Zara ads banned for featuring ‘unhealthily thin’ models
ZaraTwo adverts by fashion brand Zara have been banned for featuring models who appeared "unhealthily thin".The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said shadows and a slick back bun hairstyle made one…
Call for help with school uniform costs in England
Dan Whitworth & Dearbail JordanReporting fromWinsford, CheshireGetty ImagesFew councils offer school uniform support, and one of the UK's largest debt advisers has called on the government to change thatLow-income families…
Rachel Reeves must increase taxes to meet her rules, says thinktank
Lucy HookerBBC Business reporterTaxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet her self-imposed borrowing rules, according to an economic thinktank.The National Institute of Economic and…
Boss of water regulator Ofwat to resign at the end of the month
Rachel Clun and Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporters, BBC NewsThe chief executive of Ofwat will stand down at the end of the month, the regulator has confirmed.Ofwat, which regulates the water sector…
Stoke-on-Trent claimant ‘deflated’ by court’s car finance ruling
Alex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsStuart GeorgeBBC Radio StokeBBCAndrew Wrench said he felt "let down" by the Supreme Court's rulingA claimant says he feels "deflated" by a Supreme Court decision which…
Neil Woodford and company face nearly £46m fine over failures
Former star fund manager and firm face £46m fineKaren HogganBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPAFormer star fund manager Neil Woodford and his investment firm face a total of almost £46m in fines…