Trump’s consumer protection head has earned grudging respect – but does he have the authority to do his job? Chris Mufarrige has taken aim at Facebook scams and junk fees, but consumer advocates say he has an uphill climb
Flight of fancy: San Francisco moves to build private luxury airport terminal City seeking bids to build and operate separate terminal, following Los Angeles, London and other cities
Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk
Andy Burnham urged to scrap income tax and NI in radical fiscal overhaul Economists including Jim O’Neill write open letter calling for single levy to replace six key taxes to raise money for public services
Invest in Britain or I’ll force you to, minister tells pension funds Business secretary Peter Kyle says asset managers should feel a patriotic duty to make the UK a success
EU’s ‘unpleasant and dangerous’ border checks need overhaul, says Greek airports boss Airports have had to use gazebos to shield passengers from sun as they wait to be processed, says Alexander Zinell
Sharp rise in domestic abusers using finances for coercion, UK charities say Refuge reports ‘staggering’ 78% annual increase in referrals for cases of technology-facilitated or economic abuse
Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls as SA police investigate claimed Telstra-outage death South Australian police investigating death of elderly person Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle claimed was a result of the outage
Great Britain’s grid operator issues fresh warning over power supplies in heatwave Neso asks for extra supplies from electricity generators to cope with added demand on Thursday night
Frump well and truly dumped: M&S to celebrate 100 years at London fashion week Reputation for frumpiness is over as M&S wins over younger audience with shows at Silverstone, Ibiza and now LFW
Low-e windows keep homes cool … but may set neighbours’ property on fire Low-emissivity windows also keep houses warm in winter, but use on bowed glass can have magnifying-glass effect
‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes GVI shut down without refunds for students booked on volunteer programmes with overseas conservation projects
Telstra outage: triple-zero calls affected by network glitches as regional train services slowly resume Carrier says some were unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after mobile network went down
Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity
US stock markets fall amid Iran strikes and potential higher interest rates Dow down 1.09%, or 500 points, as S&P 500 sees a small loss and tech-heavy Nasdaq rises slightly