UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall

Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans

The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City

Keeping the markets on side is the chancellor’s priority but it’s not an easy task given their simplistic, misplaced views on welfare cuts

Trump’s dollar delusion: how trade war risks ending the US’s ‘exorbitant privilege’

Trump’s team flirts with weakening the dollar, threatening US influence, low borrowing costs and global stability

AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn

Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans

Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say

Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites

Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firms

Joy Reid on her ouster from MSNBC: ‘In this moment, not being a part of corporate media is a gift’

After the ex-host of the ReidOut was forced out in February, she launched her own streaming show on YouTube

Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU

Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged

How might Reeves increase income tax – and what does it mean for you?

The budget could involve a range of rises – here’s how they would stack up for different levels of income

US consumer sentiment drops to near record low as shutdown persists

Economic concerns felt by Americans of different ages, incomes and political affiliations, survey finds

Lose weight or risk losing your job, chunky oil rig workers told

North Sea oil and gas rig staff need to be under 124.7kg so they can be safely winched on to helicopter in emergency

EU could water down AI Act amid pressure from Trump and big tech

European Commission confirms reports it is looking at postponing parts of landmark legislation

Three big problems with ITV’s talks to sell television business to Sky: price, politics and regulation

On price, is £1.6bn the most the media and entertainment arm could fetch? The other hurdles look just as immense

‘A job is like finding a needle in a haystack’: how Dudley became centre of UK’s youth jobs crisis

Almost one in five school-leavers in West Midlands town are not in education, employment or training and chancellor is under pressure to deliver promised ‘youth guarantee’

Stock markets drop amid jitters over US economy and tech valuations – business live

The Nasdaq is poised for its worst weekly performance since March.