Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats
AI summaries of Tripadvisor hotel reviews downplay serious complaints, investigation finds AI-generated overview found to gloss over allegations of sexual harassment and describes hotel being sued over hygiene as ‘spotless’
Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed Trump and US officials opted to keep USMCA alive on short leash of annual reviews rather than longer term renewal
People in the US: share your views on Trump’s earnings in his second term We’d like to find out how Americans feel about Donald Trump’s $2.2bn earnings since returning to the White House
UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says Culture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decades
US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh says inflation risks ‘have come down’ – as it happened Oil prices fall over 1% after Trump says US ‘getting along very well’ with Iran; technical talks reportedly under way in Doha, with Qatar and Pakistan acting as mediators
EU urged to exempt UK from car rules that could be worst Brexit impact yet Bloc’s ‘made in Europe’ regulations risk shutting out British manufacturers in ‘most spectacular own goal in history’
Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total of $2.2bn last year, files reveal
US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says Economic squeeze and anti-immigration raids have hit Hispanic communities, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil
Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlords
Halifax to disappear from UK high street as Lloyds axes bank brand after 173 years Group confirms it will stop opening new accounts under the name and move existing ones to Lloyds
Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’ A housing shortfall, record home costs and cuts to subsidies are intensifying the US affordability crunch
US labor board more likely to dismiss worker and union charges under Trump, analysis finds Report points to staffing shortages, procedural changes and lack of a board quorum as contributing factors
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Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears AI company was forced last month to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for all foreign nationals