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Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme

FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allege

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent1 Sept

Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer’s stock market debut

Hong Kong flotation at $26bn by firm once valued at $100bn follows failure to list in US and UK

Mark Sweney1 Sept

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium

Sarah Butler1 Sept

Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

Sandra Laville1 Sept

BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom

Telecoms company to benefit from soaring prices for recycled metal recovered from full-fibre broadband rollout

Mark Sweney31 Aug

Anthropic sued over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs

AI company faces multibillion dollar lawsuit over misuse of copyrighted songs to train Claude models

Dan Milmo Global technology editor 31 Aug

The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole

Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme

Nick Sommerlad31 Aug

‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires

Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’

Michael Sainato31 Aug

AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20

Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system

Simon Goodley31 Aug

UK households will take £2,400 financial hit from Iran war, analysis shows

Centre for Economics and Business Research calculates effect of inflation and wage stagnation to end of 2027

Graeme Wearden31 Aug

Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds

Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and Wales

Simon Goodley31 Aug

How young women can learn to better wield economic power

Project in Zambia shows how teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospects

Heather Stewart30 Aug

Recruiter places ‘phoenix’ firm into liquidation just months after repurchase erased millions in debt

New company reportedly quickly fell behind with promised repayments to administrator

Simon Goodley30 Aug

‘Without us, no wheel would turn’: the unsung heroes keeping England’s transport moving

On shift, but out of sight – from ‘that person with the table tennis bats’ on the airport tarmac to remote signallers managing rail traffic

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent30 Aug

UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money

City firms tapped for case studies to try to convince global watchdog that London has cleaned up its act

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent30 Aug

On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant

Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats

Jasper Jolly30 Aug

Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

Reform UK denies donor and crypto-billionaire’s global interests in arms and military could present a conflict of interest over its defence spending policy

Tom Burgis30 Aug

August reveals Australians’ big appetite for weight-loss drugs, love for ‘dupe’ brands and an accelerating EV uptake

August reporting season shows how consumers are responding to cost of living pressures and how retailers are responding

Jonathan Barrett Business editor29 Aug

‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America

Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

Jane Clinton29 Aug

‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess

There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt

David Smith in Washington29 Aug

‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years

As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility

Jillian Ambrose29 Aug