Ministers approve £750m Marlow Film Studios development after review

Planning permission granted for Buckinghamshire project seen as test of Labour’s drive for economic growth

The latest inflation figures offer no joy – except to the gas producers whose windfall profits remain largely untouched

The boom in world gas prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to energy companies making out like bandits

UK borrowing costs fall after early release of budget forecasts – as it happened

OBR forecasts appear to show that chancellor has more than doubled her fiscal headroom to almost £22bn

Budget 2025: key points at a glance

Rachel Reeves has announced her financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis

Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses

Trump has suggested on at least 28 occasions over past eight years that a TV network’s license be revoked – even though it doesn’t work that way

Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit

Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Business live – latest updates

Pets at Home boss says ‘urgent and necessary’ action needed as profits dive

Interim chair of group, which is still looking for a CEO, says chain must ‘return to our retailing roots’

Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as May after inflation climbs to 3.8%

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says government deciding on energy rebate extension in ‘next few weeks’ as cost of living continues to bite

Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all

Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Rachel Reeves’s high-stakes autumn budget in five key charts

Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans shaped by weak productivity, high borrowing costs and cost of living crisis

Joan Templeman, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies aged 80

The British billionaire founder of Virgin Atlantic said he was ‘heartbroken’ by loss of wife and partner for 50 years

Being a famous singer raises risk of early death, researchers say

Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor

Campbell’s Soup executive called its products food for ‘poor people’, lawsuit alleges

Executive Martin Bally put on leave after alleged remarks were purportedly recorded and attributed to him in lawsuit

UK politics: No 10 says no final decisions after leak reveals jury trials might be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers – as it happened

Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trials

Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage

Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raise