Starbucks to sell majority stake in China business
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterStarbucks says it is selling a 60% stake in its business in China as part of a $4bn (£3.04bn) deal with investment firm Boyu Capital.Under the agreement, the…
Africa tech: The start-up with science kits for young Africans
Stemaide CEO, Prince Boateng AsareStemaide's goal is to bring science and technology skills to all young Africans.Started in 2022 in Ghana, it has developed a science kit that will work…
More people ditching Buy Now Pay Later loans in favour of family help
Colletta Smith,Cost of living correspondent and Elaine Doran,ProducerBBCCarla McLoughlin regularly borrows from familyPeople turn to family and friends for money more often than Buy Now Pay Later loans, a new…
Reeves says Budget will be ‘fair’ as tax rise speculation mounts
Budget will be 'fair' says Reeves as tax rises expectedJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterPA MediaTax rises could mean reversing a core election manifesto pledge of not raising VAT, National Insurance or income…
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Online pornography showing strangulation or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls.It follows a review…
Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterThe government has asked the media regulator to revisit its rules on phone companies raising their prices in the middle of a contract, after O2 unexpectedly announced it…