Disabled Post Office Horizon victim offered 15% of compensation claim
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentBBCJanet Skinner suffered a neurological collapse and used a wheelchair for a yearA victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal who was temporarily paralysed after the stress…
Zaanse Schans: The picturesque Dutch village set to charge tourists an entry fee
John LaurensonBusiness reporter, Zaanse Schans, NetherlandsGetty ImagesThe Dutch village of Zaanse Schans and its windmills are set to attract 2.8 million visitors this yearThe historic Dutch village of Zaanse Schans…
How weight-loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue
Nick TriggleHealth correspondentBBCThree years ago, a fashion editor friend returned from Milan Fashion Week bursting with a story to tell.Most fashion editors stayed at the same hotel, she explained, and…
Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months
Becky MortonPolitical reporterYoung people who have been out of a job or education for 18 months will be offered a guaranteed paid work placement, Rachel Reeves is set to announce.Those…
Harrods: Hackers contact firm after 430,000 customer records stolen
Rachel ClunBusiness ReporterReutersLuxury department store Harrods has been contacted by hackers after data relating to 430,000 customer records was stolen in an IT breach.Harrods said it would not engage with…
‘JLR supply chain workers are really struggling’
Rich MulliganRich Mulligan said some of his JLR supply chain colleagues were "struggling really badly""I haven't been on wages for the past two weeks. I'm now dipping into savings, money…
Keir Starmer repeatedly asked if he will rule out VAT rise in Budget
Sir Keir Starmer was repeatedly pressed on whether VAT could be increased in the forthcoming Budget.The prime minister was asked at least five times by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg if…
Where do our taxes go and where will they go in future?
Spending money wisely is perhaps one of the most important jobs for any government. In Ireland there are three big expenditure categories which absorb more than half of all taxes…
Jaguar Land Rover may need more government help, MP says
More government help might be needed for JLR, says MPRachel Clunbusiness reporter, BBC News andSusie RackBBC News, West MidlandsReutersMore government assistance for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and its vast supply…