What's driving UK 'shoplifting crisis'?
The number of shoplifting offences recorded in England and Wales in 2025-26 is still above pre-pandemic levels.
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AI bosses’ safety push sparks rift inside OpenAI and Anthropic
Staff at the Silicon Valley companies are grappling with how to turn AI slowdown rhetoric into reality
Von der Leyen 'opens door' to Canada becoming associate EU member – video
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has told the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, that she wants to open the door for his country to become the EU’s first associate member. The overture comes after Ottawa was pushed to…
What is happening to UK prices?
UK inflation rose in August, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.
Von der Leyen backs Canada’s ‘associate membership’ bid
European Commission president says EU and Canada ‘see the world with the same eyes’
EU to restrict social media and chatbots for children under 15
Ursula von der Leyen describes AI as ‘second tipping point of our time’ after climate change
Mayors and other local leaders could be given powers to oversee water firms
Move would mean some input on companies’ spending and holding bosses to account over bills and sewage discharges Mayors and other local politicians could be given powers to oversee water companies under plans being considered by the UK government…
McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children
Model comes as part of £500m UK investment by firm’s new Abu Dhabi owner that will also fund new factory McLaren is gearing up to build an SUV for the first time in its 63-year history, betting that the glamour of its all-conquering Formula One…
Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold on Thursday despite inflation hitting 3.1% – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Worryingly, the cost of goods produced by UK factories rose at a faster rate in August too. Producer output prices – or the cost of goods at the ‘factory gate’ - rose by 3.7% in the year to…
Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher
Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.
Shoplifters carrying shopping lists, says M&S manager
The Marks and Spencer area manager for Shropshire says shoplifting is a "really large issue".
Traffic, tourism and economy among election concerns
Residents and business owners in Onchan discuss key concerns ahead of the House of Keys election.
World’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund expects equities pullback
New Zealand’s superannuation fund grows 14% despite being underweight on US tech stocks
Fed should defy Trump with rate rise, top economists say
The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation
EU rebuffs Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada
Some governments balk at prime minister’s call for ‘middle powers’ to join forces against US and China
With AI, ‘I told you so’ will be too late
Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision
US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push
Ultra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race
Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth
Start-ups are attracting record investments. Some scientists think their timelines are far too optimistic
How Switzerland turned tax competition into a national sport
The country’s 26 cantons compete fiercely for companies, wealthy residents and the taxes they bring
Iran’s hidden leader stirs unease at home
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from public view has been a source of bafflement and suspicion
How rising bond yields impact American consumers
The BBC’s Samira Hussain explains why some could see increased interest rates for mortgages and business loans.
Can the US and China work together on AI risks?
Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential dangers
US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
Indictment marks a rare accusation of Kremlin-backed plots on American soil
The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.