Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
EasyJet refuses to honour a promised £472 refund We had to buy a new ticket after an air traffic control outage but the airline is giving endless excuses for not repaying us
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
Lower-income families face 137-year wait for living standards to double, says UK thinktank Two decades of weak pay growth have left poorer households stuck, Resolution Foundation says, fuelling political unease
NatWest is chasing the mass affluent wallet. So is everyone else Bank snares biggest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 but it isn’t cheap – and may be slow to pay off
Rise in UK borrowing costs reverses after cabinet backs Starmer Investors reassured by support for PM after fears about effect of a more left-leaning replacement on public finances
UK borrowing costs rise, then dip, as pressure grows on Starmer; Japan’s Nikkei hits record high after Takaichi’s election win – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources
NatWest to buy wealth manager Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn Banking group beats Barclays to snare biggest acquisition since it was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008
Melania drops 67% at US box office as Rotten Tomatoes defends record-breaking audience scores Despite an expanded release to some 2,000 screens, the gushing enthusiasm recorded on the vox pop Popcornometer is not powering a word-of-mouth hit
EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rules
EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies
Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year
Experts sound alarm over UK exports to firm linked to Russian war machine Exclusive: Multimillion-pound contract raises concerns about controls designed to prevent firms unwittingly aiding destruction of Ukraine
‘It’s like two divorcing parents’: how actors’ union Equity fell out with casting directory Spotlight Union to appeal after losing case against historic talent index in battle that could reshape UK acting landscape