Sainsbury’s boss urges government to help ease rising energy costs for food producers Simon Roberts says support for bills on back of Iran war should include ‘food growing, manufacturing and retailing’
Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money
EU risks fallout with US over Trump-linked Balkans pipeline plan Exclusive: Brussels seeks to stall award of contract to firm fronted by US president’s lawyer in letter seen by Guardian
Starmer urged to bring in ticket-touting ban as resellers target Big Weekend Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 event
What would a permanent ‘Tehran’s tollbooth’ on oil mean for the world? Iran’s plan to extract a $2m payment from tankers using the strait of Hormuz could raise costs for years to come
UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows Exclusive: Documents released to campaign group 38 Degrees reveal UK officials briefed on possibility of altering food standards
City firms bank on ‘Savvy Squirrel’ advertising campaign to push Britons towards investing The campaign is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymied
Iran war pushing up till price of some drugs by up to 30%, pharmacies warn Chemists in England cost of painkillers like paracetamol and hay fever treatments say has jumped since February
London faces more disruption as second 24-hour tube strike begins RMT union drivers continue strike action against London Underground plans for a voluntary four-day week
Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around world
Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UK
Yes, retail investment needs a boost – but ‘Savvy Squirrel’ looks too tame Ambition behind investing campaign is laudable, yet cutting stamp duty on share purchases, for example, would be much more savvy
Capital gains tax changes are on the table, and yet Armageddon has not arrived. Has the tide on housing turned at last? We are less than a month out from the budget and Labor’s mooted adjustments to tax concessions for property investors have barely registered
White House close to deal of up to $500m to rescue ailing Spirit Airlines Rising costs have continued to plague the company, now facing soaring fuel costs due to the war with Iran
What is Mythos AI and why could it be a threat to global cybersecurity? Anthropic’s decision to restrict access to its powerful new model increases fears about the advanced technology