China Apr 24, 2026 War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions. War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions. See more
Government borrowing Apr 24, 2026 UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m Figure hits three-year low but Iran war expected to blow hole in Reeves’s fiscal ‘headroom’The UK government budget came in below its annual borrowing target... UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m Figure hits three-year low but Iran war expected to blow hole in Reeves’s fiscal ‘headroom’The UK government budget came in below its annual borrowing target... Share
Economic growth (GDP) Apr 24, 2026 UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facingConfidence in the UK econ... UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facingConfidence in the UK econ... Share
Business Apr 24, 2026 Iran war hurting UK economy as consumer confidence falls; BP’s new chair suffers investor revolt – as it happened UK consumer optimism drops for third month running, as people grow more worried about the economy and their personal financial situationEconomic output acros... Iran war hurting UK economy as consumer confidence falls; BP’s new chair suffers investor revolt – as it happened UK consumer optimism drops for third month running, as people grow more worried about the economy and their personal financial situationEconomic output acros... Share
Business Apr 24, 2026 Oil hits highest level since US-Iran ceasefire began, as conflict hurts Gulf crude production – as it happened Brent crude hits highest level since the US and Iran first agreed a ceasefire in early AprilUS justice department drops criminal investigation against Jerome... Oil hits highest level since US-Iran ceasefire began, as conflict hurts Gulf crude production – as it happened Brent crude hits highest level since the US and Iran first agreed a ceasefire in early AprilUS justice department drops criminal investigation against Jerome... Share
Ticket prices Apr 24, 2026 Starmer urged to bring in ticket-touting ban as resellers target Big Weekend Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 eventKeir Starmer has been urged to honour hi... Starmer urged to bring in ticket-touting ban as resellers target Big Weekend Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 eventKeir Starmer has been urged to honour hi... Share
Child trust funds Apr 24, 2026 Campaign launched to reunite young Britons with forgotten savings accounts HMRC is contacting 21-year-olds as part of a new awareness drive around lost child trust funds, with an average balance of £2,200Rather than demanding money,... Campaign launched to reunite young Britons with forgotten savings accounts HMRC is contacting 21-year-olds as part of a new awareness drive around lost child trust funds, with an average balance of £2,200Rather than demanding money,... Share
Climate crisis Apr 24, 2026 The security report the UK government doesn’t want you to see – podcast Fiona Harvey tells Nosheen Iqbal why the climate crisis is a threat to national security“Last October, I and other journalists got quite excited because we t... The security report the UK government doesn’t want you to see – podcast Fiona Harvey tells Nosheen Iqbal why the climate crisis is a threat to national security“Last October, I and other journalists got quite excited because we t... Share
US-Israel war on Iran Apr 24, 2026 Footage purportedly shows Iranian forces seize two vessels in the strait of Hormuz - video Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing two vessels in the strait of Hormuz and escorting them to Iranian shores.... Footage purportedly shows Iranian forces seize two vessels in the strait of Hormuz - video Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing two vessels in the strait of Hormuz and escorting them to Iranian shores.... Share
Metropolitan police Apr 24, 2026 Ben Jennings on the Met’s interest in using Palantir AI technology – cartoon Discover and buy more of Ben’s cartoons hereOrder your own print of this cartoon from the Guardian Print Shop Continue reading... Ben Jennings on the Met’s interest in using Palantir AI technology – cartoon Discover and buy more of Ben’s cartoons hereOrder your own print of this cartoon from the Guardian Print Shop Continue reading... Share
Federal Reserve Apr 24, 2026 Kevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks... Kevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks... Share
Public transport Apr 24, 2026 ‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus stop? Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, a post office and a general store. Now, it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been... ‘It’s a big loss’: what happens when a beautiful village loses its bus stop? Mousehole in Cornwall once had a butcher, a post office and a general store. Now, it doesn’t even have an ATM – and one of its crucial bus services has been... Share
Business Apr 24, 2026 Four key takeaways from Apple’s change of leadership Analysts say next boss John Ternus should diversify tech giant away from iPhones and raise its game in AIJohn Ternus takes over from Tim Cook as chief execut... Four key takeaways from Apple’s change of leadership Analysts say next boss John Ternus should diversify tech giant away from iPhones and raise its game in AIJohn Ternus takes over from Tim Cook as chief execut... Share
