‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban

Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff date

Mall-going but budget-constrained: gen-z shoppers shape the future of retail

Malls are popular with zoomers, but they show less brand loyalty and are happy to settle for ‘dupes’ over the real thing

Company failed to protect thousands of people switching from analogue to digital landline, Ofcom rules

One-time wunderkind of UK energy market faces battle for new investment – but it continues to pay out millions to its founder’s company

Criminals send thousands of texts about an undelivered bargain buy and ask for a redelivery fee in a bid to mine your data and bank details

The high-value council tax surcharge may only raise £400m but it’s the best opportunity for a bigger, fairer tax on wealth

E3G thinktank warns retrofit sector could shed 10,000 skilled jobs as small firms struggle to survive

From Isas to salary sacrifice and inheritance to property tax, here’s how to best navigate the chancellor’s changes

Clarification creates prospect of two-tier system for retirees solely on new state pension and those on private schemes

French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C

How will new tax rates and measures affect pensions, savings, car tax and more? We look into some individual queries

Cap on inheritance tax paid by their offshore trusts will only help those worth more than £83m, say experts

Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’

Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough

As they struggle with the cost of living, people weigh up whether Rachel Reeves’s measures will help them