‘Bus fares eat my budget’: Under-22s join call for free travel
'I spend £120 a month on buses': Under-22s on what free travel would mean to themConnie BowkerBusiness reporterMaisy MoazzenkiviYoung people have told the BBC the "extortionate" cost of bus travel…
The US economy is a puzzle but the pieces aren’t fitting together
Bloomberg/GettyAsk almost any economist and they will tell you: US President Donald Trump has been running risks with the world's largest economy.They say his tariffs and crackdown on immigrants risk…
Iceland supermarket offering £1 reward for reporting shoplifters
Supermarket chain Iceland will financially reward customers who report incidents of shoplifting, as part of efforts to tackle rising levels of retail theft.The firm's executive chairman, Richard Walker, said that…
Kingsmill to buy Hovis in move that would create UK’s biggest bread producer
Kingsmill's owner has said it has agreed to buy rival Hovis and plans to merge the companies in a move that would create the UK's biggest bread brand.Associated British Foods…
Bioethanol redundancies to start next week after rescue ruled out
Simon Jack & Lucy HookerBusiness editor & Business reporterThe UK's largest bioethanol plant will begin closing down operations on Monday, after the government decided not to offer the sector a…
Gatwick strikes suspended after new pay offer
Zac SherrattBBC News, South EastGetty ImagesUnite had claimed the strikes would have affected every flight leaving Gatwick, though the airport denied thisStrikes by baggage screeners at Gatwick Airport have been…
UK’s Turing AI Institute bosses respond to staff anger
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor•@zskThe heads of the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have acknowledged recent months have been "challenging" for staff as the charity undergoes "substantial" change.It comes after…