Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cut
Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s Energy system operator says £89bn needed to deliver clean power targets in 2030s while meeting rising demand
I’m paying £450 a month for a Peugeot EV I can’t drive The car lease company won’t rescind my contract because it says the vehicle is driveable. The only problem is, it won’t even charge
Millions of Britons urged to submit meter readings before energy price cap rises on Wednesday Estimated 5.3m households on standard tariffs without smart meters risk being overcharged for some of June usage
Brompton sells stakes to Decathlon and Chinese Labubu backer British bike maker says cycling market is recovering from sales slump and investments will add new expertise
‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration
Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules City regulator will require booming industry to prove its resilience to risk from October next year
High-street slot machines and casinos could face £460m tax rise under Burnham Thinktank finds 43% of the public would support a move by Labour to raise taxes on adult gaming centres
EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship ‘more balanced’ after weeks of threats
What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain? Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics
The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s speech: Rewiring Britain needs Westminster to give up real power Editorial: The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is whether Whitehall yields
Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’
Andy Burnham confirms he will set up ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester in major policy speech – as it happened Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’
Nationwide to cut 600 jobs in first redundancies after takeover of Virgin Money Exclusive: Move affects staff of both companies whose roles will be duplicated once operations are merged
UK government borrowing costs dip and pound rises as City welcomes Burnham speech – as it happened Makerfield MP’s plans for good-quality growth around the UK, and commitment to fiscal rules, are welcomed by investors and economists