Business

3 Nov 2023

Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud and money laundering

The man who once ran one of the world’s biggest crypto currency companies has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering.

27 Sep 2023

11m

AI v Experts: can I steal real jobs with AI?

AI is going to take our jobs – that’s a worry for people around the world, and even more so since powerful tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Bard have exploded into our workplaces.

21 Sep 2023

5m

Bank of England freezes interest rates after 14 increases in a row

For the first time in nearly two years the Bank of England has frozen interest rates.

20 Sep 2023

3m

Inflation falls unexpectedly, raising hopes for business

Inflation has fallen unexpectedly, raising hopes that financial pressure on families and businesses may be easing.

1 Sep 2023

3m

Those with disabilities and the elderly say ticket office closures could stop them travelling

Rail unions have been out campaigning to save ticket offices from closure, on the day a public consultation comes to an end. The plan would mean shutting most of England’s ticket offices as part of cost cutting measures. Train companies say staff will still be able to help passengers in different roles, but unions have…

29 Aug 2023

5m

Ulez expansion will tackle premature deaths in London, says Sadiq Khan

We spoke to London mayor Sadiq Khan.

29 Aug 2023

4m

ULEZ expanded to whole of Greater London

Another controversial anti pollution strategy – London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone – has just been expanded to the whole of Greater London – meaning drivers whose vehicles don’t meet minimum emission standards will have to pay a daily £12.50 fee. The city’s mayor Sadiq Khan said it would help five million people breathe cleaner air.…

28 Aug 2023

4m

London’s ULEZ expansion to become world’s biggest anti-pollution charging zone

Now the London mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Government of “weaponising” air pollution – days before his plan to expand the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.

2 Aug 2023

Sunak claims North Sea gas ‘four times’ less polluting than imports

By Simon Roach

On the day he announced hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that producing natural gas in the UK is “better for the climate” than importing it from abroad. He said that’s because it’s “far better to have it here at home rather than shipping it here…

1 Aug 2023

Would new North Sea oil and gas make Britain more energy independent?

By Simon Roach

The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce…

26 Jul 2023

5m

“Not convinced by the evidence for a windfall tax on the banks”, says shadow chancellor

Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them.

26 Jul 2023

5m

NatWest chief exec resigns for breaching customer confidentiality over Nigel Farage’s account

The boss of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, has resigned after admitting she gave information to the BBC about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank, and had made a “serious error of judgement”.

20 Jul 2023

4m

Head of NatWest Group apologies to Nigel Farage

Dame Alison Rose, head of the NatWest Group, has apologised to Nigel Farage for “deeply inappropriate comments” made about him in official papers.

19 Jul 2023

7m

Debate: Which political party can deliver more investment into UK?

We’re joined by Labour MP Darren Jones, who’s chair of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee, and John Penrose, a Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.