‘In a rut’: cost of fixing pothole-plagued roads in England and Wales soars to £17bn
Despite the government pledging extra funds and one hole being filled every 18 seconds, motoring groups say situation looks ‘bleak’ for drivers
Keir Starmer to unveil drastic disability benefit cuts despite opposition
Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toilet
Crispin Odey banned from City and handed £1.8m fine by FCA
Hedge fund manager deliberately tried to frustrate investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, says regulator
Rachel Reeves is causing confusion on competition policy. What does she want?
Is the chancellor just tweaking, or is she rewriting the definition of ‘anti-competitive’ under consumer’s noses?
UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape
Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation
Which benefits is Keir Starmer’s government planning to cut and why?
PM is under increasing pressure over targeting of incapacity and disability benefits. We look at some key questionsUK politics live – latest updates
Former Bank of England deputy warns Rachel Reeves against kneejerk cuts
Charlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years away
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD
Economic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs
Reeves to outline plan to cut regulation costs and boost growth
Chancellor will meet regulators after calling for action to restrict their scope in bid to save businesses billions
Nine in 10 councils in England to levy maximum council tax increase
Highest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcy
Buy-to-let firms become biggest single type of business in UK, data shows
Four times more buy-to-let firms than fast-food shops now registered at Companies House as landlords switch set-up to cut tax payments
Labour’s plan to overhaul long-term benefits is laudable, putting a moral slant on it is not
Painting a veneer of morality over welfare cuts risks people fighting a tougher battle for support they need
If even Germany is embracing higher spending, why on earth can’t Labour?
Russia has pushed Europe into a quasi-Keynesian approach to the defence budget. Only Britain insists on cutting help to the sick to pay for security
Benefits cuts now? What’s the point of a Labour MP who votes for something so cruel, tin-eared and short-sighted?
Treating disabled and sick people callously flies in the face of all the party stands for – the government must rethink its plans, writes the MP John McDonnell
Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare
Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statement