Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next?

Fuel suppliers outside the Middle East have proved to be much more flexible than analysts expected – and China surprised everyone

How do people in the US describe customer service in 2026? ‘Debilitating, depressing, enraging. Ugh’

We asked people in the US about their customer service battles and hundreds responded on the financial and emotional costs

Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch

Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds are experiencing after-hours boom as a result of more lenient rules

Government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer – here’s what’s on offer

Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought

What do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell us about the complex legacy of Britain leaving the EU?

UK budget deficit is running higher than forecast; borrowing costs rise after Makerfield byelection as US-Iran talks are called off

Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs

Sales of high-end barbecues are booming as hotter and longer summers increase appetite for alfresco dining

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool

The impact on petrol and food prices, energy bills and mortgages if the truce holds and strait of Hormuz reopens

Tanker owner trade body says centre of strait will stay shut for ‘some time’, and vessels forced to hug Omani coast risk running aground

Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts

As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power