Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’ for outage and admits risk of time-keeping failure was known

Vicki Brady grilled at first public appearance since returning from overseas while minister Anika Wells says it is ‘time for Telstra to face the music’

Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

Ministers consider bringing e-cigarette laws in line with tobacco as data shows 20% of teenagers have tried vaping

Christopher Hanson-Abbott obituary

Other lives: A pioneer of vehicle safety technology whose company Brigade Electronics introduced reversing alarms commercially to the UK

UK swelters in third heatwave of the year as western Europe counts cost of hottest-ever June

Britain expands heat alerts while estimates suggest June’s death toll could surpass 20,000 across continent

VW workers protest in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures

Demonstrations at 18 sites set up as radical transformation plan put to board of Europe’s biggest carmaker

Capita expects to lose up to £40m over UK civil service pension scheme fiasco

Outsourcing firm counts cost of failures that left newly retired people without an income for months

Former top BHP economist urges tougher government policies to push miners to decarbonise

Exclusive: ‘The preferred policy is, of course, a carbon price,’ Dr Huw McKay says, amid slowdown in BHP action on emissions

How a throwback to 2006 took down Telstra’s national phone network

The same technology that helps your smartphone know when daylight savings ends set off a ‘digital domino chain’ that locked customers out of the network

Crude oil prices rise again while UK stock market falls, dragged down by AstraZeneca – as it happened

Government bond yields dip but remain elevated, with the 10-year gilt yield close to 5%

Tesco’s overseas empire is in retreat – but shareholders have no complaints

The supermarket’s central Europe stores may be sold as it doubles down on domestic dominance

Costco accused in lawsuit of selling protein powder ‘tainted’ with toxic heavy metals

Seven consumers sue the retailer, alleging it violated consumer protection and false advertising laws

Trump’s consumer protection head has earned grudging respect – but does he have the authority to do his job?

Chris Mufarrige has taken aim at Facebook scams and junk fees, but consumer advocates say he has an uphill climb

Flight of fancy: San Francisco moves to build private luxury airport terminal

City seeking bids to build and operate separate terminal, following Los Angeles, London and other cities

Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland

Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk

Andy Burnham urged to scrap income tax and NI in radical fiscal overhaul

Economists including Jim O’Neill write open letter calling for single levy to replace six key taxes to raise money for public services