Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholds

Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New measures will protect Tata and British Steel but allow foreign pre-made parts into the UK, say industry bosses

How many sweeteners does JP Morgan need to build an office in Canary Wharf?

US bank will get deal it doesn’t really need as it would be far too embarrassing for Treasury to see investment sail away

Families hardest hit by energy crisis could be given funds dispensed by councils in England

As Iran war continues, ministers debate several options for extending support to households

Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord

City Property, which manages buildings for council, accused of ‘coercive and unfair’ increases and issuing eviction notices

War in Iran erodes the chancellor’s headroom and exposes the UK’s fragility

Rachel Reeves boasts of the £23bn she has built up against her fiscal rules but now she – or any future steward of the economy – has little space to manoeuvre

First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm

Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impact

Ministers should ‘start doing stuff’ to help farmers and cut fuel costs, says Asda boss

Allan Leighton predicts food prices will inevitably rise, as group’s full-year profits dive by a third to £764m

Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England

Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacing

Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s room

UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three months

Here’s the danger: if Labour doesn’t offer a radical solution to the energy-price crisis, others will

Money-off vouchers won’t do. Instead, the government needs to offer a lasting vision for energy security – because we already know what Reform’s is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?

Temporary ban on crypto donations is being introduced after review into countering foreign interference in politics

‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services

UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war

February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is ‘calm before storm’