‘This keeps the dream alive’: the bands sleeping at venues to make touring work
A new UK scheme is encouraging venues to provide accommodation for touring acts. But what if someone hurls a TV through a window?
Old Spanish Hen? Estrella owner buys Greene King ale brand
Pub owner’s sale to Barcelona-based brewer Damm is latest takeover of a British beer by an overseas buyer
Standard Chartered to cut more than 7,000 jobs as it steps up AI use
London-headquartered bank will reduce back-office jobs and aims to move some workers to new roles
UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war
Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costs
No feelgood factor for Reeves as Iran war snuffs out economic upturn
Rise in unemployment and weak pay growth underline how tough this year will be for UK households
At least 15m Britons not saving enough to retire, Pensions Commission says
Just 4% of self-employed workers are putting cash into pensions, with ‘large groups across the UK facing a severe cliff-edge’
Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows
Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industries
Thames Water rescue deal threatened by uncertainty over next prime minister
Exclusive: Potential investors fear Andy Burnham could push to bring utility companies into public ownership
Belfast harbour operator to invest £1.3bn as NI economy grows
Port has upgraded offshore wind facilities and is to expand quays, ferry terminals and cruise ship services
Prediction market Kalshi to give $2m to problem gambling group as it fights ‘gambling’ label
Kalshi announces two-year investment to National Council on Problem Gambling ‘focused on trader health and safety’
Halifax could disappear from UK high streets as Lloyds assesses branding strategy
Bank founded more than 173 years ago could be phased out from as early as 1 July as part of group’s review
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes
Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behest
‘I am not going to walk away’, says Starmer as Burnham pitches debate on ’how politics needs to change’ – as it happened
The prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection
Andy Burnham’s change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable
Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investors
Whitbread’s reset is slow. But angry US hedge fund doesn’t have a better idea
Demand for ‘formal sale’ is odd for slew of reasons including five-year plan analysts say is ‘sensible, credible and material’