Jon Yeomans

EU to ‘push back petrol car sales ban to 2040’ Car bosses say that EU will delay the outlawing of new sales by five years, meaning the ban on the Continent would come a decade after the UK

There's a growing belief in the car industry the EU will push back the 2035 deadline to ban new petrol car sales. Oliver Gill reports www.thetimes.com/article/55fd...

In Vermont, Ben of Ben & Jerry’s is still fighting his overlords Ben Cohen goes back to where it all began 47 years ago to reassert why his ice cream company’s owner Unilever can’t ‘muzzle’ its history as a social activist

One of my favourite pieces in this week's Sunday Times Business section: Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's gives Will Turvill a tour of the town that built the ice cream empire www.thetimes.com/article/9adb...

Jaguar Land Rover to restart engine production ‘within days’ The carmaker, which was hit by a paralysing cyberattack, puts suppliers on notice for production at its Wolverhampton engine works to resume on October 6

Jaguar Land Rover to restart engine production ‘within days’ - suppliers have been put on notice - NEW at @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

M&S restores click and collect after cyberattack disruption The service is back online after a four-month absence. The hack in April is expected to have cost the retailer an estimated £300 million

Good news for the nation! M&S click & collect is back up and running www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

How inheritance tax changes are tightening the screw on family firms Amid Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax grab next April, owners of small family businesses say investment will be jeopardised and thousands of jobs are at risk

Family firms fear an inheritance tax raid after changes in the budget - and guess what? They're cutting back investment and jobs as a result. Not very pro-growth. By me for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Why the OC star Ben McKenzie is leading a crusade against crypto Ben McKenzie, the US actor behind a new documentary, Everyone is Lying to You For Money, explains why crypto trading is like an ‘unregulated, unlicensed casino’

NEW I spoke to Ben McKenzie about his new doc Everyone Is Lying to Your For Money - taking on the crypto bros. Film debuts at SXSW London next week www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Accounting watchdog vows to speed up inquiries into audit failures Richard Moriarty, boss of the Financial Reporting Council, says it needs to accelerate investigations and show lenience on more minor errors

Significant change in tone from audit regulator FRC - it will speed up investigations into accounting failures and offer leniency to firms that self-report. All part of the 'pro-growth agenda' no doubt. Story by Laith Al-Khalaf for The Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Why US Steel workers are ready to embrace Japanese saviour Nippon Unions may be deeply opposed to the deal but in Pennsylvanian towns ravaged by years of cheap imports, the mood is very different as Trump’s stance softens

NEW US Steel workers are ready to embrace their Japanese saviour Nippon, writes Jim Armitage - who was in Pennsylvania this week www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

SFO to offer deals to firms that come clean on fraud Businesses that self-report suspected financial crime will be invited to negotiate deferred prosecutions, the head of the Serious Fraud Office will announce

NEW Serious Fraud Office will change its guidance this week to encourage more firms to report wrongdoing... more deferred prosecutions on the way? SFO chief will warn firms against trying to "bury skeletons" www.thetimes.com/article/5b9d...

Why the new football regulator could be a massive own goal A new football regulator — with powers to monitor finances, vet prospective owners and impose financial penalties — could soon be a reality. And clubs hate it

Yes, the UK's football regulator is happening, and yes, a lot of people are unhappy about it. @olivershah dons his football scarf to find out more www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Draghi’s billions: how the EU is spending its Covid recovery cash Europe has until August 2026 to turn its biggest-ever recovery drive into results, or risk wasting billions

In 2020 the EU launched a €750 billion spending programme to recover from Covid. How much has actually been spent - and how? We took a closer look: www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

US real estate’s next crisis is climate change, warns Big Short guru Insurance costs could ‘be the first domino to fall’ amid the ravages of climate change in the southern states, leaving homeowners stranded and markets in chaos

The brewing crisis in US real estate - as climate risk leads to a huge "repricing" of insurance, which homeowners can't afford. Danny Fortson speaks to one of the Big Short forecasters of doom... www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Ducati boss: an electric super bike? It doesn’t quite work Claudio Domenicali, boss of the Italian motorcycle brand Ducati, is stepping up its investment in British showrooms — but electric superbikes remain elusive

NEW by me for @thetimes.com and free to read: the boss of Ducati on superbikes, going electric, and what Trump tariffs mean for motorbikes www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

What the $10bn sale of Walgreens means for your Boots Many in the City believe the deal could lay the groundwork for Boots to be relisted or sold from under its American parent. But fixing the chain could be a ‘grind’

Whither Boots, after the $10bn sale of its parent? The City is eyeing up the chain www.thetimes.com/article/d718...

