Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Marine Biological Association says the invasive species has successfully bred in UK waters.

The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.

Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave

Billionaire CEO of world’s biggest bank says any windfall tax on sector’s bumper profits could harm jobs in City

Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Leaked financial reports show how Shell moved profits through tax havens such as the Bahamas and Switzerland – potentially depriving developing nations of hundreds of millions of euros. While some of ...

Energy company’s $5.73bn quarterly profits come after Shell posted second highest quarterly earnings on record

Tie-up would be one of the biggest-ever pharmaceutical deals and create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker

Environmentalists renew calls for windfall tax to support households after Q2 earnings rise to almost $10bn

Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network

Private equity is taking over veterinary services, driving up prices, and putting the pets we love at risk through its relentless pursuit of financial extraction.

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot

A team from across the Guardian set out to investigate the full extent of private equity’s stake in Britain’s public and essential services. The scale and opacity posed many challenges

ALT: Lotr Treebeard in the Ancient Forest

Billed as a “world-leading” child-protection law, the UK’s Online Safety Act has instead normalized surveillance and ID checks. “Tech policy wonk" Heather Burns writes that the model is spreading acro...

Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action

The party estimates savings of £100-a-year on average for every household under the scheme.

Wage cuts and the right to buy are to blame

Chancellor in talks with banks and investment funds about public-private partnerships to build infrastructure

Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK government

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution finds evidence of heavy fishing in largely uncovered “twilight zone”

Modella Capital, which rebranded shops as TG Jones, unveils radical restructuring plan, including rent holidays

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027

Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably

With the NHS on its knees, the UK has struck a secretive new drugs deal. But how was it made – and what will it really cost?

Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh...

Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS Private firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last two years, research reveals. The findings – on the basis of contracts worth £12bn – have prompted claims of “scandalous” profiteering, concern that the health service is being “taken for a ride” and calls for ministers to impose a cap on maximum profit levels. £2bn of the £12bn of contracts went to firms with owners based outside the UK. £533m of that £2bn went to companies owned by people living in tax havens such as Jersey and the Cayman Islands. Firms, especially those owned by private equity outfits, used £353m of their £12bn NHS income to pay interest on debts. Continue reading...

Supermarkets have already started using digital pricing which allows them to change costs quickly

Disruption of intestinal ecosystem could contribute to diabetes and other health issues, scientists say

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned C...

Ofwat writes to water companies reinforcing expectations that executive pay must be firmly aligned with company performance and customer outcomes.

Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth