Farmers hit by record straw prices
Low stocks and high demand for straw have combined to push prices to historic highs.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:28:58 GMT
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Six shops defying the High Street downturn
It's not all doom and gloom for UK retailers, some are managing to buck the trend.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:46:00 GMT
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State pension gender gap 'narrowing too slowly'
Men still receive an average of £28 more a week in state pension than women despite reforms, says Which?.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:46:12 GMT
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Trump targets Opec over high oil prices
The US President criticises producer group Opec and says high oil prices "will not be accepted".
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:04:54 GMT
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Wells Fargo hit by record $1bn penalty
The third-largest US bank is fined for issues at its car insurance and mortgage businesses.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:06:39 GMT
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Nissan to cut hundreds of UK jobs
The carmaker will reduce its Sunderland workforce by hundreds amid a decline in sales of diesel cars.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:25:59 GMT
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GDPR: Are you ready for the EU's huge data privacy shake-up?
Organisations have just seven weeks to prepare for a major shake-up to EU data privacy laws.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:07:33 GMT
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Kardashians pull the plug on Dash fashion stores
Kim Kardashian West and her sisters Kourtney and Khloe opened the first store in California in 2006.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:58:06 GMT
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Barclays boss Jes Staley faces penalty for 'conduct breach'
Regulators the FCA and PRA allege Jes Staley breached rules in trying to identify a whistleblower.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:34:27 GMT
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Poorest families 'going without food or power'
Citizens Advice says hundreds of thousands of UK families cannot afford to put money in their meters.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:38:49 GMT
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Ofcom seeks to scrap local TV roll-out
The media regulator says launching more local TV stations in the UK is not viable.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:09:58 GMT
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Scottish Power to raise gas and electricity prices
The move follows recent increases announced by energy giants EDF Energy and British Gas.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:30:38 GMT
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Why we have changed our market data pages
The reasons behind changes to the market data service on BBC News Online.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:31:37 GMT
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Premier League club revenues soar to £4.5bn
England's top 20 teams posted record revenues and also bounced back into profit in the 2016-17 season.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:00:55 GMT
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Royal Mail boss Moya Greene to retire
The Canadian who oversaw the privatisation of the postal service will step down in June.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:01:38 GMT
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Brexit divorce cost uncertain, say auditors
The National Audit Office says the Treasury's estimate is "reasonable" but could easily go up or down.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:56:31 GMT
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Australia bank inquiry ousts first executive amid fee scandal
The head of the nation's largest wealth manager steps down over a damaging fee scandal.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:23:36 GMT
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House of Fraser calls in KPMG to draw up turnaround plan
The department store chain has asked KPMG to look at options which may involve store closures and job losses.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:07:41 GMT
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Brexit uncertainty could delay interest rate rise
The governor of the Bank of England has said that an interest rate rise is "likely" this year, but any increases will be gradual.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:31:30 GMT
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Meet the robots that can pick and plant better than we can
Farmers are turning to robots to plant seedlings and pick produce because of human worker shortages.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:03:35 GMT
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Will Africa's open skies project take off?
Challenges lay ahead for Africa's airlines as they are granted greater access to the continent.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:35:43 GMT
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Rampa Rammopo: 'Our privately-owned airport is expanding'
Privately-owned Lanseria airport in South Africa has big ambitions to increase its capacity.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:22:45 GMT
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The office where the average age of employees is just 25
Staff say they focus on a "life-life" balance, not a work-life balance.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:31:36 GMT
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Why India's Paytm isn't afraid of WhatsApp
India's youngest billionaire, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, says Indian firms are ready to challenge the West.
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:44:23 GMT
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What happens if you ban plastic?
Maharashtra in India has imposed a wide-ranging ban on plastic. How does that affect producers?
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:14:53 GMT
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Justin Trudeau wants 'seamless' UK trade deal after Brexit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants a deal that will "flip over the day after Brexit".
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:53:46 GMT
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Race management
This weekend's London Marathon will make 90,000 compostable cups available for runners.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:08:24 GMT
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Solar sailing
How can you create public transport in the jungle without polluting it? The isolated Achuar peoples of Ecuador have created an ingenious solution.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:14:04 GMT
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Robo farmers
Farmers are working on robotic solutions due to a shortage of human workers to pick difficult crops.
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:04:08 GMT
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Recession risk
The World Trade Organization faces challenges on two fronts that threaten the way it does business.
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:09:17 GMT
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Heartbreak hotel
Chris Richardson's life fell apart after the bank took his hotel and sold it to its own property division.
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:31:38 GMT
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Distraction tactics
What should parents say to teenagers who seem to be playing on their computers more than revising for exams?
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:05:31 GMT
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Ninjas and nanobots
Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 23:33:51 GMT
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Tentative steps
The fitness tracking firm, co-founded by James Park, has been struggling in a more competitive market.
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 23:20:49 GMT
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Braking news
Automatic braking systems could save 1,000 lives on the UK's roads over the next decade.
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:50:15 GMT
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Coffee trends
Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:48:59 GMT
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Bug hunters
Big rewards are available for hackers who can spot when websites have got their coding wrong.
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:00:25 GMT
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Roadblock ahead?
A good Brexit deal will be vital to the continuing health of the UK car industry say observers.
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 23:04:28 GMT
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Safe home
The Harry Potter author is running an international campaign to stop children being isolated in poor-quality institutions.
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:15:32 GMT
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'600 apps had my data'
Data harvesting is a multi-billion dollar industry privacy campaigners believe is far too opaque.
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 23:05:09 GMT
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Smoothie operator
Richard Reed, one of the co-founders of smoothie firm Innocent, looks back on the company's meteoric growth.
Sun, 08 Apr 2018 23:00:21 GMT