China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991
It is the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to “around 5%” in 2023....
Asia stocks fall for third day, oil steadies as investors watch Iran war
The conflict in the Middle East has rattled financial markets and global energy prices have soared....
Trump says US Navy will protect ships in Middle East ‘if necessary’
The US President said he was taking steps to keep energy supplies flowing as oil prices continued to surge....
UK economic growth forecast cut for this year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out the latest outlook from the government’s official forecaster...
Oil prices extend gains after Iran makes new threat to Gulf shipping
It comes after prices surged on Monday and as the US is set to announce plans to deal with the rising cost of energy....
‘I’ve given up on hospitality. The £15,000 pay isn’t worth the stress’
People in their 20s and 30s tell the BBC how they feel about their finances ahead of the chancellor’s Spring Statement....
Tanker hit off Iran coast while fears of oil price rises grow
The UK Maritime Trade Organisation said a fire on the vessel was now under control....
Flights in and out of Middle East cancelled and diverted after Iran strikes
BA, Virgin Atlantic and Wizz Air are among major airlines to overhaul their schedules in light of the attacks....
A firm hiring blind staff went bust – but its mission lives on
The business had been running for over 150 years before it collapsed, so one former employee took matters into her own hands....
The third man who links Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein
For nearly a decade, David Stern acted as a key conduit between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor....