JLR at risk of battery supply delays after Somerset factory turmoil

Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch

Bedtime blues: London ‘killing off nightlife’ as UK city with strictest licensing rules

Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds are experiencing after-hours boom as a result of more lenient rules

Government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer – here’s what’s on offer

Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought

What do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell us about the complex legacy of Britain leaving the EU?

UK budget deficit is running higher than forecast; borrowing costs rise after Makerfield byelection as US-Iran talks are called off

Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs

Sales of high-end barbecues are booming as hotter and longer summers increase appetite for alfresco dining

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool

The impact on petrol and food prices, energy bills and mortgages if the truce holds and strait of Hormuz reopens

Tanker owner trade body says centre of strait will stay shut for ‘some time’, and vessels forced to hug Omani coast risk running aground

Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts

As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power

May heatwave drives up volume of sales 1.2%, the strongest monthly growth since January, says ONS

Expansion could also hit access to housing, education, healthcare, open spaces and transport, analysis says