JP Morgan staff told they must share biometric data to access headquarters

Investment bank had previously planned for such information from New York workers to be voluntary

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic

Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence

Singing, dancing and a stiff upper lip: is Starmer’s Bollywood plan what the world has been waiting for?

The prime minister has flown to Mumbai with the largest trade delegation ever and gone straight to one of the biggest film studios with the hope of creating a new genre: BollyBrit, writes Anuvab Pal

One of world’s biggest windfarm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time low

The bills are water torture – and so is the regulatory process in England

Five suppliers can raise charges but Ofwat is able to celebrate a minor moral victory. The whole process feels surreal

Pub later-hours plan will not offset costs and wider difficulties, say landlords

Sector is sceptical over government licensing proposals given ‘ever-rising costs’ and ‘reduced consumer spend’

Starmer enters parallel universe as red carpet rolled out in India amid trade deal

UK PM greeted by thousands of posters of his face in Mumbai after clinching deal, despite torrid month back home

Starmer praises Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal – but avoids Nobel prize backing

Breakthrough in Gaza possible thanks to US president’s leadership, says prime minister during India trade visit

Entry-level workers face AI ‘job-pocalypse’; US probes Tesla’s self-driving system – as it happened

Business leaders are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps, rather than training junior employees, survey finds

Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs

HSBC makes £10bn bet on Hong Kong as ‘super-connector’ for China and west

Deal will mean Hang Seng Bank’s shares are taken off local stock exchange as HSBC doubles down on Asian business

Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees to requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, South East, Southern and Wessex to increase charges

Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction

China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns

Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talks