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Lucy HookerandJonathan Josephs,Business reportersGetty ImagesWith energy prices still high due to the conflict in the Gulf, governments around the world are being urged to reduce driving speed limits and encourage…

Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe UK's borrowing costs have hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as the energy price surge sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran has…

Lucy HookerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesTypical annual household energy bills could go up by £332 in July, energy consultancy Cornwall Insight calculates, although the figure is likely to change.The forecast reflects the…

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John CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NIGetty ImagesPower NI, which is the only regulated electricity supplier in Northern Ireland, has about 500,000 household customersAll households in Northern Ireland will…

BBCChildren often outgrow uniforms before they are worn outParents across London will be able to buy second-hand school uniforms as part of a new scheme to reduce waste.The School Uniform…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA trio linked with a US technology supplier have been charged over a ploy to smuggle American artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, the Department of Justice…

Episode detailsWorld Service,16 Mar 2026,11 minsAvailable for over a yearOn 2 March 2006, the United States and India finalised a controversial nuclear deal, ending India's three decades of international isolation…