Mexicans protest tourists and gentrification
Will GrantBBC Mexico correspondent, Mexico City Getty Images The protesters say locals are being priced out of central Mexico City The timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests…
Tesla asks court to throw out fatal Autopilot crash verdict
Carmaker Tesla has asked a federal court in Florida to throw out a verdict from a jury that found the company partly liable in a 2019 crash that killed a…
P&O Ferries boss who sparked outage after mass sacking quits
The controversial head of P&O Ferries who presided over the mass sacking of hundreds of workers has quit his role. Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite sparked outrage after he sacked 800…
ANZ bank boss apologises for firing staff with accidental email
One Australia’s largest banks has apologised to staff who found out they been fired through an automated email asking them to hand back their laptops. ANZ’s retail banking executive Bruce…
UK firms warn over US small parcel tax
Charlotte Edwards & Emer MoreauBusiness reporters, BBC News Helen Hickman Helen Hickman says new taxes on small parcels are causing “an absolute chaotic mess”. UK firms are warning that new…
How US shoppers will be hit as the tariff exemption ends
Osmond Chia & Laura BlaseyBusiness reporters in Singapore & Washington DC Getty Images The US has pulled the plug on a long-running global tariff exemption that has been widely used…
AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico
Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter, Querétaro, Mexico Arterra/Getty Images Querétaro is known for its impressive stone aqueduct Located in the middle of Mexico, Querétaro is a charming and colourful colonial-style city known…
Rising Jersey food costs ‘pushing families close to breadline’
BBC Carl Walker, chairman of Jersey’s Consumer Council, says rising food costs are pushing families towards poverty Rising food costs are seeing families being pushed towards poverty, the chair of…
Sark shop to turn off freezers due to electricity price rise
BBC Rosemary Barum says she will need to turn off freezers in the shop to help combat price increases A Sark shop worker says she will have to turn off…
Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC News Ford The first electric car (EV) models eligible for the £3,750 discount under the government’s grant scheme have been announced. The Department for Transport confirmed…