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My Money: Lucy’s guilt over spending £1.50 on tuna

As part of a new BBC blog series, Lucy Holligan shares what she spent her money on this week.

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‘The letter said I would have to wait five years for my pension’

Krissy Abbott had to depend on food banks and handouts, when she was expecting to live on her state pension – but her retirement age had changed from 60 to 65.

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Thomas Cook employees protest at Parliament

Former employees of Thomas Cook hand in a petition to the government demanding answers about the company’s collapse.

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Operation Matterhorn: Thomas Cook customers fly home on an Airbus A380

‘Operation Matterhorn’ is the UK’s largest peacetime repatriation effort, costing around £100m.

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What can Silicon Valley learn from tinned food?

What’s the best way to encourage innovation?

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Why are so few women inventors named on patents?

Women inventors account for just under 13% of patent applications globally, according to a study.

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Brexit roadshow: ‘My head’s about to explode’

Government officials are meeting UK businesses at road shows to tackle their questions on Brexit.

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Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation’s hope or hype?

A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel.

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A former diet cola addict built a $100m firm

Kara Goldin, the founder of US flavoured water company Hint, used to drink 10 cans of cola a day.

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How powerful is the Chinese military?

BBC News looks at how powerful China’s military is, compared to that of the USA.