Tom Espiner & Faarea MasudBusiness reporters, BBC NewsFashion accessories chain Claire's has collapsed into administration in the UK and Ireland, putting 2,150 jobs at risk. The company has 278 shops…
Charlotte Edwards & Chris VallanceTechnology reportersGetty ImagesThe number of people in the UK visiting the most popular pornography sites has decreased sharply since enhanced age verification rules came into place,…
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Tom EspinerBBC business reporterGetty ImagesThe average two-year mortgage rate has dipped below 5% for the first time since former Prime Minister Liz Truss's mini-budget in September 2022, figures show. The…
A number of baggage screeners at Gatwick Airport will strike over a pay dispute in late August, including over the bank holiday weekend, the Unite union has announced.The union claims…
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Families are struggling to put food on the table during the school holidays, charities have warned. A community kitchen and foodbank in Okehampton in Devon said a dramatic rise in…
Osmond Chia & Imran Rahman-JonesBusiness & technology reportersArtificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) takeover bid for the world's most popular web browser, Google Chrome.The three-year-old…
BBCSam Mézec says Jersey will have problems "if we don't have a large enough working population"Jersey's falling birth rate is a "ticking bomb" for the island, the housing minister says.Deputy…
Administrators have been appointed to Claire’s, putting around 2,150 jobs in Ireland and the UK at risk. The move was confirmed by the US owners of the fashion accessories retailer.…
Lily Jamali and Mitchell LabiakBBC NewsA South Korean former tech executive accused of helping to spark a cryptocurrency crisis that cost investors more than $40bn (£31.8bn) has pleaded guilty to…
Airport chiefs have been urged to give a security worker his old job back as a supervisor after he was demoted for kissing a subordinate while they were at work…