How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return...
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers’ supply chainsBusin...
Why can’t Lifestyle & Mobility store show compassion after my loss?
I bought a wheelchair for my daughter, but she later died in hospital and the company refuses a refundI bought a £435...
Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardshipRetired ci...
Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary
In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06mTh...
Fossil fuels, utilities and housing: what we know about Andy Burnham’s plans
Incoming prime minister has set out distinctly leftwing vision while also promising to be pro-businessAs an incoming ...
Thames Water creditors prepare for legal fight over possible nationalisation
Investors say they will work with Andy Burnham but hire litigation specialists amid reports the firm could enter temp...
Rogue locksmiths prey on people’s anxieties | Letters
Chris Lohan was stung by a huge bill for a shoddy job. But Anna Bliss had a positive experience with a locksmith who ...
After fixing its engine problems, Rolls-Royce is turning to its next big challenge
The aerospace giant is seeking UK government support for its re-entry into the huge narrowbody jet marketIn a 100-yea...
Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy
From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challengeIn the de...
Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public financesR...
Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?
Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London planWhen the BBC first ...
‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts
From industrial strategy and defence to housing and living costs, we lay out the challenges facing the new PMAndy Bur...
‘We noticed a login from a new device’: the message from fraudsters targeting your X account
They are out to steal your password to commit further fraud such as crypto scams or phishing attacksYou have had an X...
Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
Campaigners hope move will force commercial banks to rethink holding assets linked to the fossil fuelClimate campaign...
Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills
Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilersAnd...
Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn
Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocksThe g...
Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’Wesse...
Six political headaches Andy Burnham must tackle in his first weeks as PM
From dealing with Trump to easing cost of living, the incoming prime minister is mulling his approach to contentious ...
London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says
Former tube network cleaner says tribunal vindicated his health concerns, including about asbestos, that could affect...
Revealed: the top 10 UK cities for first-time buyers
Vibrant areas for young workers who plan to rent while saving for a deposit and then get on the property ladderThe ne...
The hill I will die on: Parisian waiters are not rude – they’re just badly misunderstood | Helen Massy-Beresford
After living here for years, I can see through that old stereotype. My tip: if your server is not full of bonhomie, w...
Nigel Farage says questions over his finances are part of ‘coordinated pile-on’
Reform leader says he’s been ‘demonised’ since revelation he received £5m from billionaire before electionNigel Farag...
Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters
The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than ca...