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Ben Godfrey,in Wolverhamptonand Tanya Gupta,West Midlands BBC Lucy Cox said providing hot meals and a warm space was even more important at this time of the year A charity has laid on hot lunches for people struggling as temperatures plummet and the government warns of the effects of cold weather. Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton supports…
Italian pasta is set to be spared from high-level US tariffs that the Trump administration had threatened against 13 producers. The move could have resulted in American importers being taxed at a rate greater than the value of the actual pasta itself, and prices rising sharply for US consumers. But on Thursday, the Italian foreign…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If 2024 was the year of experimentation with generative AI, then last year was one of implementation. Hundreds of thousands of businesses, as well as many hundreds of millions of individual users, applied the technology…
The FTSE 100 index has climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day of the year. Shares included in the index performed strongly in 2025, leaving the benchmark more than 21% higher than a year ago, when it stood at just over 8,260. Rising…
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter Getty Images People buying cryptocurrency in the UK now need to share their account details or face penalties, in changes that came into effect on 1 January. The move by the UK’s tax body is designed to ensure they pay all relevant tax on buying and selling crypto, including capital gains tax….
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Energy bills are rising for millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales as the new year begins, after Ofgem raised its price cap slightly. Prices for those on variable tariffs are rising by 0.2% from now, the equivalent to a £3 annual increase for a household using…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s been a roller-coaster year for financial markets – but US stock investors are heading into 2026 on a high note. US President Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs sent shockwaves through markets in the spring. But by summer, the US saw record highs fuelled by strong company…
George Wrightand Jacob Phillips & Nicky Schiller,London St Pancras International Kelly North and Bethany Massey-Chase tell the BBC how they’ve had to re-book their Eurostar service to Paris Eurostar passengers are braced for a second day of possible disruption, after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused travel chaos for thousands of people on…
Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving was one of 2025’s best-selling albums To almost no-one’s surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025. The star’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, was the year’s biggest seller, shifting an impressive 642,000 copies since its release in October. Women…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Octopus Energy is set to spin off its Kraken Technologies arm as a standalone company after a deal to sell a stake in the platform valued it at $8.65bn (£6.4bn). The energy giant, Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier, has sold a $1bn stake in the AI-based division to a…
