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UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund

Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS

Lauren Almeida2d ago

EU faces 300,000 factory job cuts as China ‘colonises’ supply chains, industry warns

Protest using 10 coffins to symbolise struggling manufacturing industry to take place in Brussels

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent2d ago

No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and government

Rob Davies2d ago

Burnham talks of radical change, but Treasury mood music says otherwise

Bond market volatility means John Healey will have to take tough decisions, soon, if he wants to meet spending pledges

Heather Stewart3d ago

Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire

Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadline

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent3d ago

Thousands of jobs to be cut at Jaguar Land Rover after slump in profits

As many as 4,000 positions could go over two years after cyber-attack and US tariffs take toll

Angus Thomson3d ago

UK subsidence claims surge after hottest summer on record

Insurers in England and Wales tell of busy August with one reporting near-140% jump in claims

Julia Kollewe4d ago

Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay

Workers who blame algorithms for lowering their earnings are getting help from academics to find out how the system works

Joanna Partridge 4d ago

‘There’s no plan’: as instability in global bond markets rises, what are the knock-on effects?

From mortgages to inflation, concerns about the public finances of major economies have wide-reaching consequences

Heather Stewart and Patrick Commins4d ago

US jobs report smashes forecasts; shares in Falklands oil explorers plunge as Argentina threatens sanctions – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US economy adds 162,000 new jobs in August

Graeme Wearden4d ago

Populism poses serious challenge to independent central banks, Bailey says

Bank of England governor says central bankers must explain decisions or risk being seen as ‘unrepresentative elite’

Heather Stewart4d ago

US added 162,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rate holding steady

Number of new jobs being added has been fluctuating, with private companies adding 38,000 jobs in August

Lauren Aratani4d ago

Volkswagen to cut further 50,000 jobs as it ends row with union over revival plan

Under-pressure carmaker will shed 15% of workforce and halve its product line in sector’s biggest ever restructure

Patrick Daly, Lisa O’Carroll and Mark Sweney5d ago

Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura to list on US stock market

Valuation above $11bn expected for firm whose fans include Prince Harry, Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian

Mark Sweney5d ago

‘Astronomical’ fuel price surge hits farmers in UK and US

Intensification of Middle East conflict and ongoing Russian export ban leads to diesel prices rising 10% in less than a week

Joanna Partridge and Alex Daniel5d ago

Experts weigh in on how to tackle illicit tobacco – and why an 80% excise cut is not on their list

Tougher enforcement and better monitoring products coming into Australia should be considered before lowering taxes, experts say

Sarah Basford Canales5d ago

Save the Children aid for 1.5 million in need wiped out by Iran war oil shock

Charity says extra delivery costs equivalent to 47 health clinics in Afghanistan operating for six months

Heather Stewart Economics editor5d ago

UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog

National Audit Office urges government to act as climate crisis, disease and cyberattacks pose growing risks

Joanna Partridge5d ago

The bond market is blowing up right now – should Australians be worried?

Major bond sell-off across major advanced economies, with yield at highs not see since before the GFC

Patrick Commins Economics editor5d ago

We’re prepared to change the law to reform water industry, says Angela Eagle

Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames Water

Kiran Stacey and Sandra Laville5d ago

Bond market turmoil eases, as Bank of England chief economist argues for interest rate rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latet economic and financial news

Graeme Wearden5d ago