Housing shortage: Scale of UK’s housing gap revealed
Renters speak of struggling to get on the property ladder, amid a shortage of over one million homes. …
Business
Sun’s owner reports £68m loss as paper sales fall
News Group Newspapers still paying out millions over phone-hacking scandal. …
Michael O’Leary: Ryanair boss criticised for Muslim profiling comments
The Ryanair boss says Muslim men should be profiled at airports because “that is where the threat is”. …
Waitrose named best supermarket by Which?
Waitrose has been rated the best UK in-store supermarket again in Which?’s annual supermarket satisfaction survey. …
Email address charges branded ‘daylight robbery’
Ofcom is asking why broadband firms charge people to keep old email addresses after switching providers. …
Wells Fargo reaches $3bn fake accounts settlement
Pressure to hit sales goals led Wells Fargo staff to create fake accounts and collect extra fees. …
EU budget: Talks end amid stand-off between ‘frugal’ and other nations
French President Emmanuel Macron said the deadlock showed “we don’t need Britain to show disunity”. …
Harry and Meghan to end use of ‘SussexRoyal’ brand
Plans to secure a trademark have also been abandoned, a spokesperson for the duke and duchess says. …
US business levels fall sharply amid coronavirus
Activity fell last month for the first time since 2013, according to a closely watched survey. …
Sir Philip Green ‘has no intention’ to watch Greed film
Steve Coogan plays “a larger-than-life” businessman in the movie. …
Why are investors betting against shopping centres?
Landlords are sharing the pain felt on the High Street, and it has shown up in their share prices. …
First class stamps to rise 6p to 76p
The Royal Mail is increasing the cost of postage again, with first-class stamps rising 6p to 76p …
Storm Dennis: ‘My business was flooded twice in two days’
Business owners describe how they have been left counting the cost of the floods caused by Storm Dennis. …
Coronavirus: Car sales in China fall 92% in February
Car dealerships remain closed and buyers stay away as the coronavirus outbreak takes its toll on sales. …
Coronavirus outbreak to cost airlines almost $30bn
Airline industry body IATA predicts global air travel demand will fall for the first time since 2009. …
JP Morgan economists warn of ‘catastrophic’ climate change
Researchers say delaying climate change action risks “potentially catastrophic outcomes”. …
Turning billions of £20 notes into compost
Around two billion paper £20 notes will be replaced with polymer notes in the next few months. …
Barclays scraps ‘Big Brother’ staff tracking system
The bank’s software to monitor the amount of time staff spent at their desks was condemned as “creepy”. …