Africa tech: The Egyptian firm looking to cut energy bills
Egypt's Saving System says its technology can result in big savings on corporate electrical bills.At the heart of its product are special capacitors - devices which store electrical energy. Saving…
HMRC took ‘cavalier’ approach to stopping child benefit, MPs say
Josh MartinBusiness reporterThe UK tax office took a "cavalier" approach to child benefit checks when it decided to strip payments from thousands of claimants after wrongly assuming they had permanently…
UK bank customer protection if firm goes bust rises to £120,000
Pritti MistryBusiness reporterCustomers with bank accounts in the UK will see a significant increase in the amount of money that is protected if their bank or building society collapses.The deposit…
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
Getty ImagesSince 2018, the United States has been tightening its laws to prevent its rivals from buying into its sensitive sectors – blocking investments in everything from semiconductors to telecommunications.But…
Will Trump’s tariff rollback lower food prices?
Natalie Sherman,Business reporter and Danielle Kaye,Business reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesWhen President Donald Trump last week removed tariffs on more than 200 products, it represented something of a political earthquake, and…
Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government
Getty ImagesReselling tickets to live events for a profit is set to be banned by the government.Ministers are expected to announce the plan in a bid to tackle touts and…
Oil and gas giant Wood plc sold to Dubai engineering firm
Douglas FraserScotland business and economy editorThe Scottish corporate giant that has played a leading role throughout Aberdeen's oil and gas era is being taken over.Aberdeen-based Wood plc has seen its…
France investigating Vinted over alleged links to pornographic content
Hugh Schofield,Paris and Rachel HaganGetty ImagesSecond-hand clothing platform Vinted is under investigation in France after some user accounts were found to be directing visitors to pornographic content.France's Children's Rights Commissioner…
Blackpool Big Food Project foodbank ‘could close without support’
An emergency food charity that sends meals to foodbanks across Blackpool has said it could face closure without support to keep its services running.The Big Food Project is a redistributor…
Ukraine to import US liquefied natural gas via Greece
Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are due to start flowing into war-ravaged Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans.The deal was announced after Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Sheffield breakfast club for parents helps with high cost of food
'We set up a breakfast club for parents at our nursery'Lucy AshtonSouth Yorkshire political reporterBBCDawn Hayes is the cook at the breakfast clubDawn Hayes is cooking sausages and hash browns…