BP profits surge amid calls for windfall tax
The energy giant benefited from higher oil and gas prices last year....
Pre-payment energy customers feeling the strain
Pay as you go customers will typically pay £708 more a year for their energy...
‘Fined 22 times for parking outside my own home’
Plans to crack down on private parking firms are long overdue, motorists tell the BBC....
Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ age
Under new rules, users may be asked to prove they own a credit card or confirm their age via a third-party service....
Asda in cheap food promise after Jack Monroe complaints
The supermarket vows to stock its budget range in all stores after the food activist criticised shortages....
Primark accused of selling ‘hugely sexist’ kids clothes
Author Kate Long shared images of girls’ items telling them to “be kind” or “keep on smiling”....
Beer prices will have to rise, says Cobra founder
A “vicious cycle” of rising costs means nearly all businesses are being squeezed, Lord Bilimoria says...
Private parking fines to be capped at £50
Drivers will also need to be given a grace period for lateness, as part of a government crackdown on parking firms....
Worst to come for food price rises, Tesco boss says
Boss John Allan tells the BBC costs will rise further and the plight of people on low incomes “troubles us”....
Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss
The company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg saw his personal fortune fall by $31bn....