Should Botswana break its reliance on diamonds?
Diamonds have helped Botswana’s economy over the past 50 years. But now some people are saying that the stones don’t hold the same promise for the future.
What happens when you let a dog in the studio…
James Davidson, co-founder of pet food company Tails.com, talks to Business Live – but his dog Monty steals the show.
Hinkley Point C nuclear plant not essential – think tank
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is “not essential” for the UK to meet its energy and climate change targets, says a think tank.
Can foreign car makers succeed in India?
After a slow few years for India’s car market, sales are powering ahead. But how about foreign car companies there?
Money problems
Twenty years ago, the US overhauled its cash welfare system – the portion of US assistance that is offered to poor families as a direct payment. But how does this system compare to other high-income countries?
Love to chat
As chat apps achieve colossal valuations and more keep coming onto the market, are we reaching chat saturation point?
Pushed out
As the number of people living in cities rise, lower income residents are being pushed farther out to areas with fewer resources.
Life after BHS
As the last BHS stores close this weekend, bringing to an end nearly 90 years of retail history, Emma Simpson looks at what the closures will mean for our High Streets.
BHS: Inside a ‘ghost store’ in Edinburgh
BBC News takes a look around a former BHS flagship store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street, empty now that the chain has ceased trading.
Low wages and bills ‘thwart 18-35s’ savings ambitions’
The under-35s are not a spendthrift generation, but are struggling to save owing to daily financial pressures and low wages, a trade body says.