Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
John Lewis to open VIP lounge at Oxford Street store with free drinks and massages Waitrose chocolates will also be used to lure loyalty card holders in to the central London store
Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out The dark nights are here and staying in is more appealing than ever. But there’s a very real cost to not venturing out, writes Emma Beddington
Trump policies spur economic anxiety in US Republican heartland: ‘Tariffs are affecting everything’ Rural US towns reel as policies like tariffs cause global manufacturing companies to reconsider major investment projects
UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more
Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfire
A million young people aren’t in a job or training. Britain has a problem With the jobless rate now at 4.8%, ministers are urged to do more, especially for those with disabilities or health conditions
UK small business owner to face L’Oréal at tribunal over trademark dispute Rebecca Dowdeswell has been locked in three-year legal battle with £170bn cosmetics firm over her nkd brand
Victims robbed of £4bn in ‘insulting’ car loan redress scheme, say claims firms Financial Conduct Authority defends interest rate of 2.09% as critics describe proposals as ‘hypocritical’
Delivery firm DPD accused of ‘revenge’ sacking drivers who criticised pay cuts Exclusive: Labour peer calls for change in the law after company terminates contracts of strike ‘ringleaders’
The London consensus is a timely challenge to Trump’s isolationism A debate on how to achieve fairer, greener growth could point the way to a successor for neoliberal capitalism
‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity Despite falling inflation, a majority are failing to make ends meet as wages and purchasing power have nosedived
Rise in UK Thanksgivings driven by growing appetite for US foods, retailers say Growing UK American expat numbers also helping boost sales and bookings for a holiday once seen mainly in films
‘It’s brutal, they feel very attacked’: budget uncertainty hits Southampton boat show Rising prices and uncertainty over Rachel Reeves’s tax plans means this year many superyacht buyers are just browsing
M&S launches ‘secret support’ pants that offer men a ‘subtle lift’ Retailer says underwear that could become male equivalent of push-up bra is intended to ‘help men feel their most confident’