‘A feudal relationship’: Stonegate Pub Partners under scrutiny after complaints of tenant mistreatment
UK’s largest pub company with the lowest satisfaction rating accused of entrapping landlords into financial loss situations
Ikea to take on eBay and Vinted with UK online secondhand site
Platform set to launch later this year will enable loyalty card members to sell preloved Billy bookcases and Poäng chairs
ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over demand for TV license renewals
Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for content the administration disapproves of
UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told
Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decade
Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrender
Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade
Bond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb Oman
‘Picky bits’ on the menu as British shoppers snap up picnic food in heatwave
Consumers also turn to supermarket deals to save money, helping slow grocery price inflation
UK pay growth slows as job vacancies hit five-year low
Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze for workers as ONS reports unemployment rate stays at 4.9%
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley tightens hold on Hugo Boss
Frasers Group increases stake in German fashion house to 48%, after buying Harvey Nichols chain last week
Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by the freebies, freshers told
Sign-up perks may capture the attention but should the focus be on the interest-free overdraft?
‘I’ve always been fond of hairy creatures!’ Visual effects maestro Rick Baker on a monstrously good career
Rick Baker helped define Hollywood’s creature features with his wild makeup effects skills. From Locarno, he talks Gremlins, his love of simians– and why AI will never replace expert design
Half of homes in Great Britain taking longer to sell than last year amid mortgage volatility
Many buyers wait in hope of better deal, although there are hotspots in Scotland and northern England
At least 109 BHP workers sexually harassed colleagues in a single year, mining company says
Further 104 allegations not investigated due to ‘insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person’, according to annual report
Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality
Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level
Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites