Lloyds to close another 136 bank branches
Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 136 branches by March next year, arguing that customers are increasingly using digital channels for their day-to-day banking. It is the latest in…
WH Smith high street sales fall amid talks to sell stores
WH Smith has revealed a drop in High Street sales amid talks of selling 500 of its UK shops. Its High Street sales fell 6% in the 21 weeks to…
‘Well-connected people trying to stop solar park being built’
Dave Harvey Business and Environment Correspondent, BBC West Kelly Morgan Wiltshire Political Reporter Solar park divides villagers & heightens emotion as consultation continues People living in some of Britain’s most…
What’s the plan for expanding the airport?
Heathrow Airport An artist’s impression showing three runways at Heathrow Airport The expansion of Heathrow Airport is expected to be welcomed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday, after years of…
Rachel Reeves expected to welcome Heathrow expansion plans
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to welcome Heathrow’s expansion in an announcement on Wednesday, the BBC understands. A move to encourage in principle a planning application for a third runway…
Healthy food costs more than double less healthy options, analysis says
Colletta Smith & Abi Smitton Cost of Living correspondent & producer BBC A basket of healthy food costs more than double that of less healthy options, according to new analysis.…
UK will not be able to resist China’s tech dominance
China’s success in technology has not come out of thin air, even given the unlikely origins of the DeepSeek deep shock. The obscure Hangzhou hedge fund that coded a ChatGPT…
Boeing loses almost $1bn every month in 2024
Boeing lost nearly a billion dollars a month in 2024, as it grappled with a safety crisis, quality control issues and a damaging strike. The aerospace giant lost $11.8bn across…
Shops and firms will not be forced to accept cash
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Shops and service firms will not be compelled to accept cash, a government minister has said, despite concerns that millions of vulnerable…
Government plans pension reform to boost growth
The government is to ease restrictions on how some pension schemes are managed, as part of efforts to boost economic growth. The Treasury said defined benefit pension schemes have a…