US drugmaker Merck scraps £1bn London research centre and cuts 125 science jobs

New blow to UK’s key life science sector as industry body says country is losing ground on investment and research

Camra cancels Britain’s biggest beer festival next year amid ‘budget shortfalls’

Great British Beer Festival called off as real ale enthusiasts’ group reports rising costs and stagnant membership

George Weston, CEO at ABF, also said food price inflation had peaked and would now start to ease

In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partners

We’d like to hear from US job seekers how their search for a new position has been going, as well as from employees who decided to stay put, and why

Chancellor stopped short of saying which regulators were in government’s crosshairs

US president wants to up pressure on Russia to end war in Ukraine

Danish manufacturer of weight-loss and diabetes drugs under pressure from US rival Eli Lilly

Data breach at third-party supplier involves contact details and some information about previous journeys

Carmaker has informed relevant regulators and ‘will contact anyone as appropriate’ as investigation progresses

Key figures from No 10 and No 11 appointed to group include Torsten Bell, new economic adviser Minouche Shafik and comms chief Tim Allan

Fall to £40.9m in first six months of year pushes share price down, with order book lower than year ago

Tesla’s board is dangling a gargantuan payout in front of its chief. Is it a manipulative ploy or a desperate stunt?

Financial watchdog says proposals to allow providers to set own limits would be more convenient for shoppers

Telecoms firm understood to have offered settlements to some franchisees outside high court claim as fresh inquiry begins