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Jet fuel supplies could be disrupted in early May if the Middle East conflict continues, the boss of Ryanair has warned. Oil prices have surged since the war in Iran broke out at the end of February due to Iran’s block on tankers passing through a key shipping passage, the Strait of Hormuz. Find the…

The survivor of a sexual assault that took place in a Travelodge hotel room has accused its CEO of not taking the issue of women’s safety “very seriously”. Molly, not her real name, has chosen to speak publicly after the attack in 2022 by a man who was wrongly given access to her Berkshire hotel…

For months businesses have been anticipating the impact of a range of tax and regulatory measures announced by the government in the budget and in the weeks since. They will start to apply to companies, employees and ultimately consumers from April. Money blog: Follow latest Here we take a look at the various measures imposed…

Millions of motorists who were mis-sold car finance agreements are due to receive £829 on average in compensation, it has been announced. But why is this happening, and who can make a claim? Sky News explains… The scandal When you buy a car on finance, you are effectively loaned the money for the vehicle, which…

If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. Today we speak to florist and founder of Snapdragon Edinburgh, Catherine Traynor… No one is a florist to become rich,…

This spring, the most valuable commodity in agriculture is not sunshine or even rain, it is fertiliser. By some estimates, up to half of global production of crops and livestock depends on the magical combination of minerals and chemicals that make up synthetic fertiliser. But the Iran war is pushing up prices and squeezing availability…

Motorists should “fill up as normal” as the government is “well prepared” for disruption, a senior minister has said as fuel prices soar. Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the public should listen to trade bodies, such as the RAC, as the cost of petrol climbed above an average of…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said “the floodgates are open” for more legal cases against tech giants after Google and Meta were found liable for a woman’s social media addiction in a landmark lawsuit. A jury in Los Angels found Instagram, which is owned by Meta, and YouTube, which is owned by Google,…

Britain faces a bigger economic downgrade as a result of war in the Persian Gulf than any other major country, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the implications of the conflict. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its 2026 forecast for UK gross domestic product by 0.5 percentage points, meaning Britain…

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is facing a bill worth hundreds of millions of pounds over a missing savings scandal. An update will be given by ministers later on Thursday following a report by the Daily Telegraph that the Treasury-backed bank was seeking taxpayer funds to help it compensate customers for alleged failures in the…