Trump’s $1,776 ‘warrior dividend’ repurposed from military housing aid President claims bonus the result of tariff revenue but stipend had already been approved in tax-and-spend bill
MPs to question Vodafone on ‘unjust’ treatment of store franchise owners Parliamentary scrutiny follows claims that commercial agreements put the mental health of shopkeepers at risk
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content
BP opts for culture shock with new CEO appointment, but the timing is odd The decision to replace Murray Auchincloss with Woodside’s Meg O’Neill is puzzling on at least two counts
Megan Davies obituary Other lives: Highly regarded branch secretary of the Prospect union, singer, sports fan and lover of craft beer
‘We’ve future-proofed’: how UK’s biggest car factory upgraded for EV revolution Nissan builds in capability to go fully electric at Sunderland plant amid scaling back of transition targets across Europe
Meg O’Neill: ‘hard-nosed’ outsider who will head BP’s pivot away from green energy First female appointment to a major oil company has faced fierce resistance from climate activists as boss of Woodside
More UK interest rate cuts expected in 2026 after Bank of England lowers borrowing costs to near three-year low – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey switches vote – allowing rate cut today
What the UK interest rate cut means for you, from mortgage deals to savings rates Fourth cut this year is good news for homebuyers and those due to remortgage, but returns on easy-access savings accounts could drop
German prosecutors bring charges against Greensill officials over role in bank’s collapse Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s finances
Trump Media announces $6bn merger plan with fusion power company TMTG, which owns president’s Truth Social platform, unveils link-up TAE Technologies to respond to AI boom
Narrow Bank of England vote puts end of interest rate-cutting cycle in sight Another reduction expected next year but monetary policy committee is deeply divided over inflation prospects
Leeds £2.5bn tram scheme delayed to late 2030s after government review Business case must be submitted for mass transit system with lines connecting Leeds and Bradford before work continues
US prices continued to rise despite Trump claims they are ‘rapidly’ falling Longest federal government shutdown meant data was only collected for second half of November