Ovo energy customers urged not to panic as takeover by E.On planned

AFP via Getty Images Boeing will avoid a criminal charge in the US linked to two deadly 737 Max crashes, after a court granted a request from the US government to dismiss the criminal case. In his ruling, Judge Reed O’Connor said he “disagreed” that dropping the charge was in the public interest but said…

Kate WhannelPolitical reporter PA Media Farmers protested against the changes again at last month’s Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some Labour backbenchers. At last year’s Budget, ministers said they…

What to watch for during Trump’s State of the Union address BBC Washington correspondent Daniel Bush on who may skip the speech, why the president is fuming at the Supreme Court, and what policies could, or couldn’t, be in for a shake‑up. 7 hrs ago

The government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands. Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line had included a line between the two cities, but that part of the project was scrapped by Rishi Sunak’s government. On Wednesday, the government is expected…