Figure marks rebound from previous month’s contraction

Cautious stance comes amid Wall St concerns over president’s attack on the Federal Reserve

Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions

Business dynamism comes in many different forms

Traders offload Asda’s bonds and loans in a sign that confidence in retailer’s turnaround is weakening

Venezuelan immigrant injured after attempting to flee officers, authorities say

Mayor concerned that capital will be at ‘sharpest edge of change’ given dependence on white-collar jobs

Any action against Tehran could tip regional balance further in Israel’s favour, even as some US interests are put at risk

President declines to rule out military action after Washington evacuated personnel from Qatar command centre

UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets

Chancellor says a post-Budget retreat could include extension to other hospitality

After retreat on digital ID cards, chancellor indicates climbdown on business rates for pubs is coming soon

American intervention in Iran carries far greater risks than in Venezuela

Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies

Move is part of an effort to limit entries from foreigners who rely on government welfare

S&P 500 on course for worst day since mid-December as tech shares also hit

Rate cut bets and easing tensions over government borrowing fuel gilts rally

Oil slides as president says he has received assurances that killing in Tehran has ‘stopped’

‘Fundamental disagreement’ remains as Donald Trump maintains his campaign to take over the territory

Chief executive Jane Fraser is pushing through bank’s biggest restructuring in more than a decade

His two great liabilities, Brexit and Donald Trump, are unmentionable in British politics

Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote

Move comes as personnel evacuated from the US military’s Al Udeid air base in Qatar

Prime minister hoping to consolidate grip on power by winning majority for ruling party