Australia’s Sigma drops out of talks to buy UK’s Boots

End of discussions on takeover estimated at $10bn extends uncertainty for 177-year-old British chain

A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday

We booked our hotel because of its swimming pool but a hefty hourly fee to use it wasn’t mentioned

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’

Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action

US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran

A year ago it was the hot topic, but business owners have seen there’s a limit to the president’s royal decrees

Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at risk

Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills

As technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobs

Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns

Founder of Bellacouche in Devon says personalised covers tap into growing interest in alternatives to traditional funerals

Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pill

After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media posts

Kate Dearden says reforms such as enhanced sick pay simply bring UK into line with other big economies

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU