
French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake Xavier Niel buys 16% through investment vehicle Vega after Emirati telecoms group sells shareholding
Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’
Here’s how Andy Burnham can finance a reindustrialised Britain – without doing a Liz Truss Britain’s PM-in-waiting is right that the country has been failed by 40 years of neoliberalism. There will be obstacles, but he must embrace the radicalism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loans