Business

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA police officer draws his gun and aims at protesters Hong Kong’s airport building The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong tumbled in August as anti-government protests gripped the city, in a sign of the mounting economic cost of the unrest. In a blog post, Hong Kong […]

Image copyright Reuters Lloyds Banking Group is facing an extra bill of up to £1.8bn to cover a late rush of claims for the mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). The bank said the number of claims more than trebled in the run-up to the final deadline of 29 August. As a result, Lloyds said

“In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes.” So said the artist Banksy, but following the rush to put everything online, from relationship status to holiday destinations, is it really possible to be anonymous – even briefly – in the internet age? That saying, a twist on Andy Warhol’s famous “15 minutes of

Image copyright Sean McMullan Image caption In March, passengers had to queue outside the airport in freezing conditions due to delays at security Long queues, crowded terminals and pricey parking charges have led to Belfast International being rated the UK’s worst airport in a survey by consumer magazine Which?. Customers gave the airport an approval

Image copyright Grant Macdonald Image caption Grant has been working with silver and other precious metal, for more than 50 years The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to London-based silversmith Grant Macdonald. When Grant Macdonald walked out of the Middle Eastern royal palace

Image caption We waste a million tonnes of food in restaurants and pubs every year It’s lunchtime at the Harrington Arms in Cheshire. Sat cosily in the window of the former 18th Century farmhouse, two customers have opted to share their piping hot portion of turkey and ham pie. Without quite realising it, they’re choosing

Image copyright PA Image caption Frances O’Grady has led the TUC since 2013 Trade union body the TUC has called for legal measures to tackle discrimination based on class at work. Among the proposals, it said firms should be forced to report any gaps in pay between workers from different social backgrounds. The body said

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAmber Rudd: “80-90% of government time is going into preparing for no-deal” Amber Rudd has quit Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, with an outspoken attack on the way the government is managing the Brexit process. The ex-work and pensions secretary said the government was having no “formal negotiations” with

Image copyright Getty Images China’s exports unexpectedly fell in August as shipments to the US slowed sharply, adding to worries about the effects of the two nations’ trade war. China is expected to announce more support measures soon, to avert the risk of a sharp economic slowdown. These could include the first cuts in four

Image copyright Reuters A US Congressional committee is investigating President Donald Trump in connection with a potential conflict of interest over military spending at a Scottish airport near his golf resort. The House Oversight and Reform Committee says expenditure at Prestwick airport has “increased substantially” since Mr Trump came into office. The debt-ridden airport has