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
Richard Desmond asks for ‘generosity’ in £1.3bn National Lottery claim
Payout likely to be funded by taxpayers if media mogul wins case against gambling regulator
‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?
Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible
Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims get new appeals process and funded advice
Government response to two-year inquiry’s initial findings describes steps such as funding claimants’ legal advice as ‘crucial’ to bring justice
Lloyds says it is facing greater hit than expected from car loan finance scandal
Banking group predicts bill will top £1.2bn it has set aside, as Close Brothers also says it expects to pay more
There’s a £1 idea that could save small music venues. Is Live Nation holding it back?
Artists including Coldplay and Katy Perry have got behind a plan to fund small venues from big gigs – but owners say that without Live Nation on board, it could fail
‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’
US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers puts family-run firms in the line of fire as well
‘The debasement trade’: is this what’s driving gold, bitcoin and shares to record highs?
Investors fear governments will not – or cannot – rein in borrowing so are putting their money elsewhere
Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?
Many US-built AI systems fall short but competing against tech giants neither easy nor cheap
UK Treasury tells ministers not to expect bailouts from its reserve fund
Departments told to manage their own cost pressures as finance ministry seeks to curb overuse of contingency fund
Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai
Prime minister hopes to learn from success of scheme rolled out to most of country’s 1.4bn citizens
NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump
UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts
The AI valuation bubble is now getting silly
The broad parallels are genuinely close to the madness of the late-1990s dotcom bubble
US airport staffing shortages expected to cause more delays amid shutdown
Air traffic controllers warn of escalating delays and stress as the government shutdown enters its second week