Move by prime minister comes as Conservatives push for publication of all messages relating to appointment
Decline comes after cash-strapped chemists reduced opening hours to cut costs
Science minister Patrick Vallance says Department of Health will fund the extra spending out of its existing budget
UK government grapples with unprecedented backlog of 80,000 criminal cases
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared official documents while serving as a UK trade envoy
The announcement, ahead of a council election in May, caps years of funding cuts and asset sales
Multiple MPs in Labour Party question Morgan McSweeney’s judgment as revelations shake Westminster
Croydon’s surge in development on small sites shows how a rules-based system can unlock housebuilding
Setbacks risk upsetting decarbonisation plans of factories in the industrial region between Liverpool and north-west Wales
But there is a disconnect between economists’ metrics and people’s perceptions
Prosperity and security will be driven by removing unnecessary barriers that hold businesses back
Architects are creating places of worship that also function as civic hubs in a bid to foster connection in the community. But it’s not the answer to everyone’s prayers
Danish brewer’s soft drinks sales double thanks to Britvic acquisition
The government needs to revive the appeal of flats — but capping ground rents at £250 a year won’t cut it
Peer provided convicted sex offender with sensitive UK government information while a minister, emails show
Peer has been the subject of revelations that he passed on confidential government information to Jeffrey Epstein
Morgan McSweeney could be forced out over misjudgment, raising stakes for PM’s survival
Meeting convened by UK prime minister comes as officials examine ways of overriding multibillion-pound funding gap
Falling levels of immigration also reduce competition among tenants
Couples who split up increasingly seek to reach financial settlement outside overburdened court system
Metropolitan Police announces move after revelations former minister leaked confidential information to sex offender
British chancellor in talks with EU commissioners aimed at deepening economic integration
Keir Starmer orders inquiry into former business secretary’s conduct during his time as minister
Vladimir Motin on duty when his vessel hit tanker carrying fuel for US military
The FT’s guide on what to look out for at Thursday’s session
Claimants hail ‘a decisive victory’ over corrosion and other faults at exclusive development
County councillors say former Conservative administration ‘weren’t crazy, they were business people’
Former UK ambassador to US claims he has ‘no record or recollection’ of payments
Tax reform demands choices about ‘special treatment’ that politicians have long avoided
Rise comes after slight fall at end of last year amid uncertainty around potential Budget changes to property taxes
Also in this newsletter: Deploying the ACI, and dangerous methane
Bank balances weakening jobs market against firmer growth
‘Bullish believer’ proposes acquisition as part of plan to create European metals group
New priorities are needed to succeed amid unreliable and competing great powers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to slash about 300 staff by 2030
Exponent fails to find bidder willing to meet its expected valuation for UK top 20 firm Xeinadin
