Elon Musk’s Tesla makes largest ever Cybertruck recall
Thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks have been recalled in the US due to concerns about part of the electric car’s trim falling off in the model’s eighth and largest ever recall.…
Yeovil engineers building ‘helicopter that flies itself’
Dave Harvey Business Correspondent, BBC West BBC The Proteus is a research aircraft designed by Leonardo in Yeovil for the Royal Navy Engineers in Somerset are building a helicopter that…
Family of Boeing whistleblower sues company over his death
Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News John Barnett This story contains details of someone taking their own life, which some readers may find distressing. The family of a Boeing whistleblower…
EU pushes back plans to retaliate against Trump tariffs
Getty Images The European Union (EU) has delayed plans to hit back at US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs until the middle of next month. The trading bloc…
More than a fifth of UK adults still not looking for work
More than a fifth of UK working-age adults are still not in work or actively looking for work, official figures suggest. The UK economic inactivity rate was 21.5% in the…
Disabled transport access a “national embarrassment”, MPs warn
Molly Stazicker and Sean Dilley BBC News Getty Images Accessibility on public transport for disabled people is a “national embarrassment”, a senior group of MPs has warned. A report by…
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5%
Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England will study the latest economic data The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold when policymakers announce their…
Tesla’s challenges run deeper than controversy around Elon Musk
Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC “This has been our family car for three years, and it has been an absolute dream,” says Ben Kilbey as he shows me his…
Will import duty war push India to open its markets?
Getty Images Ahead of PM Modi’s meeting with Trump in February, India cut tariffs on some US products India has usually turned to economic reforms in times of distress, with…
Federal Reserve holds rates steady despite economic uncertainty
Getty Images The US central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for the second time in a row, while warning that economic uncertainty had increased. The decision, which was widely…