In five charts – How UAEs exit could affect Opecs influence over the oil price

Michaela founded the community uniform and children’s clothing bank at Colne Market four years ago. Families can visit, browse and take away items they need completely free of charge, without having to formally apply. “It was just going to be a temporary thing over the summer, and four years later we’re still at it,” she…

Andrew SinclairEast of England political editor, Colchester Andrew Sinclair/BBC More than 330,000 people used foodbanks in the East of England in the last year. A notable fall in numbers in 2026 would show that cost of living pressures are easing. Opinion polls suggest just over half of voters see the economy and the cost of…

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…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Browning Jr., founder and CEO of Unleashed Brands. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I opened a trampoline park in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2011, it was the 6th trampoline park in the country, to my knowledge. Fourteen years later, it’s led…