Joshua NevettPolitical reporterReutersThe Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) would be retained if Reform UK wins the next general election, the party is set to announce, following suggestions it could scrap…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesIllegal skin lightening products are being sold in butchers and specialist food shops across the UK as well as online, a watchdog has warned.The Chartered Trading Standards…
BBCRichard Fisher, with his home brewing kit and Brewdog founder James Watt's book of business adviceRichard Fisher likes beer. He brews his own ale at home and once considered buying…
Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into forceSean Seddon,Angus ThompsonandBernadette McCagueHandoutJelena, a British-Latvian dual national, said she only learned of the passport changes recentlyWhen Jelena…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesBayer, the German bio-tech giant, has proposed paying $7.25bn (£5.35bn) to definitively resolve a legal battle in the US over whether its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.The possible…
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Dearbail JordanBusiness reporterEPAThe European Union (EU) has launched a formal investigation into fast fashion giant Shein over possible breaches of digital law, including the sale of childlike sex dolls.The European…
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterLucy GabbLucy Gabb is struggling to find graduate-level workYoung people are bearing the brunt of the UK's weak labour market, according to new figures from the Office for…
Faarea MasudBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUnemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025, official figures show.The unemployment rate climbed to 5.2% in…
Ex-Carillion boss fined for 'reckless' actionsCaroline GallWest MidlandsOtherRichard Howson was chief executive of Carillion between 2012 and July 2017The former boss of collapsed construction giant Carillion has been fined by…
Catherine NicollIsle of ManIOM GOVERNMENTThe Isle of Man Budget 2026-27 was billed as one of "stability, security and confidence"The largest ever single increase in the personal tax allowance has been…
Peter RuddickandEmer Moreau,Business reportersGetty ImagesRoyal Mail has been given two weeks to respond to allegations – reported by the BBC - that it is prioritising parcel deliveries over letters, resulting…