UK food prices on track to rise by 50% since start of cost of living crisis
Beef and olive oil costs increase the most as climate and energy shocks drive inflation, research suggests
Reform’s toxic thinking has infected Scottish politics – this week’s Holyrood elections will tell us how badly
For so long, the Scottish government has made a point of welcoming migrants. But I now see troubling changes in my country, says writer Jasmeen Kanwal
Women in developing countries hardest hit by rising debt burden, UN research finds
Study warns women face job losses and increased unpaid care duties as debt and conflict-driven turbulence force spending cuts
Jim Chalmers rules out fuel excise extension and downplays hopes for tax relief in ‘most responsible’ budget yet
The treasurer also says May federal budget will play ‘helpful not harmful role in fight against inflation’
Spirit Airlines says it has nearly finished refunding customers after shuttering
Budget airline left thousands stranded on Saturday after ceasing operations amid financial troubles
Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names
People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts
Spirit pilot gets ‘overwhelming’ send-off from Southwest after his final flight is cancelled
Jon Jackson was scheduled to fly his last flight on Saturday when Spirit ceased operations – Southwest staff stepped in
Heathrow in talks with airlines to end row that could delay third runway
Airport seeks deal with BA owner, Virgin and billionaire local landowner, who has own expansion plan, over cost and service issues
Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses
Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’
‘We don’t want to make the same mistakes’: Jamie’s Italian reopens in London
Jamie Oliver’s head of restaurants is optimistic about new recipe of smaller site, slimmed-down menu and no burgers
Investment or waste? How the M4 relief road plan for Newport sums up Wales’s economic quandary
As potentially seismic Senedd elections loom, competing parties have differing visions of how to reinvigorate the economy
More farming co-operatives could ‘unleash growth’ in UK, finds report
Greater agricultural collaboration can improve food security and resilience to global crises, says policy paper
Trump may not be a fan of clean energy but Iran war is accelerating global shift from oil and gas
Unintended consequence of US president’s actions will be boon for China, the leading renewables manufacturer
UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel
Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer travel chaos
UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms
Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit the UK