First-time buyers enjoy biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages in UK since 2008
More than 500 deals now offer 95% loans as banks and building societies loosen their borrowing rules
Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship
Emails show Kathy Ruemmler had close ties to convicted sexual abuser she called ‘Uncle Jeffrey’
Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices
Report by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goal
Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’
Exclusive: Manufacturers tell European Commission proposed ban would cause unnecessary confusion
Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find
Spending watchdog says state-owned bank exposed taxpayers to ‘unacceptable risk’ as cost spiral to £3bn
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
UK economy grows by only 0.1% amid falling business investment
GDP in last three months of 2025 also hit by weak consumer spending, with little momentum going into this year
EU leaders agree to move ahead with ‘Buy European’ policy
Ursula von der Leyen promises action plan to boost and protect sectors including defence, AI and clean tech
How to deal with the “Claude crash”: Relx should keep buying back shares, then buy more
Relx remains confident even as the market flips from seeing it as an AI winner to fearing its profit margin will implode
Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption
But despite second day of declines on Wall Street, analysts say sell-off ‘may overstate immediate risk to complex deal-making’ of AI
Jim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants ‘colonising’ UK
Monaco-based Manchester United co-owner responds to politicians’ and football fans’ anger at ‘disgraceful’ words
‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown
Labor unions are fundraising and providing mutual aid for workers affected by ICE surges in Minnesota and across US
Trump named ‘undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal’ by industry group
Award was presented as president directed Pentagon to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy from coal plants
Declines in health and education in poor countries ‘harming earning potential’
World Bank says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improved
UK GDP: Chancellor Rachel Reeves predicts ‘stronger growth this year’ after UK economy ends 2025 ‘in the slow lane’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the UK’s new GDP report, showing growth of just 0.1% in October-December and 1.3% across 2025 UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026