UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain

Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checks

Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds

Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria

Bank of England urged to slow bond-selling plan to help cut record UK borrowing costs

Ex-MPC members say ‘quantitative tightening’ should be scaled back or halted entirely, saving the Treasury up to £10bn a year

Sainsbury’s talks to sell Argos to Chinese retailer JD.com collapse

Supermarket confirms it is no longer in discussions to sell the retail business it bought for £1.1bn in 2016

Australia’s workers reaping greater share of national income than before pandemic

Westpac economist says tighter labour market is behind changes in how the ‘economic pie’ is divided

Here’s a tip: eliminate US tipping culture and pay people a living wage

Our tipping culture was in place long before Trump, but his ‘no tax on tips’ promise – now law – is enabling it

‘Cider to the power of 10’: bumper apple harvest has UK cider makers drooling

National Association of Cider Makers says warm spring and summer have produced special apples ‘full of rich flavours and natural sweetness’

Apprenticeships have collapsed in England – Labour needs to fine-tune the solution, fast

Responsibility for vocational training and skills has bounced around Whitehall for years, and enrolment rates are down by a third. Can the latest tweaks work?

A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals

Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staff

Chinese carmakers told to improve locking devices for UK market

UK insurers require critical modifications for sale in country with higher levels of car theft than China

Anarchy in the IPA: as punk brewer’s sales stall, are we past peak BrewDog?

An embrace of private equity and publicity missteps have diluted the craft beer company’s original rebel ethos

Thames Water paid £1m-plus to corporate spooks firm part-owned by Starmer adviser

Exclusive: Hakluyt – formerly run by Varun Chandra – has been advising utilities company as it tries to avoid renationalisation

As US edges closer to stagflation, economists blame Trump policies

Recent data shows stagflation, stagnant growth and price inflation, is possible as economy shaken by uncertainty

Sainsbury’s recalls two own-brand hummus varieties over E coli fears

FSA says items could contain shiga toxin-producing Stec strain and have been recalled as a precaution

MAD 4 1T: the obsessive collectors who pay big money for personalised number plates

Customised plates often cost more than the car – and yet the number of people queueing up to buy them is at an all‑time high. What’s the appeal?