More workers needing food banks
Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Anna-Mhairi Kane Leanne McDonald launched Simple Acts of Kindness during the pandemic The founder of a support group says she feels more working people…
Under-22s join call for free travel
Connie Bowker Business reporter Maisy Moazzenkivi Young people have told the BBC the “extortionate” cost of bus travel in England means they socialise less and struggle to pay rent. A…
Topshop returns to the high street, but can it get its cool back?
Shutterstock For teenage girls like me in the 2000s and 2010s, going into a Topshop store was like being transported into a fantasy world. There was music, makeup and fashion…
The US economy is a puzzle but the pieces aren’t fitting together
Bloomberg/Getty Ask almost any economist and they will tell you: US President Donald Trump has been running risks with the world’s largest economy. They say his tariffs and crackdown on…
Iceland supermarket offering £1 reward for reporting shoplifters
Supermarket chain Iceland will financially reward customers who report incidents of shoplifting, as part of efforts to tackle rising levels of retail theft. The retailer’s executive chairman, Richard Walker, said…
Kingsmill to buy Hovis in move that would create UK’s biggest bread maker
Kingsmill’s owner has said it has agreed to buy rival Hovis and plans to merge the companies in a move that would create the UK’s biggest bread brand. Associated British…
Gatwick strikes suspended after new pay offer
Strikes by baggage screeners at Gatwick Airport have been cancelled but further walkouts could still take place, the Unite union has said. Baggage screeners employed by ICTS were due to…
UK bioethanol industry faces collapse after government rejects rescue
The UK’s bioethanol industry faces collapse, after a government decision not to offer the sector a rescue package. The country’s two major producers, Hull-based Vivergo Fuels and the Ensus plant…
Shein’s UK sales rise by a third creating a huge boost to profits
Shein’s UK sales soared by a third last year creating a huge profit boost for the Chinese fast fashion giant, its latest accounts reveal. The brand’s sales to UK shoppers…
Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
Zoe Kleinman & Krystina Shveda Technology editor & BBC reporter•@zsk Getty Images Data centres, like this one Google is building in Hertfordshire, are becoming a more familiar sight across the…