U-turn on pubs has not solved the government’s mess on business rates

The package being offered is not insignificant but the hospitality sector is still in trouble

Hobbycraft issues full recall of asbestos-tainted children’s play sand

Craft retailer says there is ‘risk to health’ after some vials in Giant Box of Craft set contained fibrous tremolite asbestos

‘Are we reaching peak hot honey?’ Why the ‘swicy’ taste is everywhere – from pizzas to crisps

What began as an exciting gen Z food trend has become ubiquitous. Is the bubble about to burst under the weight of ‘fake’ honey and cheap, mass-produced knock-offs?

Rayner urges government to stand firm over £250 ground rents cap

Former deputy PM warns against ‘vested interests’ trying to block measures for leaseholders in England and Wales

‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem’: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan

Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants, cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help in England

EU-India deal ‘accelerated’ over past six months amid Trump’s tariff threats – Europe live

Wide-ranging deal will cut tariffs to zero over seven years as Modi hails ‘largest free trade agreement’ in India’s history

Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash

Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction

Treasury announces business rate support package worth more than £80m a year – as it happened

Treasury minister says under the new measures, every pub in England will get 15% off its new business rates bill from April, in a package worth average of £1,650 each

At Davos, tech CEOs laid out their vision for AI’s world domination

Tech chiefs waxed poetic about AI to delegates at Davos. Plus, the ‘human’ drama of AI startups and why Tesla is thriving in Texas

‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns

Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’

Can’t decide on a food delivery? Just Eat launches AI chatbot to help you choose

Delivery firm aims to overcome ‘choice overload’ using voice assistant in its UK app, with global rollout planned

‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement

Tariffs cut to zero for many industrial products, including iron and steel, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Pike River review – families fight for justice in sobering true-life tale of New Zealand mining disaster

The friendship between two grieving women lies at the heart of this meticulous retelling of the 2010 catastrophe in New Zealand that killed 29 men

Eurostar sent a £120 voucher instead of the £1,744 it owes me

I was stranded in Brussels after a power failure, but the promised refund for hotels, food and transport failed to arrive

First of its kind ‘high-density’ hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon

Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes