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PM appears to draw comparison between Russian and US leaders’ actions and calls for plan to restore Hormuz strait shippingUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer...
Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation for putting landmark project on holdOpenAI has put on hold plans for a landmark UK investment citing high energy costs and regula...
Investment in plant due to supply batteries to Jaguar Land Rover expected to boost economic growth and secure jobsThe Somerset battery factory due to supply Jaguar Land Rover is to receive £380m in UK...
Almost 2,000 jobs will be created, with retailer vying to overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth largest supermarket Lidl is to open 50 new UK stores in the year ahead – as well as its first pub – as i...
Falling sales end production of condiment created in 1828 – but London restaurant Simpson’s keeps it on the menuFans of traditional British cuisine were heartbroken by news that Gentleman’s Relish was...
After suspending routes owing to Iran war, airline will operate more direct flights to India and KenyaMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritish Airways will offer a reduced flight schedule to the Middl...
Proposal to help people heat two rooms, provide hot water and run key appliances without incurring more debtIn order to cut rising bills all UK households should receive a minimum amount of energy at...
Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weatherBritain’s sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecut...
Jason Tarry sees salary increase by 21% in year to January, while fewer people are employed at John Lewis and Waitrose storesThe boss of the group that owns John Lewis and Waitrose had his basic pay r...
Shop workers’ union Usdaw says 59% of its members in its annual survey said they would welcome more security guards in stores Retail workers have called for more security guards in stores after a Wait...
Earnings at renewable energy division expected to soar to between $200m and $700m in first quarterBusiness live – latest updatesShell is expected to report “significantly higher” profits from its trad...
Former Channel 4 chair and boss of Kingfisher to be appointed at crucial time for UK’s media regulatorBusiness live – latest updatesThe government has named the City veteran Ian Cheshire as its prefer...
Specialist lender says it expects its slice of £9.1bn compensation set by FCA to be about £320mClose Brothers shares surged on Wednesday after the UK bank declared it could “comfortably absorb” its sl...
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will payNick Evans is staring in vain at columns of numbers, trying to make them add up to...
Average price dips back below £300,000 after higher energy costs have knock-on effect on mortgage ratesUK house prices fell in March, as the housing market lost momentum amid uncertainty over the conf...
Tribunal dismisses claim that the Welsh government’s financial package breached competition rulesCardiff airport has won a legal challenge brought by its rival in Bristol over the fairness of a £205m...
Markets now forecast one rate rise this year, down from two on Tuesday, although mortgage rates may not fall quicklyBusiness live – latest updates City traders have cut their forecasts for UK interest...
In today’s newsletter: A Waitrose worker’s dismissal after confronting a shoplifter has become a flashpoint in a wider debate over rising retail crimeGood morning. Overnight, the US and Iran agreed t...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square claims world’s biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listingBusiness live – latest updatesBillionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Univ...
Analysis shows developing economies more likely to experience higher interest rates and currency shocksBusiness live – latest updatesEmerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and...