‘Bills keep going higher’: community ‘warm spaces’ on the rise in the UK
As places such as Walworth Living Room step in to help people in need, charities lament lack of government help
‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it
The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Caviar bumps, cost jumps: US consumers on how they’re dining in Trump’s economy
Georgia residents are shopping vastly differently – from food pantries to $300 steak dinners
Christmas ads put on a diet as UK ban on TV junk food advertising bites
Gone are shots of puddings and sweets as advertisers try to market other foods to stay within rules coming into force on 5 January
Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms received up to £70m of UK state aid in last four years
The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October
Donald Trump promised a new ‘golden age’ for the US economy. Where is it?
Most Americans have yet to see this boom – but they’ve certainly heard a lot about it from the president
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
System operator Neso predicts lowest carbon intensity ever on Christmas Day after new wind and solar power come online
Retailers hope ‘panic weekend’ will bring Christmas cheer to UK sales
Experts forecast spending will be more than 12% up on same period in 2024 after lucklustre figures so far
Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero?
From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped
Elon Musk’s massive 2018 Tesla pay package restored by Delaware court
Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn and now worth some $139bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlash
Alan Milburn to review rise in youth minimum wage
Exclusive: Blair-era minister echoes concerns about young people being priced out of jobs, in intervention likely to dismay Labour MPs
Why is Truth Social owner Trump Media merging with a fusion energy firm?
What we know about the deal with TAE Technologies so far – from why it is happening to what fusion energy is
FTSE 100 closes near record high as Santa Rally builds, despite weak retail sales – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Independent businesses: have your online sales been affected by the rise of AI?
We’d like to hear from independent retailers about how changes to online searches has affected them. We’d also like to find out from customers about how easy it is to track down independent retailers