VIDEO: Maize farming in SA at critical low
The long-standing drought in SA has reached its driest and hottest levels in over a century.
VIDEO: Robots, investors and entrepreneurs
The BBC visits India’s biggest-ever conference for tech start-ups where entrepreneurs can meet potential investors.
VIDEO: What businesses need from governments
Colm O’Regan looks at what it takes to enable businesses to flourish.
Surge in contactless card payments
One in eight purchases made on UK cards in December used contactless technology, marking a surge in the use of the alternative to loose change.
Belgium investigates UBS for tax fraud
The Swiss banking giant UBS is investigated over money laundering and serious organised tax fraud in Belgium.
Regional house price gap ‘widens’
House prices rose in every region of England and Wales in the past year – but the pace of increase was vastly different, figures show.
London City Airport bought for £2bn
London City Airport in London’s Docklands has been bought by a consortium led by a major Canadian pension fund for an estimated £2bn.
VIDEO: China: the new footballing superpower?
How has China become a big player in football in just a few years and what has driven its growing popularity?
Can we predict Oscar winners using data analytics alone?
The firms that predict the Oscar results in advance
