Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children
Budget airline describes inquiry as ‘bogus’ as watchdog says it is only large carrier flying from UK to impose charge
Policy & regulation
Home Office contractor investigates claims of staff racism and hate speech
Whistleblowers from Mitie allege some employees have made offensive remarks or liked abusive social media posts
Young, ambitious and out of work: ‘I’ve gone from Oxford to zero jobs. It’s a bit of a fall’
About 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training – and the obstacles they face are bigger than ever. Those unemployed for a year or more explain how they are coping
Into the HyperVerse: inside a crypto scheme that cost investors millions of dollars – documentary
When Guardian Australia senior reporter Sarah Martin heard a friend’s hairdresser had invested in a cryptocurrency scheme called HyperVerse and potentially lost all her money, she decided to investigate. She soon found …
The business secretary is overselling UK state investment activism
Peter Kyle exaggerates role of British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund in nurturing firms
UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts
Lucy Rigby tells MPs heavily subsidised system gives the government the right to alter terms of existing agreements
Pay what you wish: the restaurant where customers can eat for free – if their conscience lets them
Ever since the Post Modern Times cafe in Minneapolis ditched its price list, half the customers have chosen not to pay. It’s still making a profit
Weight-loss drug users save more than £400 a year on food as take-up triples
Research suggests households that include a GLP-1 user collectively spent £780m less on grocery bills
We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way | Olivier De Schutter and others
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world, from UN agencies to grassroots movements. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it
A question for Nigel Farage – why is your nationalist party so obsessed with destroying British jobs? | George Monbiot
The net zero economy is booming, so claims that prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course
It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell …
Anthropic releases ‘safe’ version of Claude Mythos AI model to public
AI company restricted access to Fable 5, its most powerful Mythos model, for months over cybersecurity concerns
Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire | Arwa Mahdawi
Becoming the world’s first trillionaire is only going to supercharge this sense of impunity and bring us one step closer to full-blown oligarchy
Healthy cooperation: how northern universities are linking with NHS trusts to drive innovation
Backed by a mix of private and public finance, Huddersfield and Manchester are among many in the academic sector helping to create jobs and growth
Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier
While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals
Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc | Heather Stewart
Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth
‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites
Buyers are ripped off after assuming online stores were genuine because they are recommended by an AI tool
SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?
Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides
UK’s fragile heirloom: ceramics sector calls for more help to save ‘vital industry’
Brands such as Portmeirion in Stoke welcome £120m package but seek further support to avert fresh closures
Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit
Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortages
Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace
Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say
‘I’m down to one option’: bank customers left frustrated by latest closures
Apps intended to replace branches have been hit by outages, as a poll finds most Britons want high street services
Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort – The Latest
Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.