M&S stops selling disposable barbecues across UK
The supermarket says the move is to protect open spaces, after record temperatures sparked a spate of fires.
What is a recession and how could it affect me?
A recession means the UK economy has shrunk for two three-month periods – or quarters – in a row.
Shell staff get profits bonus as energy bills soar
The oil giant is to give its staff a bonus as households are being hit by soaring energy bills.
AMTD Digital: How a small Hong Kong firm’s shares soared
The meteoric rise of AMTD Digital’s shares has been likened to the so-called “meme stock” phenomenon.
Ukraine war: UN chief Guterres slams oil and gas firms’ ‘grotesque greed’
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says “grotesque greed is punishing the poorest”.
Can North America’s downtowns reverse their downturns?
City centres across the US and Canada are still much quieter than before the pandemic started.
Cost of living: Small garages want petrol prices cut at chains
Independent fuel sellers say supermarkets are not reflecting wholesale costs at the pump.
Dyson fined £1.2m after milling machine fell on worker
The company has been fined after a 1.5 tonne machine fell on a worker at its Wiltshire factory.
Bain consultancy banned from government work over ‘misconduct’
The management consultancy cannot work for the UK government for three years over ‘misconduct’ in South Africa.
Oil output to see small hike to ease energy prices
Opec+ members will pump an extra 100,000 barrels a day in September, an amount some say is “meaningless”.