Tutor sought for £180k job to teach baby to become a ‘gentleman’
Tutoring a baby to make them an 'English gentleman' - Is it worth the money?Getty ImagesThe company behind the advert says what looks like "luxury or oddity" is actually "intentional…
How the US has overtaken China’s investments in Africa
How the US overtook China as Africa's biggest foreign investorEgon CossouBusiness reporterTrinity MetalsYou probably don't give much thought to the device that you're reading this article on, as long as…
China exempts Nexperia chips from export controls
Nick EdserBusiness reporterChina has lifted export controls on computer chips vital to car production, the country's commerce ministry has said.Exemptions have been granted to exports made by Chinese-owned Nexperia for…
Child benefit: HMRC to review thousands of suspended payments
Eimear DevlinBBC Money Box reporterThe UK's tax body is reviewing its decisions to strip child benefit from about 23,500 claimants after it used travel data to conclude they had left…
More than 1,000 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day
Getty ImagesTravellers wait in a long line at a security checkpoint at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on 6 NovemberMore than 1,400 flights to, from, or within the US were…
Inquiry to review rising levels of youth inactivity
Ben Wright,BBC Political Correspondent and Tabby WilsonAn independent review into the rising number of young people not working or studying is being launched by the government.Former Labour Health Secretary Alan…
Christmas adverts 2025: How ads by John Lewis, Asda and Lidl ‘let real life in,’ from cost of living to masculinity
Noor NanjiCulture reporterJohn LewisThis year’s John Lewis Christmas advert centres a father-son relationship for the first timeIt's still only early November, but Christmas adverts are already coming thick and fast.While…
Honesty boxes should be dying like cash. But many are flourishing
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCAnnabelle says some customers travel for miles to buy her cookies from her honesty boxHonesty boxes: traditionally found on rural lay-bys, offering local produce like eggs…
Central Bank warns over increase in AI ‘deepfake’ scams
The Central Bank has issued a warning about an increase in artificial intelligence (AI) being used to create realistic social media ads and profiles impersonating public or business figures. These…
Trump asks for meat packer probe over beef prices
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterUS President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Justice Department to investigate meat-packing companies over their possible role in driving up beef prices.Trump, on social media, accused the…