‘The sums don’t add up’: UK farmers struggle as Iran war drives up costs

Prices of crucial farming inputs such as fuel and fertiliser skyrocketed just before the spring planting season

Global food supplies could be badly hit if Iran war drags on, says fertiliser boss

Yara’s Svein Tore Holsether says it would be ‘catastrophic’ if the strait of Hormuz was closed for a year

War prompts Europeans to switch holidays away from eastern Mediterranean

Summer holidaymakers opting for ‘more familiar, easy-to-reach locations’ as travel industry counts cost of Middle East conflict

Wealthy British nationals fleeing Gulf conflict bypass UK to avoid tax bills

High-net-worth residents of UAE heading to Ireland and France to wait out missile attacks before tax year ends

‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown

Carmaker’s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from experts

NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis

Treasury minister Spencer Livermore trails new strategy as chancellor pins hopes on benefits of AI amid global uncertainty

Judge blocks justice department from subpoenaing Fed chair Jerome Powell

Trump DoJ’s investigation was purportedly about the management of the central bank’s renovation

UK petrol retailers claim ‘inflammatory language’ of ministers led to staff abuse

Trade body attends meeting with Rachel Reeves, hours after saying it was pulling out over suggestions of price gouging

Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil

German chancellor says decision is wrong and that pressure on Putin over Ukraine war should be increased

Rachel Reeves to set out extra support for UK households facing surge in heating oil costs

Exclusive: Chancellor plans help for vulnerable and low-income customers due to conflict in Middle East

Oil price shock likely to ‘push the UK economy into recession’; US growth revised down – as it happened

Surprise lack of growth in January as service sector stagnated, with falls in recruitment activity

Sadiq Khan may give up armoured car as part of clampdown on SUVs in London

Mayor says he will encourage Met to scale down his official vehicle alongside plans for new charges for big cars

Starmer says government will step in if fuel companies rip off customers as trade body U-turns on decision not to meet Reeves – as it happened

The prime minister issues the statement after a fuel trade body earlier withdrew from a meeting with the chancellor today

British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it

A claim that the UK is attracting billions of pounds in AI investment has been debunked. That’s no surprise when our establishment runs on dubious ‘good news’, says Jonathan Portes, a professor at King’s College London and former senior civil servant

Miliband reveals plans that could mean nuclear power plants built near homes

Changes to regulation to speed up development could also make it easier to build on sensitive nature sites