Nissan begins production of new electric car in Sunderland
Launch of third generation of Leaf follows investment of more than £450m into model, including £300m direct to UK
UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed at cars, salmon and Guinness
Government says arrangement will bring in extra £400m on top of more than £15bn of existing annual trade with Korea
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to delay net zero targets
Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer postpones goal by 15 years to 2050, saying revised plan will now cover entire supply chain
UK politics: Polanski claims Green support surging in London as five Labour councillors defect in Brent – as it happened
Party leader says Labour ‘has abandoned any sense of progressive politics’
The big quarrels over the workers’ rights bill have barely started
Many critical details have been deliberately left to be resolved in secondary legislation – including the introduction of guaranteed hours contracts
Rishi Sunak tells Covid inquiry he was worried about UK’s ability to fund itself
Reflecting on chaos of early pandemic, former chancellor said it was ‘acutely stressful’ to see rising interest bill on government bonds
UK mortgage shake-up: people on variable incomes could have more payment flexibility
Some potential first-time buyer groups ‘could be better served’, regulator says in review
UK house prices tipped to rise by up to 4% in 2026 as affordability improves – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Business groups urge Tory peers to stop blocking Labour’s workers’ rights bill
Six of Britain’s biggest employer groups fear compromise deal brokered with bosses and union leaders is at risk
Brighton’s struggling independent stores: ‘The nation of shopkeepers will go on the dole’
City’s small shops are reaching tipping point amid higher business rates, staff costs and big chains eager to move in
Chances of EU trucking industry hitting zero emissions targets are dire, says industry body
Only 10,000 out of economic bloc’s 6m trucks are electric and are more likely to be operating on short routes
AA on road to potential £5bn sale or flotation, while RAC aims for London listing
AA sounds out buyers, while owners of fellow roadside assistance provider prefer IPO of similar value
Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets
Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine
Why universal basic income still can’t meet the challenges of an AI economy
Andrew Yang’s revived pitch suits the automation debate, but UBI can’t fix inequalities concentrated tech wealth drives