Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion to be sentenced over £5bn Bitcoin stash
Tony HanGlobal China UnitMetropolitan PoliceQian Zhemin enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of travel and shopping before UK police discovered her stash of crypto A woman, said by police to have bought…
Africa tech: The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify transport
Zipping around, amid the traffic of Kenya's capital city Nairobi, are hundreds of electric bicycles from the Kenyan start-up eWaka Mobility.Founded in 2021 by Celeste Vogel and Jimmy Tune, eWaka…
Nexperia: A battle over a Chinese chip maker that rocked the global car industry
Suranjana TewariAsia Business CorrespondentReutersIn late September, the Dutch government invoked a Cold War-era emergency law to take control of a Chinese-owned chip company that has operations in the country.The extraordinary…
Rachel Reeves suggests family benefit limits will be lifted
Reeves suggests benefit limits on larger families to be liftedPaul SeddonPolitical reporterRachel Reeves: I don't think it's right that a child is penalised for being in a bigger familyRachel Reeves…
Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentThe Post Office has agreed to extend its deal to use the controversial Horizon IT system for another year.It is paying a further £41m to the Japanese-owned company…
Guinness maker Diageo appoints former Tesco chief Dave Lewis as new boss
Faarea MasudBusiness reporterA former Tesco boss has been appointed to the top job at Guinness-owner Diageo, as the biggest drinks firm in the world seeks to turn around its flagging…
Herm tourism bosses on ‘difficult’ running costs
BBCKate Moody said she was trying to target the French marketTourism bosses in Herm say the cost of running the island is "very difficult".Reflecting on the recent tourist season, Herm's…
BA boss Sean Doyle: Heathrow should be expanded without M25 being moved
ReutersBritish Airways is Heathrow Airport's biggest operatorHeathrow Airport should be expanded without moving the M25 motorway, the CEO of British Airways Sean Doyle has said.The government is considering two proposals…
US Senate passes deal aimed at ending longest ever government shutdown
EPAUS Senate Majority Leader John Thune helped negtotiate the weekend deal A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, paving the way for the record-breaking…
Cornish businesses urged to consider paying ‘real living wage’
Call for more employers to pay 'real living wage'Seb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCPatrick Langmaid viewed paying the real living wage as an investment in his businessMore employers in Cornwall have been…