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- Lightning strike 'partly to blame' for power cutPosted on August 20, 2019 at 11:22 am
National Grid could be fined for the outage that affected nearly a million people in England and […]
- Student loan overpayments of £28m going unclaimedPosted on August 20, 2019 at 8:22 am
Graduates have paid millions in repayments even though their student loans have been cleared. […]
- Would you accept a loss to keep your money safe?Posted on August 20, 2019 at 7:35 am
Some pension fund investors are paying to hold government bonds due to fears over the global […]
- No-deal Brexit 'could cost farms £850m in profits'Posted on August 20, 2019 at 12:13 am
A no-deal Brexit could be a greater challenge than BSE and foot-and-mouth, a researcher suggests. […]
- YouTube Chicken Connoisseur sees racist link in knife crime warningsPosted on August 19, 2019 at 11:17 pm
Elijah Quashie says he can see the "racist connotation" in knife crime warnings on chicken takeaway […]
- Why we lie about being retiredPosted on August 19, 2019 at 11:16 pm
When we retire we often pretend that we're still working according to one Harvard academic. […]
- Why US firms are desperate to retain ageing workersPosted on August 19, 2019 at 11:13 pm
Elderly people are forecast to be the fastest growing sector of the US labour force. […]
- Juul: Vaping attracts fresh funding despite new lawsuitsPosted on August 19, 2019 at 9:55 pm
Investors pump another $325m into e-cigarette market leader Juul as health concerns increase. […]
- Trump calls for big rate cut and economic stimulusPosted on August 19, 2019 at 6:43 pm
The US president tells the Fed to consider a one percentage point cut and return to QE money […]
- 'My Instagram got hacked and I lost my business'Posted on August 19, 2019 at 6:21 pm
Micro businesses say Instagram hackers are costing them money by compromising their accounts. […]
- Corporate leaders scrap shareholder-first ideologyPosted on August 19, 2019 at 5:47 pm
Companies need a fresh direction because capitalism is "fraying", says a powerful US business group. […]
- No-deal papers reveal council fears over food supplyPosted on August 19, 2019 at 5:02 pm
Councils' no-deal Brexit plans warn of more expensive school meals and lower nutritional standards. […]
- Greene King pub giant snapped up by Hong Kong firm CKAPosted on August 19, 2019 at 4:11 pm
The Suffolk-based pub chain and brewer is the latest to be bought in a wave of consolidation in the […]
- 'The bomb actually landed in the room I had been in'Posted on August 18, 2019 at 11:06 pm
Laila Pence fled war in Egypt to go on and become a multimillionaire US businesswoman. […]
- The floating farm for cowsPosted on August 18, 2019 at 11:00 pm
The cows on this floating farm in the Netherlands are helping find ways of making food sustainably […]
- Can big investors save the world?Posted on August 17, 2019 at 11:56 pm
Will the big polluters clean up their acts if the people who actually own them say they must? […]
- Six things that affect your chance of a pay risePosted on August 15, 2019 at 11:25 pm
Being a skilled negotiator may help, but other factors play a much bigger part. […]
- 'How I lost £25,000 when my cryptocurrency was stolen'Posted on August 15, 2019 at 11:14 pm
Investing in digital currencies is fraught with danger, not just because the prices are so volatile. […]
- The plight of a US dairy farmPosted on August 15, 2019 at 9:59 pm
It's a family business which has been around since 1942 - but now the last remaining cows are being […]
- The farmers who worry about our phone batteriesPosted on August 15, 2019 at 7:11 am
Lithium is being mined in Chile to make batteries, but at what cost to the local environment? […]
- Could the 50p in your pocket really make you a fortune?Posted on August 14, 2019 at 4:35 pm
British coins celebrate everything from the Olympics to Sherlock Holmes - and many end up on eBay. […]
- Meet the top flight footballers' tailorPosted on August 14, 2019 at 3:07 pm
Mo Adass is a master tailor whose clients include footballers from Liverpool FC. […]
- The Penny Post revolutionary who transformed how we send lettersPosted on August 13, 2019 at 11:19 pm
Despite having no direct experience of the postal service, Rowland Hill invented the Penny Post. […]
- 'Fall in love with the problem not the solution'Posted on August 13, 2019 at 11:15 pm
"Love the problem", advises Sean Petterson whose firm makes monitors to curb workplace injuries. […]
- 'My dad thought he was a criminal - he wasn't'Posted on August 13, 2019 at 11:05 pm
More than 200 MPs have called for a suspension and independent review of a controversial tax policy. […]
- 'They offered me cash bonuses to keep gambling'Posted on August 11, 2019 at 11:07 pm
In total, Amanda lost £633,000 from gambling, placing her last bet on the day she was made […]
- How the plastic bag became a million dollar ideaPosted on August 8, 2019 at 11:12 pm
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the plastic bag became a million dollar idea. […]