US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm
Jump expected to push up consumer bills as White House faces criticism that it has failed to deliver on affordability
FTSE Russell aims to ease path for overseas groups to join City’s blue-chip index
Proposals would cut amount of shares required to trade in public hands to 10% for non-UK incorporated companies
Pubs to get £100mn a year support package after business rates U-turn
Treasury set to announce relief for struggling sector after being warned of mass closures and job losses
Trump sends border tsar to Minnesota as ICE backlash intensifies
President dispatches Tom Homan and calls governor Tim Walz in effort to address outrage over shooting of second protester
Suella Braverman becomes latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK
Former home secretary says Conservatives ‘utterly failed to do the right thing for the British people’
Boots chief executive Ornella Barra to become chair in reshuffle
Shake-up could pave way for pharmaceutical and beauty retailer to separate the UK business
Alcohol health warning plan sparks drinks industry outcry
Executives are worried about prospect of explicit labelling showing cancer and other health risks
‘He’s the one who has to pull the trigger’: threat of Streeting still looms over Starmer
With Andy Burnham sidelined, the health secretary is the strongest contender to challenge for the Labour leadership
Trading 212 sold crypto-linked securities without authorisation
Investment platform did not have the correct permission to sell crypto ETNs for approximately three months
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns
Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella
Labour triggers early by-election to limit fallout from Burnham row
Greater Manchester mayor warns of losing Gorton and Denton seat to Reform after he is barred from standing
Ryanair is the rare airline that can afford to stay cheap
While most carriers are moving upmarket, Michael O’Leary is burnishing his penny-pinching credentials
When Yenterventions work
If not now, yen?
Dollar sinks to 4-month low and gold soars past $5,000 as yen leaps
Japanese currency climbs sharply on speculation of joint US-Japan market intervention, adding to pressure on greenback
Labour’s destructive infighting
Starmer’s move to block a rival will not avoid months of internal plotting
Spire Healthcare shares jump almost 20% on sale talks with buyout groups
London-listed company on Monday confirms discussions with suitors including Bridgepoint and Triton
Danone shares slide as infant formula crisis spreads
French group’s stock under pressure after it joins Nestlé in recalling infant formula over fears of contamination
US Treasury cancels contracts with Booz Allen over tax return leaks
Former consulting firm employee revealed filings for Trump and other wealthy people showing they paid little in levies
Hard Streets — Charlie Chaplin and the Lambeth boys made good
Jacqueline Riding’s meticulously researched history paints a vivid picture of working-class London in the Victorian and Edwardian eras
Wonder Man — Marvel series is more indie buddy comedy than superhero story
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley star in an eight-parter that favours 1970s cinema references over big blowouts
The combative billionaire challenging Mexico’s ruling party
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of the country’s richest men, toys with a presidential run
Snowstorm knocks out power and grounds US and Canadian flights
More than 820,000 people across the US were without power, with Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana hardest hit
Former Tory heavyweights launch new centre-right movement
Prosper UK aims to pull Conservative Party back to middle ground and counter rise of Reform UK
Iranian stocks sell off as US ‘armada’ approaches
Investors are also concerned about Iran’s dire economic outlook in the wake of mass protests