Newport Wafer Fab: Chinese buyout of UK's biggest chip plant to be reviewed
25 May 2022 7:04:23
The UK government says it will make a national security assessment of the sale of Newport Wafer Fab.
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Dyson moves beyond vacuum cleaners to home robots
25 May 2022 6:51:50
The company is setting up a major robotics research centre in the UK.
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Energy bill support of £10bn set to be unveiled
25 May 2022 5:59:02
A new package to help people with rising energy bills will be funded by a windfall tax on energy firms.
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Volkswagen to pay out £193m in UK 'dieselgate' settlement
25 May 2022 5:21:06
More than 90,000 people will get payouts over the installation of emissions cheating devices.
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Rail strike threat over pay not unreasonable, says union
25 May 2022 2:02:46
A rail workers' union urges operators to negotiate on pay after its members voted to hold a strike.
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Pfizer will not sell drugs for profit in poor nations
25 May 2022 1:42:02
US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer said it would sell its patented drugs at cost to 45 low-income countries.
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Energy firm SSE announces £1.5bn operating profit
25 May 2022 0:40:08
The Perth-based firm will invest more than £15bn in Scotland's energy infrastructure this decade.
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UK labour shortage: 'It used to be easy to get fruit pickers'
25 May 2022 9:52:51
Brexit and the pandemic are blamed for a lack of seasonal workers in the food and farming sector.
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Marks & Spencer pulls out of Russia after 17 years
25 May 2022 7:12:47
The retail giant previously said complex franchise agreements prevented it from leaving completely.
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Shell consultant quits and accuses firm of 'extreme harms'
25 May 2022 5:04:02
Caroline Dennett's post on the professional networking platform LinkedIn has more than 10,000 likes.
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'I found my dream job in retirement - marrying people'
24 May 2022 3:10:11
Former teacher Amanda Wheal explains how she reinvented herself as a wedding celebrant.
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'I change how I look and talk to fit in at work'
24 May 2022 3:05:18
Two thirds of women of colour in UK workplaces say they change themselves to fit in, a report says.
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Klitschko brothers urge Europe to stay strong for Ukraine
24 May 2022 3:02:30
The champion boxer brothers visit World Economic Forum in Davos to urge support for Ukraine.
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US closes loophole for Russian debt payments
24 May 2022 2:14:21
The move by the US Treasury Department could push Russia closer to default.
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Rail strike: RMT union votes for national action
24 May 2022 1:53:13
RMT members vote in favour of strike action across Network Rail and 13 train operating companies.
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Mining giant pleads guilty to UK bribery charges
24 May 2022 9:57:50
Glencore's UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in London, while the firm resolves similar US claims for $1bn.
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Cost of living: Government plan to help households could come in days
24 May 2022 7:31:23
An announcement could come as soon as Thursday after growing pressure on Downing Street, the BBC learns.
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Putin weaponising Ukraine’s crops, says Polish PM
24 May 2022 3:30:11
Mateusz Morawiecki also warned that only the Russian leader would be “happy” with a UK-EU trade war.
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Energy price cap to rise to £2,800 in October
24 May 2022 1:48:51
Industry regulator Ofgem warns households that they should expect higher energy bills.
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Energy firms warn against extending windfall tax to renewables
24 May 2022 1:22:19
Applying a windfall tax to renewable energy could threaten the government's energy strategy, sources say.
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Klarna to cut 10% of staff as it warns of recession
24 May 2022 7:57:56
The buy now pay later firm plans to axe around 700 workers ahead of a "likely recession".
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Grocery prices rise at the fastest rate since 2009
24 May 2022 7:53:41
People are increasingly worried about cost of the weekly shop, says research firm Kantar.
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Government borrowing falls in April
24 May 2022 7:39:22
Borrowing is lower at £18.6bn but still the fourth-highest April figure since records began.
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Cost of living: Is Asia seeing a rise of 'food nationalism'?
24 May 2022 5:49:09
Malaysia has become the latest country in the region to cut food exports to keep prices down at home.
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One in five employees expect to change jobs this year
24 May 2022 4:28:33
Workers in the UK continue to look for better pay and conditions as bosses struggle to recruit.
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