Anas Sarwar says Starmer welcome to campaign for Labour in Scotland, days after after urging him to resign – UK politics live

Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with voters

US jobs report beats forecasts with 130,000 increase in January – as it happened

Wall Street futures extend gains after the data; unemployment rate dips to 4.3%

Out of the red, but at what cost? Birmingham council asset sales have left city reeling, say residents

As council declares it’s ‘no longer bankrupt’, people say closure of services have added to social isolation and crime

Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education

Lower-income families face 137-year wait for living standards to double, says UK thinktank

Two decades of weak pay growth have left poorer households stuck, Resolution Foundation says, fuelling political unease

Rise in UK borrowing costs reverses after cabinet backs Starmer

Investors reassured by support for PM after fears about effect of a more left-leaning replacement on public finances

UK borrowing costs rise, then dip, as pressure grows on Starmer; Japan’s Nikkei hits record high after Takaichi’s election win – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy

Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies

Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control

Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year

Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory

Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief

Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?

Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

UK trade policy: time to stop the secret deals and get systematic

Liam Byrne is echoing Robin Cook’s ethical trade policy, warning the UK needs deals more open to scrutiny ti prevent future issues

Trump housing policy is a mess and it won’t fix the US housing crisis

Deregulation alone can’t make homes affordable when rising inequality, not zoning, is what is driving prices up

Amazon shares tumble as $200bn AI rollout plan worries markets – as it happened