‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths
David Beckham takes £39m dividend as World Cup deals drive record profits
Former footballer appeared in about 12 ad campaigns this summer, pushing holding company’s revenue to $110.5m
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group Octopus
Andy Burnham talks about ‘public control’ of the utilities but it’s a minefield. We can lead him through it
Nationalisation is not the ultimate answer for companies like Thames Water – but they could be run for the public benefit, say journalist and economist Will Hutton and former chief economist of the Bank of England Andy Haldane
‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration project
Locals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company
Capital gains tax: how it works, and the pros and cons of another rise
Increasing the rate of CGT is one of the levers available to the chancellor as he considers revenue-raising options
CNN and MS Now journalists denied access to White House state dinner despite court ruling
Officials deny entry even after federal judge rules Trump administration must grant banned journalists access
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK
‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s
US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months
Increase comes after Fed decision to raise interest rates, as Americans struggle with high prices and stagnant wages
Vistry is the laggard in a housebuilding sector full of cracks
Group shrinks ambitions from 20,000 to just 12,000 homes a year in an attempt to balance the books
UK interest rate rise ‘increasingly likely’ with high energy prices; inflation fears hit bonds – as it happened
BoE deputy governor cites risks from energy prices, as US 30-year bond yields hits highest since 2004
Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year
Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policing
EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’
US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe