Archie Mitchell,Business reporterandColletta Smith,BBC Your Voice correspondentGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to explore options to address the "unique challenges" faced by households reliant on heating oil amid the US-Israeli…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe impact of the US and Israel's war in Iran is starting to hit home - no matter where you live. As the conflict blocks…
Kali HaysTechnology reporterReutersArtificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has filed a first of its kind lawsuit against the US government over claims that it is a "supply chain risk".The AI firm's…
George Thorpe,South WestandDavid Dixon,CornwallBBCPensioner Pauline Trubody said she was having to watch her spending due to the spike in oil pricesSome Cornwall residents say their home heating oil bills have…
Rural households feel the pinch of war in IranSteve JonesandCathy Killick,YorkshireBBCDominique Shepherd says the price rises are a "worry"Rural residents using oil tanks to fuel their homes say they are…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesFrom petrol prices to mortgage rates, the US-Israeli war with Iran has already had an impact on people's finances in the UK.How deep and sustained…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesMotorists in western Thailand queue for petrol Some countries across Asia have announced measures to deal with the impact of soaring global energy costs caused by the…
Episode detailsWorld Service,06 Mar 2026,9 minsAvailable for over a yearThe Strait of Hormuz is a narrow gap of water in the Middle East between Iran and the Arabian peninsula. About…
The construction sector recorded an increase in activity levels last month for the first time in almost a year, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from AIB. The monthly…
There has been a surge in global oil prices, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East intensifies, with Israel targeting oil depots in Iran over the weekend, prompting an…
SIPTU members working in Blanchardstown and Inner City Home Care in Dublin have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. Blanchardstown and Inner City Home…
Anthropic has today filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab's high-stakes battle with the US military over…