Faarea Masud & Simon BrowningBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe number of passengers passing through UK airports will be the most ever seen on any Christmas Eve since records began in 1972, the…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterBP has struck a $6bn (£4.4bn) deal to sell a majority stake in its motor oil division Castrol to a US investment firm.The oil giant sold a 65%…
BBCYazz Gough uses the Re:dish Good Stuff social supermarket in the Reddish area of StockportA customer of a social supermarket has said she "can afford a few extras for Christmas"…
Government plans to turn post-Grenfell fire safety guidance into law have been strongly criticised by a leading voice in the construction industry.David Jones, president of the Institute of Construction Management,…
Rivalries and rumours: How the new order of the Murdoch dynasty is playing outKatie RazzallCulture and Media EditorBBCListen to this articleChristmas is a time when families get together if they…
Airport operator daa Chief Executive Kenny Jacobs has said the matter of his reported suspension from his position is now "with his lawyers". In his first comments since staff at…
Average household Christmas spend is forecast to hit €1,600 this year, according to Retail Ireland. The figure - which is spending made in addition to households' everyday expenses - would…
BP is to sell a 65% stake in Castrol to alternative investment vehicle Stonepeak. The deal has an enterprise value of $10.1 billion, with BP set to receive net proceeds…
Gold prices broke past $4,500 in Asian trade overnight, on optimism that the US Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates next year, and amid rising tensions between the United…
A US federal judge has upheld US President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee to process H-1B visa applications, acknowledging it could "inflict significant harm on American businesses and institutions of higher…
Alphabet unit Waymo says it will update software used to operate its self-driving vehicles and improve its emergency response protocols after its robotaxis stalled in parts of San Francisco on…
The European Union, France and Germany condemned US visa bans on European citizens combating online hate and disinformation, with Brussels saying it could "respond swiftly and decisively" against the "unjustified…