The work and pensions secretary has set out plans to "fix the broken benefits system" and tackle the "perverse incentives" driving people to depend on welfare.Liz Kendall's announcement is designed…
Huw ThomasBusiness correspondent, BBC WalesGetty ImagesUS tariffs on imported steel and aluminium have "spooked" customers of British steel, according to Tata Steel UK.Chief executive Rajesh Nair told MPs some American…
Brian WheelerPolitical reporterPA MediaThe government has announced plans for major changes to the benefits system aimed at cutting the growing amount the UK spends on welfare. Stricter tests for personal…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentSome may use yoga mats and virtual reality headsets to mentally escape the daily grind but now statisticians are using them to chart the rising cost…
Philippa Roxby and Dominic HughesHealth correspondentsGetty ImagesAbout 6,000 community pharmacies in England are being advised to start working to rule in two weeks, unless an agreement can be reached with…
João da SilvaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesFirm blamed its troubles on a fall-out with Warner Bros and a "failed and costly endeavour" into independent film productionVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group, the…
Revenues at one of the largest McDonald's franchise operators in the country, Aarval increased by 16% from €40.27m to a record €46.93m in 2023. However, increased costs at Aaron Byrne's…
Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesSubsea cables are critical to the operation of the internetThe diver had found the fibre optic cable lying on the seabed of the North Sea. He swam…
Frank GardnerSecurity correspondentReporting fromBerlinGetty ImagesGermany's military deployed two air defence units to Poland in January to protect supply routes to Ukraine - Germany has been Europe's main donor of weaponsWhat…
Apple has lost its challenge at Germany's top civil court against its classification as a significant market power, a label which gives antitrust regulators more scope and flexibility to scrutinise…
Nicolai Tangen has been appointed to a second term as CEO of Norway's vast sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, the central bank said today. Tangen, 58, who became…
Canada's annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in February, surpassing expectations as a sales tax break that ended in the middle of last month pushed prices higher…