British Virgin Islands accused of ‘shameful’ attempt to avoid financial crime crackdown

MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islands

PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield

Labour MPs describe ‘breaking point’ in relations, calling for Keir Starmer to stand by party’s manifesto commitments

Trump is willing to wreck the world economy. The global fightback must start now

Britain is less vulnerable to US tariffs than other nations, but shares a historic responsibility. A recession would mean dark days for everyone, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Starmer’s EU dinner date a big moment in tricky tightrope act

Domestically and on the world stage, the PM faces a series of challenges as he seeks to reset post-Brexit relations

AstraZeneca’s £450m Speke U-turn looks terrible for a pro-growth government

It seems bizarre that ministers and UK’s largest company cannot complete investment in vital life sciences sector

US, EU and UK stock markets hit by global trade war fears as JPMorgan says Trump administration may be ‘business unfriendly’ – as it happened

European markets fall as Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’, but stocks recover after Mexican tariffs delayed by a month

Over 1m people face fines after missing HMRC self-assessment tax deadline

Penalty of £100 kicks in on 1 March for those who failed to pay by 31 January, and rises after three, six and 12 months

Most zero-hours workers ‘with same employer for more than a year’

TUC says 1m people are on the insecure contracts – with 130,000 still not having full rights after 10 years

Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rights

Trump’s tariffs could have grim knock-on effects for UK’s economy

British policymakers watch nervously, fearing a weaker pound and inflation even if US tariffs are not applied directly

Cap on-the-day British intercity rail fares, campaigners urge

Campaign for Better Transport says ‘fair fares’ are needed as system penalises people who cannot book ahead

Think Trumpism couldn’t take root and flourish in Britain? Think again

In the shadow of a defunct Amazon warehouse in Staffordshire, I spoke to people who felt the appeal of a strongman leader who ‘does what he says’, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Heathrow expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25

Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU?

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution…

Reeves’s Heathrow expansion plans leave Labour’s green agenda grounded

The chancellor’s apparent volte-face in backing a third runway has left many in her party disillusioned and led them to label it as an act of desperation