UK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset rising transport costs

May’s figure confounds forecasts of an increase to 3% as Bank of England prepares to set interest rates

What my dad taught me about the inevitability of death

Most fathers would shield their children from death. Mine, a psychologist, did the opposite

As One Nation surges in the polls, I’m so heartened by Australia’s love for Nestory Irankunda

We must remember he’s only 20 years old. It’s unfair to place the fate of multiculturalism on his shoulders

Lululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event

Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese culture

Electrical retailer AO shifts UK call centre roles to South Africa

About 150 jobs have already been lost in Bolton as company reports 145% rise in profits and hands £20m to shareholders

UK social media ban ‘likely to cause £1.3bn drop’ in digital advertising spend

TV streamers and family shows set to benefit as brands cease marketing to teenagers on sites such as YouTube

Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’

Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisers

Surprisingly benign UK inflation data signals a softer Iran war hit than feared

Impact of war on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plc

Trump’s Department of Labor claims without data that states defrauded government

Keith Sonderling, acting head of the agency, threatens to withhold administrative funds from states for first time in history

Dartmoor potential pony cull prompts urgent call for livestock rule change

Exclusive: Sources say Defra’s policy on livestock fails to distinguish between ponies and sheep