Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of major vaccine makers dropped on Monday after a key U.S. health official resigned in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on immunization. The departure of Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator, has raised fresh fears about…

MP Taiwo Owatemi’s £900 expense claim for a landlord’s surcharge to let her keep her dog in her London flat has prompted ministers to ask the Commons authorities for a review of allowance rules. The MP, who has a cockapoo called Bella, made her expense claim last August and it was accepted by the Independent…

UK savers would have up to £110,000 of their deposits protected if their bank or building society goes bust under proposals put forward by the Bank of England. The plan, put forward by the central bank on Monday, represents a near-30% hike from the current limit of £85,000, and would mark the first substantial change…

Introduction: World markets on track for biggest monthly loss since 2022 Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Donald Trump’s trade war is alarming the global markets, sending shares sliding in their worst month in over two years. Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region are…