UK

Paper cuts

Reach focuses on costs as profit and revenue fall

Record and Express

Temporary relief

Inflation dips in boost to Burnham’s living costs plan

Petrol prices March 2026

Leader quits

Sarwar to join Lords and become business minister

Anas Sarwat at Manifesto launch

Private equity bid

Mitie agrees £3.1bn offer to create outsourcing giant

Mitie EV van at Edinburgh Castle

Cabinet warned

Begbie urges Healey to avoid ‘detrimental’ taxation

Sandy Begbie at SFE HQ

New Cabinet

Who is new Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh?

Miatta Fahnbulleh and turbine

First decision

Burnham axes VAT on domestic electricity bills

Heating themostat

Strong pipeline

Shepherd and Wedderburn posts ninth year of growth

Andy Hall, Shepherd and Wedderburn

New Cabinet

Healey named Chancellor as Burnham clears Cabinet

John Healey

Data raided

Shares plunge after Craneware hit by cyberattack

Keith Neilson