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Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investorsAndy Burnham has always faced a narrow path to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister: a t...
Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bnThe latest estimate of the cost of HS2 and a timetable to complete construction of...
RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspendedBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by drivers on London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT un...
Startup has declined to release Claude Mythos AI model publicly amid fears it could be used by hackersBusiness live – latest updatesAnthropic is to brief the global finance watchdog on the implication...
Households ‘increasingly gloomy’ about finances amid fears of interest rate rises due to higher fuel pricesRising prices have become the top financial concern for UK households, according to a monthly...
Matt Brittin begins task of finding budget cuts as World Service and Radio 4 journalists protest against plan to increase workloadsMatt Brittin, the BBC’s new director general, has warned staff that “...
Airline’s CEO says uncertainty is making travellers book later, keeping summer holiday fares downBusiness live – latest updatesRyanair said it has “almost zero concerns” about its jet fuel supplies th...
Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecastsBusiness live – latest updatesThe International Monetary Fund has urged Britain to “stay the...
Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadershipBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices rose and global bonds wobbled on Monday, as fresh te...
Survey shows businesses ‘struggling to absorb latest economic shock’, while data says April vacancies down 7.7%The worsening fallout from the Iran war is forcing businesses to halt their UK investment...
Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening...
Body says, on average, British women approaching retirement have half private pension savings of men – £81,000 versus £156,000A shake-up of pensions in Britain must involve measures to close the gap i...
British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’UK business leaders have warned that crime is becoming an increasingly “serious barrie...
Comments come after Andy Burnham says he would renationalise water and other businesses as PMInvestors in Thames Water have told the Labour government that a temporary nationalisation of the embattled...
A decade after Theresa May spoke of radical reform, the mutual faces a bid that is testing the limits of democracyIn July 2016, in a canalside conference centre in central Birmingham, Theresa May took...
Carmakers aim to expand into UK defence sector, exploiting spending boom by Nato countriesJaguar Land Rover and General Motors are considering an expansion into UK defence via a £900m military contrac...
After death of his father, Reed Jobs is keen for his $1bn venture capital fund Yosemite to make a difference“I saw my dad have cancer when I was a kid, and unfortunately that happens far too often. An...
Italian brand poised to overtake Napolina in UK sales is touring the country on a mission to win more customersPosh jars of beans, fancy cooking oils and bougie tonic waters have tempted many of us to...
A student could lose hundreds after the UK changed travel advice – others face flight cancellations due to fuel shortagesIn February, when Lottie Cornwall booked a summer trip to Lebanon, she was exci...
Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsA record number of people in the UK are turning to crowdfunding to cover rent and household...