Man who spent £40k on football kits says England shirt overpriced
BBCCollector Les Motherby says classic kits are often better value than new onesA man who has spent more than £40,000 on football shirts believes the new England kit is overpriced…
Eviction risk for Northamptonshire rescue centre as land for sale
Rescue centre facing eviction makes funding appeal22 hours agoIsabella VeronaNorthamptonshireTeresa UnderwoodTeresa Underwood opened the sanctuary in 2020 having worked with animals throughout her lifeAn animal rescue centre said it needed…
Rathwood enters examinership, halts refunds
Garden centre and outdoor furniture retailer Rathwood has formally entered examinership and says that while it is still trading, refunds owed to customers who placed orders that were never delivered…
Why is oil coming from northern Europe costing us more?
With a lot of Ireland's oil coming from northern Europe and not the Middle East, why are we paying so much more for our oil now even though there's no…
Turnaround Plan: The brands that shifted to new sectors
For a time, AllBirds looked like it was going to be the next big footwear brand. Launched in 2015, its unique selling point was a promise that its products were…
Will this energy shock seal the deal for renewables?
The US-Israeli attack on Iran and the subsequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have created the biggest oil supply disruption the world has ever faced, according to the International…
Chinese EVs geared up for world’s biggest auto show
The world's biggest car show opens today in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out…
China’s DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model
Chinese startup DeepSeek has today released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that…
UK motorists’ fuel dash on Iran war boosts retail sales
British motorists rushed to buy fuel immediately after the start of the Iran war, pushing up total sales volumes for the country's retail sector by more than expected in March,…
Nike will cut around 1,400 jobs in efficiency push
Nike said it is laying off about 1,400 people to streamline workflows, as the struggling sportswear company fights through a years-long sales slump. In a memo to employees yesterday, Chief…
Japan inflation heats up in March, energy prices fall
Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8% in March, government data showed today, largely driven by rising food prices. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi - who was appointed leader in October -…