How are trade deals actually negotiated?
Megan Lawton and Sam Gruet Business reporters Getty Images The world’s trade negotiators are continuing to be very busy as the US demands new deals Trade deals have never been…
UK vehicle making hits lowest level since 1953, excluding Covid
British car and van production in the first half of this year has hit its lowest level since 1953, excluding the industry shutdown during Covid. Car output fell 7.3% in…
Tesla pledges to make cheaper cars as issues mount
Tesla has said it will build cheaper cars and win approval for its self-driving software in Europe this year, as it tries to revive its struggling business. Elon Musk’s electric…
Weston woman wins British Citizen Award for creating food bank
Lilly-Mae Messenger BBC News Reporting fromWest of England Aishah Ahmed Aishah Ahmed runs her own hot meal food bank A young woman has won a British Citizen Award for creating…
M&S ad banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model
An advert by Marks & Spencer (M&S) has been banned because the model appeared to be “unhealthily thin”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the pose of the model and…
The big winner from Coca-Cola’s Trump-inspired sugar push
Natalie Sherman BBC News, New York Getty Images Jordan Hayes typically steers clear of politics. He did not vote in the 2024 election and has mixed feelings about Donald Trump.…
Why have bankers had convictions quashed and what happens next?
EPA Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo had their rate-rigging convictions overturned Two former City traders, Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, have had their convictions for rate-rigging overturned by the UK’s…
Jersey inflation rises to 2.6%, figures show
Inflation in Jersey has increased in the past three months, new figures have revealed. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) for June 2025 said the annual figure was 2.6%, compared to…
Trump’s tough tariff tactics is getting results
Getty Images Japan is a big deal for President Donald Trump’s upheaval of world’s trading system. On his own terms, it could now be said that his aggressive approach is…
What the US-Japan trade deal means for Asia and the world
Suranjana Tewari Asia Business Correspondent Getty Images US President Donald Trump has called the agreement he reached with Japan the “largest trade deal in history”. It might be premature to…