Bus users bemoan company’s fare increases
Bus passengers have criticised a company’s decision to put up fares, as it announced changes due to “increases in operating costs”. Dan Bassett, Ipswich Buses’s managing director, said the company…
Why Beijing is not backing down on tariffs
In response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn’t have to. China’s leaders would say that they are not…
Jobs fears as disability scheme owes businesses thousands
Businesses employing disabled people say they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the government, and fear they may have to let staff go. Under the Access to Work…
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world’s commercial shipping and means that…
US coffee shops worried about bitter price hike after tariffs
The price for a cup of coffee in the US is going up as tariffs put the squeeze on local café and bakery owners. Some US businesses say the queues…
Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it?
The UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at risk of imminent closure. MPs have been called back from their…
Laura Kuenssberg: Can UK afford to save British Steel – and can it afford not to?
“Who was going to blink first?” A source involved in the fraught negotiations since the election over the future of British Steel told me that as time passed, and literally,…
Government aims to take control of British Steel
Parliament has been recalled for a rare Saturday sitting to pass an emergency law aimed at saving British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant from imminent closure. Sir Keir Starmer said the legislation…
Watch: Was Trump’s 90-day tariffs pause really a grand plan?
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on higher-band tariffs with the exception of China, imposing a 125% tariff on Chinese goods. The White House has said…
Do we need cocoa-free chocolate and is it nice?
The first thing I notice is the lack of a strong aroma. There’s no familiar, powerful waft of cocoa when opening this bag of sweets, the packet of biscuits, or…