Heathrow substation fire: What went wrong?
PA Media Heathrow Airport was shut down and thousands of homes were left without power on Friday after a fire at a nearby electric supply substation. More than 1,300 flights…
Heathrow closure: What are my rights?
Getty Images Heathrow Airport is closed all day Friday due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power. The UK’s busiest airport has warned of…
Government borrowing higher than expected in February
Getty Images UK government borrowing was higher than expected in February, according to official figures. Borrowing – the difference between spending and income from taxes – was £10.7bn last month,…
Trump uses wartime powers to boost mineral production
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China. The executive…
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…