Former MP Andrew Bridgen broke House of Commons rules by accepting a £4.47million interest-free loan and failing to declare it, a watchdog has ruled. The cash, from businessman Jeremy Hosking, was...
Russia's Central Bank has kept its key interest rate on hold at 21%, in a major snub to Vladimir Putin. Bank officials are facing a huge struggle to bring down inflation, which in March stood at...
Australia's universal healthcare is crumbling. Can it be saved?9 hours agoTiffanie TurnbullReporting fromStreaky Bay, South AustraliaBBCFrom an office perched on the scalloped edge of the continent,...
UK edges towards youth visa deal with EU1 hour agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe government is no longer ruling out a youth visa deal with the EU, ahead of a summit next month to...
UK edges towards youth visa deal with EU24 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe government is no longer ruling out a youth visa deal with the EU, ahead of a summit next month to...
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany15 hours agoAdrienne MurrayBusiness reporterReporting fromLolland, DenmarkFemernA record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic...
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany2 hours agoAdrienne MurrayBusiness reporterReporting fromLolland, DenmarkFemernA record-breaking tunnel is being built under the Baltic...
Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets1 hour agoMichael RaceEconomics reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesStock markets around the world have been relatively settled this week after a...
Parents are scrambling to provide house deposits as high as £800,000 to help their children avoid a Rachel Reeves inheritance tax raid.Last year saw 110,325 homebuyers receive a minimum of £100,000...
UK inflation rate has fallen. Here's why it won't last long13 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe rate of rising prices - inflation - has eased for the second month in...
Britain is sending a second loan of £752m to Ukraine, which will be used to provide military equipment to Kyiv. The funds will allow Ukraine to procure urgently needed air defence systems as Russia...
The perils of Trump's chips strategy: the US will struggle to take on Asia56 minutes agoSuranjana TewariReporting fromSingaporeBBCListen to this articleThe US has "dropped the ball" on chip...
The Student Loans Company building in a northern town has been evacuated following the discovery of a "potentially suspicious package".The building is located at Lingfield Point in Darlington and...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is boosting finance available to British exporters by £20 billion in a bid to help firms hammered by Donald Trump’s tariffs. The cash is designed to help them trade across...
The Bank of England (BoE) has broken its silence on the wide-ranging global tariffs imposed by Donald Trump that have sent shockwaves throughout global stock markets.Last week, the US President...
What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy?45 minutes agoBen ChuBBC VerifyGetty ImagesA full-scale trade war with China and the US is in prospect after President Donald Trump threatened...
Lloyds accused of failing small firms as it cut lending35 minutes agoGetty ImagesLloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending...
Africa boasts a number of huge megacities home to millions of people. Johannesburg in South Africa is known as Africa's richest city, home to two billionaires and 12,000 millionaires.Lagos, in...
I hesitate to write about geopolitics and the developing new world order lest I go on too long. But the global set-up is inexorably linked with markets, business, trade and the economy. The sudden...
Russia is facing a deepening economic crisis as employers owe workers almost £11mn in unpaid wages as rising borrowing costs force companies to divert salary funds, according to reports from Russian...