US inflation jumps to highest level in almost two years

The arguments playing out in Moerdijk echo wider dilemmas across the Netherlands. The country is densely populated, and has long struggled to balance competing demands on a finite area of land – housing, farming, nature, transport, industry, and now the infrastructure needed to support large-scale renewable energy projects.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has acknowledged she is “looking at tax and spending”, ahead of her autumn Budget next month. Reeves said she would “always make sure the numbers add up”, in an interview with Sky news against a backdrop of slow economic growth and mounting government debt. The chancellor has previously hinted at tax rises,…

Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter and Jim ConnollyBBC News Investigations Getty Images Vets should be forced to publish price lists so pet owners can see costs up front and shop around for the best deal, the competition watchdog has said. Owners are often unaware of prices or not given estimates for treatments that can run into…

Reuters Mette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump’s threat of tariffs Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says “Europe won’t be blackmailed”, as she and other European leaders continue to weigh their response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Trump says he will impose new taxes…

Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, Seoul, South Korea Watch: Korean skincare is a multi-billion dollar industry – what makes it so great? Who would have thought serums infused with snail mucin – the sticky substance they secrete – would become a part of skincare routines around the world? Well, it’s happened – and the gooey elasticity…