Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet
New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy
The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s first day: the right vision, but time is of the essence
Editorial: Outside Downing Street, Britain’s new prime minister struck the right notes. Now he and his cabinet need to be brave
AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
Chinese retail platform handed penalty over listings for items such as counterfeit products and unsafe toys
Gilt yields edge higher as Andy Burnham promises to ‘meet fiscal rules’ as prime minister – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
European gas prices surge amid fears US-Iran war will cause winter shortages
Benchmark hits a four-year high as oil briefly breaches $90 a barrel before easing after Tehran says talks ongoing
Ryanair says its planes are safe despite passenger being nearly sucked out of window
Airline says crew did a “great job” after incident and that it has been in touch with family of man saved from death
Mockbuster review – how to survive the nightmare of directing a terrible low-budget horror film
Struggling to make it in Australia, aspiring director Anthony Frith cold-calls the team behind Sharknado and bites off more than he can chew in this making-of documentary
The disturbing rise of ‘gooner’ assaults at Dollar Tree stores: ‘They find it funny to degrade women’
In dark corners of the internet, men are goading each other to masturbate in public – and on female shoppers – and post the footage
How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers’ supply chains
Why can’t Lifestyle & Mobility store show compassion after my loss?
I bought a wheelchair for my daughter, but she later died in hospital and the company refuses a refund
Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?
Is the machinery of state jammed, or is the reason for the slow pace of change more personal than institutional?
Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardship
Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06m
Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party
Tensions between his aims are already there including disputes over key appointments such as chancellor