Driving a Crossrail train
The BBC’s Transport correspondent Richard Westcott gets to drive one of London’s new Crossrail trains.
How slow is US economic growth? ‘Close to zero’
While 2016’s anemic growth level isn’t an automatic disqualifier for a rate increase, the bar just got a little higher.
Brazil’s unemployment rate hits 4-year high as recession bites
Brazil’s unemployment rate rose to 11.3 percent in the second quarter, hitting a four-year high as the country struggles with a crippling recession.
Anglo Irish Bank: Former executives jailed over fraud
Three former bank executives in the Republic of Ireland are jailed for their part in a 7.2bn euro (£6bn) conspiracy.
US economy grows a weak 1.2 percent in Q2 as inventories fall
The economy grew far less than expected as inventories fell for the first time since 2011, but a surge in spending pointed to underlying strength.
Kenya’s flourishing camel milk industry
Despite the country’s drought, some Kenyans are turning camel milk into a viable commercial business.
Bulldogs are as British as the Queen—but inbreeding is destroying them
English Bulldogs are so inbred that new blood may be the only way to return them to health, scientists warned on Friday.
Bitcoin experts are having a spat on this one key issue
Bitcoin experts have weighed into a debate regarding the legal status of the cryptocurrency.
Iconic painting of Queen Elizabeth I ‘saved’ for $13.57 million
An historic and iconic portrait of England’s Elizabeth I has been “saved” and put into public ownership for the first time in its history.
Why Stephen Hawking thinks the Brexit vote could threaten humanity
“Envy and isolationism” were the forces that contributed to the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union, Stephen Hawking said.