MPs seek to end UK broadcast of Russian ‘soft power’ cartoon Masha and the Bear
Cross-party group writes to ministers of concerns children’s show contains unsubtle ‘propaganda content’
Ministers call for better tracking of teenagers at risk of dropping out of work or training in England
Councils and schools urged to do more as figures show there is no information on whereabouts of 32,100 ‘Neets’
Bankers and unions set for clash over possible Burnham tax raid on UK banks
City bosses say move would be economically disastrous, but union leaders urge likely new PM to ignore ‘vested interests’
Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?
Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do?
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election
Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats
UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says
Culture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decades
‘Complicated and expensive’: Burnham is right about the risks of nationalisation
Track record of Welsh Water shows changing ownership status is not the answer to all the woes in the utilities sector
Northern Rail Project risks repeating costly HS2 failures, MPs warn
The £45bn scheme to link cities across north of England with new or upgraded lines has no convincing or properly costed plan, committee says
Shetland councillors back plans to build tunnels to link some of largest islands
Financing options to be investigated for first two subsea projects that would link Mainland with Yell and Unst
Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes
Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025
Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?
Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals
UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plurality and competition
Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows
Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cut
Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s
Energy system operator says £89bn needed to deliver clean power targets in 2030s while meeting rising demand