BBC Mike Jones said higher costs are driving some customers across the border A dry cleaner has said businesses just 10 miles away can charge a quarter of the price for services due to differing energy prices between regions. Small and medium-sized businesses in north Wales and Merseyside are expected to pay 13% more in […]
For some federal employees, returning to the office has meant an expansion of their duties to include cleaning toilets and taking out the trash. For others, it has been commuting to a federal building only to continue doing their work through videoconferencing. Some showed up at the office just to be sent home. Others showed […]
As the Tube doors jolt open at Putney Bridge, a gruff cry of “eaaaaagles” echoes down the platform. It is only 10am but the mood is of boisterous anticipation for what could lie ahead. By 2pm, these people could be having an unforgettable experience. A young couple bemoan not having remembered there’s a football match […]
President Trump’s tariffs could drive up prices. His efforts to reduce the federal work force could increase unemployment. But ask economists which of the administration’s policies they are most concerned about and many point to cuts to federal support for scientific research. The Trump administration in recent weeks has canceled or frozen billions of dollars […]
BBC Vale Wildlife Hospital, in Beckford, has seen its energy bill jump from £1,500 to £5,500 A rescue centre that has been saving animals for 40 years has said it is becoming too expensive to care for them. Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Beckford, Worcestershire, cares for injured or sick wild animals and […]
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are expected to raise the cost of cars, electronics, metals, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other products that American consumers and businesses buy from overseas. But Mr. Trump and his advisers are betting that it can sell an inflation-weary public on a provocative idea: Cheap stuff is not the American dream. “I couldn’t […]
The UK expects to be affected by US tariffs and is not ruling out retaliating, Downing Street has said. The prime minister’s official spokesman said talks on an economic deal between the two countries had been “constructive” but were likely to last beyond Wednesday, when President Donald Trump has said new 25% tariffs – or […]
Thames Water has picked US private equity giant KKR as its “preferred partner” to buy the troubled water utility firm. The planned investment by KKR would help it deal with its mountain of debt, and Thames is aiming for the transaction to be completed in the second half of this year. Thames Water started to […]
Mar 31, 2025, 05:21 AM ET Real Betis midfielder Isco has joked that crowdfunding will be needed to keep Manchester United’s loanee Antony at the club for at least next season. Antony has been a big hit in Spain since joining on loan from United after a difficult first half of the campaign at Old […]
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Prosecution demands that Marine Le Pen be barred from office threaten to derail her bid for the presidency in 2027. A French court has found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court ruled that Le Pen used more than 3 million euros ($3.3m) of European […]