UK car breakdown cover: seven top tips to drive the best deal
Whether you want the basic safety net or complete rescue package, the bill depends as much on what’s needed as what is included
Britain’s building standards are now so bad, even the super-rich are facing housing misery
Residents of the UK’s most expensive flats have won a court case over defective pipework. If their homes are shoddily built, what hope do the rest of us have, asks writer and curator Phineas Harper
Wednesday briefing: Why the debate over working from home says more about inequality than productivity
In today’s newsletter: Hybrid working has quietly settled into Britain’s post-pandemic landscape but the real story lies in who gets flexibility and who never did
Britney Spears sells rights to music catalog for undisclosed sum, say reports
Music publisher Primary Wave said to have bought rights to pop star’s music, including Toxic and Baby One More Time
‘Unsustainable’ gaps in policing of franchise businesses must end, MPs say
House of Commons business and trade committee calls for changes after series of scandals in sector
US restaurants targeted for opposing ICE: ‘I refuse to cook for fascists’
Restaurants face one-star reviews and less business in an already precarious industry. Some restaurateurs fear speaking out as immigrants themselves
Prediction market Kalshi reached $1bn in trading volume during Super Bowl
Kalshi says ‘incredible weekend’ after $145m in bets on Bad Bunny’s opening song and guests during half-time show
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market
Businesses are using theatrical stunts not for shock alone but to create viral content and drive sales conversations online
Honeymoon period for new BP boss won’t last long
Markets did not like the decision to suspend share buy-backs – and investors will want clarity about what happens next
UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns
Ashwin Prasad says far fewer people in work than there could be with ministers just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of problem
Barclays boss ‘shocked’ by Epstein revelations; BP annual profits slump 16% – as it happened
Barclays CEO speaks as bank deals with fallout of ex-boss Jes Staley’s ties to convicted child sex offender; Japan’s stock market jumps to new peak in extended rally after Sanae Takaichi’s party secures election victory
Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal
Critics brand deal with regulator as ‘lightweight’ with ‘no legal bite’ as tech giants avoid legally binding measures
AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment
Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge site
Barclays CEO ‘shocked’ by Epstein revelations as bank deals with Staley fallout
CS Venkatakrishnan dismayed by ‘depravity and corruption’ revealed in Epstein files as he announces profits
UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects
Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030