Push to regulate bailiffs in England and Wales too slow, warns supervisory body A year after government pledge to regulate sector, ECB criticises ‘lack of visible progress’ and ‘no clear plan’
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed
Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing More than £3bn is due to be spent on the proposed road tunnel between Kent and Essex, which is estimated to have higher costs per mile than HS2
Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality Tom Kerridge says ‘whole of hospitality’ should get behind Burnham who has called for VAT cut from 20% to 10%
UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment
Aviva detects record £230m in bogus insurance claims as use of AI rises Insurer found 18,400 suspect claims last year with some scammers using AI to fake accident scenes and documents
Survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed call for trafficking investigation Without it the ‘true scale’ of former Harrods owner’s alleged network will stay hidden, says survivors’ group
Delivery pain for UK dad as baby magazine arrives 19 years late Paul Edwards ordered the publication before the birth of his son in 2007, but experienced pregnant pause before receiving it this week
Ruth Artmonsky obituary Other lives: Co-founder of the psychometric testing consultancy SHL who went to write books about art and design
Air fare rises ‘inevitable’ as airlines face extra $100bn jet fuel bill this year Iata summit in Brazil hears top executives say although jet fuel shortages are unlikely, industry-wide profits will halve
Credit cards aren’t evil – if you know how to use them the right way Using a credit card is no different than having a drink or two at dinner or a Big Mac once in a while. It’s fine, just don’t overdo it
Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth
Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding
BA boss warns costly aviation taxes and rail tickets are stunting UK growth UK lagging behind rivals on tourism growth because of travel costs and lack of joined-up planning, says CEO Sean Doyle
Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich Attempt to turn a stretch of the English-Scottish border into a commercial forest exposes threat to habitats from wealthy investors