Night buses will run to every Greater Manchester borough as Bee Network expands
Changes revealed by Andy Burnham to support night-time economy follow rapid growth in ridership
Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ all of Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Tehran strikes Qatar
US president says ‘extremely important and valuable’ site will be targeted if Iran continues to attack Qatar facilities
Inside China’s robotics revolution
The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out
UK banks keep £100 limit for contactless card payments despite FCA scrapping it
Banking lobby group says lenders are holding off changes as there is no widespread consumer demand for now
Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank
CenTax warns bill under debate in parliament has ‘easily exploitable’ loopholes and will not prevent foreign interference
UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse
Business secretary announces new measures during visit to Tata’s Port Talbot plant
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves and the EU: the right ambition is held back by outdated red lines
Editorial: The chancellor makes a compelling case for alignment with the EU, but her strategic analysis isn’t matched with political urgency in Downing Street
What is the £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is private credit?
A worldwide freezing order has been imposed on Paresh Raja, the owner of a UK mortgage provider
Reeves’s speech had a giant hole: the sky-high cost of energy for industry
Businesses say the chancellor’s response to the problem is too timid and more radical thinking is needed
Rolls-Royce scraps goal to go all-electric by 2030
Company says it will continue to sell cars with V12 internal combustion engines as there is demand from clients
War in Middle East has ‘heightened the risks to the global economy’; markets in ‘panic mode’ as oil jumps and shares fall – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Starmer says Tory shadow minister should be sacked for criticism of Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square – as it happened
Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an ‘act of domination’
Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield
Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hit
Polanski positions Greens’ economic policy as radical alternative to Reeves
Offer to reform taxes, tackle ‘rip-off Britain’ and overhaul fiscal rules could tempt exasperated Labour supporters
Trump waives US shipping law for oil and gas in bid to lower prices
Move comes as president attempts to mitigate rising price of oil while carrying out war on Iran