UK food halls buck downbeat hospitality trend: ‘In this impossible climate, they shine hope’
Amid closures and soaring costs, food halls are booming as a cheaper, lower-risk alternative to traditional restaurants
Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers
Fears of Easter chaos over scaling up of new EU border system are eased, with no facial IDs for Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers
Claim sooner rather than later, experts urge, after £7.5bn car loan compensation scheme launched
The key takeaways for who is eligible and how to seek redress from the new FCA motor finance scheme
‘Over the top and fun:’ TGI Fridays boss insists time is right for a UK revival
Ray Blanchette admits he may be a ‘little crazy’ as he outlines chain’s hopes of building 1,000 outlets globally
Reese’s chocolate heir accuses Hershey of altering recipes: ‘It wasn’t real peanut butter’
Grandson of Reese’s cups inventor claims Hershey faked a pledge to switch back to original chocolate recipes
Lord Haskins obituary
Europhile farmer and businessman whose Northern Foods supplied ready meals to Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Waitrose
Kurt Strauss obituary
Other lives: Television engineer who moved on to work for the Electricity Council, dealing with its European relationships
Several vessels, including French container ship, pass through strait of Hormuz
Reports say CMA CGM vessel and three tankers linked to Oman have exited the Gulf despite the ongoing blockade
Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war
Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, while in England the north has had the sharpest increases
Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up
The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customers
Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’
Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises
US jobs market surpassed expectations in March but February losses were worse than first reported
Employers added 178,000 new jobs in March and unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, ahead of economists’ predictions
Food prices spiked in March as Middle East conflict drove up energy costs, UN says
Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively
US senators rebuke Ticketmaster for raising fees after hidden charge crackdown: ‘Bait and switch’
Richard Blumenthal says Ticketmaster acts like it has ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ as records show company upping fees to avoid losses
How sheltered really is the US from the Gulf oil supply crisis?
As Trump suggests Middle East oil disruption is not his problem, experts say talk of US ‘energy independence’ is a smokescreen – with consumers paying the price