News : British Broadcasting Corporation

News • British Broadcasting Corporation
A ban on displaying tobacco products at the point of sale in small shops has come into force, joining a similar ban in supermarkets already in place.
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The crazy cost of children's birthday parties
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Asda recalls packs of its "Little Angels 2 Newborn Soothers 0+ Months" dummies after a customer complaint.
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Major changes to UK pension rules come into force at midnight, in what Chancellor George Osborne calls a "revolution".
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Conservative Chancellor George Osborne and Lib Dem minister David Laws both claim credit for increasing the personal tax allowance.
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Major changes to UK pension rules come into force on Easter Monday, in what Chancellor George Osborne calls a 'revolution'.
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The LHC sets its sights on a new kind of physics
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As new rights come into effect, Chris and Amanda McDonald speak to BBC Breakfast about their experiences sharing leave following the birth of their son.
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The long-awaited restart of the Large Hadron Collider is underway after a two-year rebuild, with scientists hoping it will provide answers to fundamental questions about the universe.
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New rights to allow parents to share maternity and paternity leave as they themselves decide following a birth or adoption come into effect.
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The new shared parental leave rules explained
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David Shukman visits the Large Hadron Collider to see the final preparations and look at what the next stage of experiments might discover.
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Supermarket giant Tesco wins £1.50 compensation from a customer who spilt a bottle of milk in one of its stores.
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The deadly battle for the animal more valuable than gold
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Founder and chief executive of Vu Technologies Devita Saraf talks about the Indian market and being a woman in a male-dominated industry.
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Why making people laugh in Africa has become very profitable.
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Video game streaming pioneer OnLive is to close after five years following the sale of several of its patents to Sony.
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Biotechnology start-up companies are increasingly turning to crowdfunding in order to find investors for their business.
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With UK house prices still increasing rapidly, more people are self building their own homes in order to get on the property ladder.
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A record number of rhinos were slaughtered for their horns in South Africa last year, and fears are growing for the survival of the species in the wild.
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Hunting for chocolate Easter eggs has been a challenge for the ethical shopper but new EU laws make it easier for such customers.
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North Korea, one of the most unlikely capitalist countries in the world, has a surprising number of modern businesses.
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Asian shares headed higher in quiet trade with some of the region's major markets closed for the Good Friday holidays.
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A US jury has awarded £101m ($150m) to the family of a four-year-old boy that died in a crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2012.
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Astronomers witness a key stage in the birth of a very heavy star, using two radio telescope views of the process taken 18 years apart.
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