Oil prices rise after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Daniel Thomas,Ben HattonandPeter HoskinsGetty ImagesFile photo of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which has now ground to a haltGlobal oil prices have risen after at least three ships were…
UK social media ban for under 16s consultation begins
Lucy Hooker,Business reporterandLaura Cress,Technology reporterGetty ImagesA public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s is being launched on Monday, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to…
Flights cancelled as new travel warnings issued after US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Aleks Phillips and Ben HattonReutersEmirates has suspended all its operations in and out of Dubai, leaving passengers round the world strandedAirlines are continuing to cancel and divert flights in the…
A firm hiring blind staff went bust – but its mission lives on
Ben KingBusiness reporterBBCWhen Clarity – the UK's oldest social enterprise – collapsed five years ago, more than a hundred workers lost their jobs and salaries.Clarity was founded in 1854 to…
Could a huge data centre revitalise Ayrshire – or ruin it?
Jonathan GeddesBBC Glasgow and West reporterILI GroupILI Group are seeking to build a data centre in Hurlford, near HMP KilmarnockIt is currently a large, unassuming patch of farmland in East…
Yorkshire Cat Rescue sees rise in abandoned cats as costs increase
Rescue centre sees rise in abandoned cat familiesCathy Killick/BBCFive kittens were recently found living in an abandoned house in BradfordAn animal rescue centre says it has seen an increase in…