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Image copyright Sunneva María Svövudóttir My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Sunneva María Svövudóttir from Reykjavik in Iceland, records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving. We’re looking for more people to share what […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: This deepfake software can map celebrity faces on to anyone “We are already at the point where you can’t tell the difference between deepfakes and the real thing,” Professor Hao Li of the University of Southern California tells the BBC. “It’s scary.” We are at the

Image copyright Lucy Herd Image caption Jack died two weeks before his second birthday. Parents who lose a child will receive two weeks paid bereavement leave under new government rules. The law will come into force in April, with the UK being the only country to have that right to time off, MPs said. It

Image copyright Reuters Image caption An emotional support peacock was turned away from Newark airport in 2018 The US is seeking to limit the kinds of animals that airlines must allow on board for free. The Department of Transportation has proposed to restrict that right to dogs that are trained to help people with disabilities.

The share of U.S. workers who belong to a labor union dropped from 10.5% to 10.3% in 2019, even as public approval of unions reached its highest level in years. Just 6.2% of workers in the private sector were union members last year, a 0.2% drop compared to a year earlier, according to new data

Image copyright Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Image caption A small group of people were holding placards in support of Meng Wanzhou outside court on Monday A Canadian actor said she was unwittingly hired to protest in support of a Huawei executive fighting extradition to the US. Julia Hackstaff told local media she thought she

“I’ve had really bad experiences in the past with employers, I’ve even been ‘let go’ because I took time off for my mental health,” says Steph. The 29-year-old says she worked at a number of retail and agency jobs, with most managers being far from understanding. “I was always really anxious and uncomfortable asking for

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Isabel dos Santos, 46, currently lives abroad A top PWC executive has left the firm after revelations of PwC links with Isabel Dos Santos, who is under investigation for corruption. PWC declined to comment on the departure and says it has launched its own investigation. Ms Dos Santos, one

Image copyright Reuters The City regulator has stressed that seven out of 10 bank customers will be better off or unchanged as another big bank announces its new overdraft rates. Customers of Lloyds Banking Group will be charged “personalised” rates of up to 49.9% from April, but most will pay a rate of 39.9% to

Image copyright Reuters Trade tensions with the US have spiralled after the chancellor, Sajid Javid, took a defiant stance at Davos. US treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin has threatened new tariffs on UK carmakers after the chancellor defied pressure to cancel a new tax on tech firms. Mr Javid said the UK would not back down