Volvo Cars sales rise 2% in December
Volvo Cars sales rise 2% in December
Sweden-based Volvo Cars has today a 2% rise in December sales volumes to 75,049 cars as fully electric models jumped in Europe and the US but tumbled in China, taking…
Euro zone inflation eases to 2% in December
Euro zone inflation eases to 2% in December
Euro zone inflation slowed as expected last month, hitting the European Central Bank's 2% target before likely moving lower in the coming months as falling energy costs offset lingering domestic…
Trump says Venezuela will be ‘turning over’ up to 50m barrels of oil to US
Trump says Venezuela will be ‘turning over’ up to 50m barrels of oil to US
Kayla EpsteinandOsmond ChiaGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said Venezuela "will be turning over" up to 50m barrels of oil to the US, after a surprise military operation that removed…
Learner drivers may have to wait six months before taking test
Learner drivers may have to wait six months before taking test
Katy Austin,Transport correspondentandEmer Moreau,Business reporterGetty ImagesLearner drivers could have to practise for up to six months before they are allowed to sit their practical testLearner drivers in England and Wales…
Fujitsu ‘not a parasite’ for profiting after Horizon scandal, says boss
Fujitsu ‘not a parasite’ for profiting after Horizon scandal, says boss
Archie MitchellandEsyllt Carr,Business reportersParliament TVFujitsu's European boss Paul Patterson answered questions from the Business and Trade CommitteeFujitsu is "not a parasite" for continuing to profit from government contracts in the…
Drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
Drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years
Katy Austin,Transport correspondentandEmer Moreau,Business reporterGetty ImagesDrivers over 70 will have to take an eye test every three years to keep their licenceDrivers over the age of 70 will have to…
Target ‘divisive’ Reform in 2026, Keir Starmer tells ministers
Target ‘divisive’ Reform in 2026, Keir Starmer tells ministers
Chas GeigerPolitics reporter The prime minister has drawn a series of sharp dividing lines with Nigel Farage's Reform UK, in an attempt to begin reviving Labour's and his own political…
Next raises profit forecast after strong Christmas sales
Next raises profit forecast after strong Christmas sales
Nick EdserBusiness reporterReutersFashion retail chain Next has raised its profit forecast after reporting stronger-than-expected sales over the key Christmas period.However, the retailer warned that UK sales were unlikely to grow…
Warm space at Dorking Christian Centre has key “social aspect”
Warm space at Dorking Christian Centre has key “social aspect”
Warm Welcome helps fight cold and isolationBBCSue Jamieson and Margaret Ashdown help run one a one of Surrey's "warm welcome" venuesA woman who helps to run one of Surrey's Warm…
Green Synergy Lincoln reunites childhood friends in warm space group
Green Synergy Lincoln reunites childhood friends in warm space group
'We became best friends at a warm hub'Sarah-May BuccieriLincolnBBCAlan Thompson and Jane Innes have become "best friends" since starting sessions at Green Synergy in LincolnA pair of childhood friends who…
Guernsey families ‘unaware’ of winter fuel allowance eligibility
Guernsey families ‘unaware’ of winter fuel allowance eligibility
Josh DayandHarry Whitehead,GuernseyBBCJim Roberts said islanders should check to see if they are eligible for the Winter Fuel AllowanceThe Guernsey Community Foundation believes some islanders do not know they are…
Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories
Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterHyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots in its factories from 2028, as major companies race to use the new technology.The South Korean firm showed…