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Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 yearsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Brent crude oil price is on track for its biggest monthly gain on...
Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impactThe UK will have its first Easter without the traditional barrage of TV ads for chocolate eggs and hot...
Warner Bros-owned brand’s late arrival to British TV prompts deals for viewers as battle for subscribers heats upThe launch of HBO Max into the increasingly crowded UK television market last week has...
Competition watchdog will launch cost comparison website and has ordered vets to cap written prescription pricesThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered vets to cap written prescription fees at £21,...
More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drillingThe Iran war has sent petrol and diesel prices to their highest levels in years, sparke...
Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is “a few weeks away” from medicine shortag...
Law firm is preparing claim on behalf of 30,000 consumers who fear the FCA’s redress scheme will shortchange themLloyds Banking Group is facing a court battle with 30,000 aggrieved car loan customers...
Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate risesMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK government borrowing costs have risen above 5% a...
Allan Leighton predicts food prices will inevitably rise, as group’s full-year profits dive by a third to £764mAsda’s executive chair has called on the government to “stand up and start doing stuff” t...
Weak demand and global trade pressures hit ouput, with energy price rises expected to bring further dropBusiness live – latest updatesFewer cars rolled off UK production lines in February in what the...
Letter from group published by MPs blames 12 March glitch on software update to its mobile banking appsLloyds Banking Group exposed the personal data of nearly 500,000 customers in an IT glitch that l...
CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdownI was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam meBusiness live – l...
Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial roleFive firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failingsThe hol...
Pensions minister promises the ‘full truth’ as external advisers are hired to identify the scale of the errorsThe chief executive of the state-backed National Savings and Investments bank has been for...
Retailer says higher fuel and factory costs may hit supply chains and lead to ‘significant increase in prices’ Business live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has said clothing prices could rise by 4%...
Rob Stevens, Nick Robins and Craig Whiteman on building a resilient energy system for the country in light of the Iran war’s impact The Iran war has exposed the cost of successive governments’ fixatio...
Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacingMinisters have pledged to spend record amounts on road maintenance as pa...
PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s roomKeir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel cha...
Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octo...
Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest...