Busiest Christmas Eve for air travel, says aviation body
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…
BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol in $6bn deal
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%…
Social supermarket ‘helps me to afford Christmas’
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"…
Major fires still a risk under ‘spineless’ new safety law, construction boss warns
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,…
How the new order of the Murdoch dynasty is playing out
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…
‘Matter with lawyers’ says Jacobs amid daa ‘time out’
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 to top €1,600 – Ibec
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 to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak
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 passes the $4,500 threshold to new record high
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…
US judge upholds Trump’s $100,000 tech visa fee
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…
Waymo to update robotaxis after San Francisco outage
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…