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Katy Austin,Transport correspondentand Simon Browning, Transport reporter Getty Images Cheating cases during practical and theory driving tests rose by nearly 50 per cent last year in England, Scotland and Wales, new figures show. The cheating methods varied, according to freedom of information data from the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), with more than 1,100…

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Bloomberg via Getty Images Price increases in the US eased in recent months, as costs for items including hotels, milk and some kinds of clothing fell. The latest figures from the Labor Department showed prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November. That pace was down from 3% in September and…

The government is facing a bigger-than-expected hole in the public finances as it prepares for next month’s Budget. A downgrade to the UK’s productivity performance from the government’s official forecaster could lead to the chancellor facing a £20bn gap in meeting her tax and spending rules, the BBC understands. Rachel Reeves has confirmed both tax…

The war has seen large oil and gas facilities attacked and it has effectively closed a key shipping channel, the Strait of Hormuz, which runs close to the Iranian coast. One fifth of the world’s oil passes through here, so the disruption has sent global oil prices soaring, and the price of diesel has followed.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. United Arab Emirates state energy company Adnoc has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Russia’s controlling stake in Serbia’s sole oil refinery, as Belgrade grows increasingly frustrated with Moscow’s foot-dragging under US sanctions. Adnoc, or…