Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says

Exclusive: ‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate says

Price of consumer goods could surge as shipping costs soar, industry body says

CIPS warns of ‘cracks’ in global supply chain affecting computers, electrical machinery and transport equipment

The long-term cost of high student debt is not just for graduates

Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which is likely to benefit its opponents at the ballot box

Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’

Three decades after having his Grammy rescinded as part of the notorious duo, he is a nominee once more, for the audiobook of his unflinching memoir. ‘I had to tell my story,’ he says

US, UK, EU, Australia and more to meet to discuss critical minerals alliance

About 20 countries including G7 states in talks on rare earths including calls for US to guarantee minimum price

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served

Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’

Can French Connection make FCUK fashionable again?

With a North American licensing deal under its belt, the reinvented high-street giant is growing again under new owners and a global strategy

As US influence wanes, the Chinese trade surplus strangles manufacturing across the globe

Trump’s wounding of the US economy offers Beijing an unparalleled opportunity – if it dials back its overbearing trade tactics

Impose sanctions on refineries that buy Russian crude oil to end war, says Bill Browder

Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin

Friends with benefits: how referral schemes can really pay off

Earn money and other rewards by linking friends and family up to companies you use, from banks to energy firms

Urban Outfitters, Dreams and Royal Parks cafes criticised for use of gig economy app

TUC urges ministers to bring forward changes to protect workers amid concerns over apps such as Temper

Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration?

The brutal handling of immigration raids and the killing of Alex Pretti have tested the reticence of the corporate class

‘Small mercies’: north London cafe evictions paused after legal challenge

City of London Corporation accused of lack of transparency in retendering process that handed contracts to Daisy Green

Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme

Hundreds of claims still arriving each month, raising fears eligible operators will lose out on redress

Trump has tapped a new Federal Reserve chair. Has he finally found his yes-man?

Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, an ex-Fed governor, for the role as the White House continues to attack Jerome Powell