Sunderland second-hand school uniform scheme ‘flat out’
Andy Watson BBC News, North East and Cumbria Reporting fromHendon, Sunderland BBC Second Chance has been running for two years and says it has seen demand rise A community shop…
Volunteers at Ross-on-Wye hub flag rising benefit cut concerns
Tom Edwards Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester BBC Independent councillor Milly Boylan said the centre had been “inundated” with worried people over benefits changes Staff at a centre which supports…
President set to ease import levy impact on US carmakers
President Donald Trump is set to take action to ease the impact of his tariffs on US car makers, a top White House official says. “This deal is a major…
Albanese dismisses warning over AAA credit rating
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed concerns that election spending promises could jeopardise the country’s prized AAA sovereign credit rating. Analysts at S&P Global this week wrote that Australia’s…
Graduates turned down by supermarkets as vacancies hit four-year low
Kirsty Grant & Jennifer Meierhans BBC News reporters Faisa Ali Tarabi Faisa has been looking for work for 15 months Young people have told the BBC they are finding it…
ChatGPT AI bot adds shopping to its powers
Overwhelmed by online shopping? Maybe a robot can help. The viral ChatGPT bot is adding shopping features to its powers, extending the reach of its artificial intelligence (AI) into an…
Flights cancelled in Portugal and Spain due to power cut
A major power cut across large parts of Spain and Portugal has resulted in dozens of flights being cancelled as well as disruption to rail and road networks. Some 96…
UK growth forecast cut over tariff uncertainty
Shakira Abdi Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Growth in the UK’s economy is set to be slower than previously predicted as a result of the trade disruption and uncertainty…
DHL lifts suspension of high-value deliveries to US
DHL has lifted a suspension it had imposed on deliveries worth more than $800 (£603) to the US after negotiating “adjustments” to customs rules. Earlier this month, the delivery giant…
Airbus confirms deal for operations in Belfast
John Campbell BBC News NI economics and business editor Getty Images Spirit is Northern Ireland’s most significant manufacturing employer, with about 3,500 staff Airbus has finalised a deal to take…