GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’
Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action
Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran
Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue A year ago it was the hot topic, but business owners have seen there’s a limit to the president’s royal decrees
UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at risk
Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills
Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace As technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobs
‘People start connecting the dots’: why an investment fund is rewilding a North Yorkshire estate Rebalance Earth is investing in Broughton Sanctuary to generate financial, environmental and social returns
‘A beautiful display of love’: company launches DIY funeral shroud cover kit Founder of Bellacouche in Devon says personalised covers tap into growing interest in alternatives to traditional funerals
London startup to trial drug to prevent cancer therapy side-effect ‘cytokine storm’ Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pill
‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media posts
Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash Kate Dearden says reforms such as enhanced sick pay simply bring UK into line with other big economies
How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU
Bran flakes could be classed as junk food under new healthy eating guidelines UK government wants to update rules to include naturally occurring ‘free sugars’ when determining what is unhealthy
One Stop shop worker sacked after trying to tackle suspected shoplifter Convenience store employee Eileen Fox, 56, said suspect ‘banged into metal stand’ but no one was injured in incident