Investment fraud in UK soared to more than £220m lost last year, trade body says Scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies and wine rise as criminals use AI to increasingly carry out larger-scale fraud
Gina Rinehart makes ‘significant investment’ in Elon Musk’s SpaceX Australian billionaire says investment reflects her confidence in world’s first trillionaire after his record-breaking IPO
Australia’s Sigma drops out of talks to buy UK’s Boots End of discussions on takeover estimated at $10bn extends uncertainty for 177-year-old British chain
A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday We booked our hotel because of its swimming pool but a hefty hourly fee to use it wasn’t mentioned
GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’
Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action
Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran
Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue A year ago it was the hot topic, but business owners have seen there’s a limit to the president’s royal decrees
UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at risk
Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills
Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace As technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobs
‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns
‘A beautiful display of love’: company launches DIY funeral shroud cover kit Founder of Bellacouche in Devon says personalised covers tap into growing interest in alternatives to traditional funerals
London startup to trial drug to prevent cancer therapy side-effect ‘cytokine storm’ Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pill
‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media posts