Consumer confidence hit by ripple of fear over Iran war

Cambodian Ministry of Information Kuong Li, 50, was charged with illegal recruitment for exploitation, aggravated fraud, organised crime and money laundering Cambodian authorities have arrested a prominent businessman featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged online scam operations as part of a wider effort to tackle organised online fraud. Kuong Li, a 50-year-old…

President Donald Trump’s ban on issuing new wind energy permits has been ruled “unlawful” by a US court. In January the president signed an executive order freezing federal approval of pending offshore and onshore wind permits, scrambling plans for many projects in the US that were already under way. Some 17 states and a New…

A GP says patients are presenting with mental health problems because of stress they feel over their levels of personal debt. According to Citizens Advice, north-east England has the second highest number of people who require professional assistance with debt problems – only London is higher. Debt charity StepChange said in 2024 the highest concentration…

Natalie Bellin Bransholme, Hull BBC Kirsty Armstrong visited the shop on its opening day Families living on a council estate say a new “social supermarket” will help them make ends meet. The shop at North Bransholme Community Centre sells surplus food, with packs of fruit, vegetables and bread costing as little as 20p a time….

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK has become BYD’s biggest market outside of China after sales increased nearly 10-fold in September, despite the world’s largest electric-vehicle manufacturer being excluded from the government’s new subsidy scheme. BYD said on Monday…