LockBit ransomware group’s leader unmasked and hit with sanctions; UK house prices inch higher– business live

Leader of major cybercrime group has been unmasked and sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia, authorities say‘They’re everywhere’: Labour’s wooing of City goes into overdriveThe small increase in UK house prices in April has left them broadly flat since the turn of the year, says Peter Arnold, EY UK chief economist:The stabilisation in market conditions reflects the large fall in mortgage rates since last summer, with transactions and prices appearing to have passed thei