‘British stories are dying out’: the cash crisis threatening TV The rise of YouTube and global streamers such as Netflix means raising funding for shows that appeal mainly to UK audiences is increasingly difficult

The cost of British TV is soaring... and producers are thinking of radical ideas to plug the funding gap. www.thetimes.com/article/80b8...

Great British Railways brand to appear on trains from May The new logo featuring the Union Jack will be unveiled on the first trains to be fully nationalised under the Labour government

Britain's trains are getting a Team GB-style makeover, sort of. Though there may not be enough money to repaint them... www.thetimes.com/article/2d31...

Sony slams ‘unworkable’ AI plans as music theft The government is proposing to change UK laws to provide an exemption from copyright rules to allow AI developers to mine video, audio and text content

One of the world's biggest music companies is NOT happy about the government's AI copyright proposals. www.thetimes.com/article/4452...

Come and work with me at The Sunday Times. We're now hiring a deputy business editor www.newscareers.co.uk/vacancies/37...

JOB UPDATE. Delighted to say I'm now Business Editor at the Sunday Times. All story ideas / tips / feedback welcome, by the usual channels. I may even post on Bluesky more often!

Anthropic chief: ‘By next year, AI could be smarter than all humans’ Dario Amodei believes ‘superintelligence’ is almost here. Danny Fortson goes inside the headquarters of OpenAI’s big rival

Fascinating, sobering piece on the rise of AI giant Anthropic by @dannyfortson.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/2323...

Southport families: We’re looking for light in the darkness The parents of Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe want the world to know what they were like — their joy, jokes and dreams — as they relive that awful July day

Last week I sat down with the families of Bebe King,6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, who lost their lives in the attack in Southport last year, to hear about their daughters, and why they were so loved.

This is their story -

www.thetimes.com/article/8f5e...

Trump tariffs: president will risk trade war, says Mike Pompeo The man who was secretary of state and CIA chief in Trump’s last administration expects ‘Tariff Man’ to stick to his guns

NEW Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on why 'Tariff Man' Donald Trump is serious about a trade war - and why he's targeting China. By me for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/article/3533...

Boeing is too big to fail. Here’s how it can escape its tailspin Like the astronauts on its Starliner capsule, Boeing is going nowhere unless new boss Kelly Ortberg can succeed with measures such as faster deliveries

Boeing's year to forget... and a way to pilot out of its malaise. By me for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/article/53e0...

Honda eyes return to UK with Nissan tie-up in Sunderland The car makers are locked in talks over a potential merger and could share production space in factories

NEW Could Honda give a lift to the UK's struggling car industry? Its potential merger with Nissan could spell more work in Sunderland www.thetimes.com/article/084b...

Gisèle Pelicot said the most powerful four words I’ve heard this year Christina Lamb has reported on war zone rapes, and can see parallels in the horror outlined in a French court — and the denial culture from some local men. She asks, can this remarkable case really ch...

Thoughtful, powerful writing from @christinalamb.bsky.social on Pelicot www.thetimes.com/article/dfd3...

The truth about Guinness revealed. Britons really have gone mad for the black stuff www.thetimes.com/article/f567...

I'm back on the business beat after 2 months editing world news, in which time we had the Israel-Lebanon war, Trump's re-election, the worst European floods in 50 years, a semi-coup in South Korea and the fall of Assad. I'm sure things will quieten down now...

Water companies try to hike bills after £400 million NI hit Firms have submitted calculations to regulator Ofwat in an effort to allow them to recoup the cost of Rachel Reeves’ budget by putting up customer bills

NEW Water companies are facing a £400m hit from national insurance rises after the Budget. What will it mean for your bills? By me for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/article/dfa0...

How Thames Water got away with trashing our rivers This summer Thames Water was fined a record £104 million for dumping sewage in our waterways and the company faces collapse. How was this allowed to happen? Jon Yeomans wades in

This summer Thames Water was fined a record £104 million for dumping sewage in our waterways and the company faces collapse. How was this allowed to happen?

How did Thames Water end up on the brink? My piece graces the front of the Sunday Times Magazine today. Dive in here: www.thetimes.com/article/1c1e...