Energy bills: millions of Britons ‘at risk of overpaying if they fail to read meter’
Those on standard tariffs who do not have a smart meter should submit meter readings on or around 1 October, says Uswitch
All Amazon Fresh stores in UK to close
Company to shut 19 shops and convert five to Whole Foods outlets, after concept of stores without tills fails to catch on
UK to suffer highest inflation in G7 this year, says OECD
International body warns British rate will be higher than that in US, despite effects of Trump tariffs
B&Q owner lifts profit forecast amid strong demand for kitchens
Kingfisher says garden accessories, outdoor paint and plants sold well because of good weather in the UK
Great Britain’s electricity grid fortified against blackouts after Iberian crash
‘Future-proofing’ measures in hand to avoid a repeat of Spain and Portugal outage, says system operator Neso
Queensland coalmines marked for closure ‘uneconomic’, analysis shows, despite sector blaming royalties scheme
Findings show ‘zombie mines’ often restarted during coal price spikes and mothballed as prices return to normal levels
Tenants’ complaints about poor social housing in England jump 43% in a year
Ombudsman made 26,901 interventions to put things right, including child’s bedroom window boarded up for four years
EU chemical firms plan to export rising quantities of ‘toxic’ pesticides, documents show
Bloc urged to end ‘unethical double standard’ of allowing sale of products deemed too dangerous for EU farms
London homes 500m from station ‘command £42,700 premium over those 1,500m away’
Nationwide survey in London, Manchester and Glasgow shows pandemic trends may be reversing as more people return to office
Reeves urged to take 2p off employee NI and add it to income tax in budget
Resolution Foundation says move could raise additional £6bn a year and ‘level the playing field’ on income tax
Trump’s Fed pick doubles down on calls to aggressively cut interest rates
Stephen Miran says rates should be below 3% by end of year and dismisses fears of US president’s tariffs stoking inflation
What swayed the decision for second Gatwick runway and what does it mean for Heathrow?
The lowdown on what happens next and whether the move is likely to boost the UK economy
Getting Gatwick’s expansion off the ground should never have been this hard
After years of dithering, ministers have finally backed the obvious choice
Chris’s triple-zero calls were met with silence. Now out of hospital, he wants Optus to know lives are at stake
As governments condemn Optus for failing the Australian people, consumers worry the telco has ‘not learned from its previous experience’
Reeves claims Gatwick second runway ‘will mean cheaper holidays’; Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee expected to hurt US growth – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Green Party’s Zack Polanski says signing off second runway at Gatwick “is a disaster”