‘I feel sick at the prospect of welfare cuts’
People on long-term sickness and disability benefits have told the BBC they fear how cuts will affect them....
Clothes brand gets 100 complaints a day that models are ‘too fat’, says boss
The brand is cited in an online debate over whether adverts showing models who appear “unhealthily fat” should be banned....
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says....
Every McDonald’s warned over staff sexual abuse
The warning from the UK’s equality watchdog comes after the “extremely serious” allegations uncovered by the BBC....
Warning Thames Water collapse would hit taxpayers and pensions
Ofwat says placing Thames under government control could end up costing taxpayers billions of pounds....
Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU
Wine and spirits will be taxed, Trump says, if the EU does not remove tariffs on US whiskey....
John Lewis keeps bonus freeze despite profit jump
The retailer freezes bonuses for the fourth time in five years....
Trade war escalates as Trump pledges more EU tariffs
Trump repeated trade threats after the European Union and Canada retaliated to US steel and aluminium tariffs....
Faisal Islam: Trump is no longer swayed by the stock markets
The assumption that the US president would row back on policies if shares fell no longer holds true....
Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect
Flat duty on steel and aluminium imports is a major hit for some of of the US’s top trading partners....
