Iran war cost will be passed to consumers, shipping giant boss tells BBC

High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have called on Rachel Reeves to axe the looming increases to business rates for them as well as pubs. The government is expected to announce a climbdown on the increases to business rates bills faced by pubs in England in the coming days. Landlords and pub owners have…

Alex ForsythPolitical correspondent BBC A few weeks ago, I was driving along the M6 late at night, towards the West Midlands, when I came across the orange flashing lights and miles of cones that signify road works. Two lanes were closed and the overhead gantry warned of a 50mph speed limit on the near-empty motorway….

BBC Listen to Laura read this article If you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you’ll hear a faint chuckle. The US president and his 145% tariffs have not instilled fear in many Chinese traders. Instead, they have inspired an army of online Chinese nationalists…

Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Getty Images Ofcom is investigating BT and Three over mobile outages it said had caused “UK-wide disruption”, including to emergency services. Thousands of Three customers reported they were unable to make calls in June, while BT and EE customers were hit by a similar outage in July. The regulator said it would…