UK unemployment hits 5.2%, highest rate for nearly five years

Subscribers to YouTube TV have lost access to ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels, as the two companies struggle to negotiate a licensing deal. Disney said the online pay-TV platform, which is owned by the tech giant Google and available only in the US, had refused to pay fair rates for the content, which also…

Pritti MistryBusiness reporter Lush Most companies and bosses would squirm at the idea of being called “woke” and may even regard it as an insult. But not Mark Constantine. Lush’s outspoken co-founder and chief executive wears it like a badge of honour and is not ashamed of turning it into a business philosophy. The firm…

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…

Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter McConnell Family The McConnell family home was left partially destroyed by fire The school run was over and laundry was in the tumble dryer. Mum and step-mum of four Liz McConnell was about to sit down to work at her Dover home last September. But that’s when the sound of a fire…