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‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity | Public finance

One pound in every £11 of UK government spending on contractors went to private equity-controlled companies last year, research shows, including key services such...

Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state? | Nationalisation

As he swept towards victory in the Makerfield byelection, Andy Burnham told voters he wanted to see “the essentials of life being run primarily...

Thunderstorms disrupt Gatwick and Heathrow as hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled | Air transport

Thunderstorms have caused severe delays to hundreds of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, leaving passengers stuck on grounded planes for hours in the...

Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave | Energy industry

Great Britain’s energy system operator raised the alarm over electricity supplies for the second time this week as the heatwave continued to test Europe’s...

VW plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and shut plants, report says | Volkswagen (VW)

Germany’s Volkswagen is to cut up to 100,000 jobs and reduce and eventually stop production at some plants, according to reports.The company has refused...

UK food and drink exports fall as US tariffs and Brexit trade friction bites – business live | Business

UK food and drink exports hit by US tariffs and Brexit trade frictionGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial...

Ryanair adopts ‘free of charge’ family seating policy after watchdog investigation | Ryanair

Ryanair has changed its family seating policy, after Britain’s competition watchdog launched an investigation into the airline’s charges for parents to sit with their...

Oil price falls to lowest level since before the US-Iran war; UK firms hope Burnham will ease burden – business live | Business

Introduction: Oil price back below pre-Iran war levelsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Fears...

Great Britain’s grid operator pays £10m for extra power to avoid supply crunch tonight | Energy industry

Great Britain’s grid operator is expected to pay millions to fire up gas power plants to avoid a rare summer power supply crunch on...

US AI stock sell-off shakes markets from Wall Street to Asia | Stock markets

A tech sell-off shook global markets on Tuesday as attention turned away from developments in the US war with Iran and toward the future...

UK services sector shrinks at fastest pace since 2023; global shares tumble after US tech sell-off – business live | Business

Key eventsCampaigners lose High Court challenges over Gatwick expansionCampaigners have lost their High Court challenges over the expansion of Gatwick Airport, but vowed to...

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