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Image copyright Getty Images British Airways pilots will begin a two-day strike at midnight in their ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Passengers are being told not to go to airports and BA says most have made alternative arrangements. Both BA and the pilots’ union Balpa have indicated that they are willing to start new […]

After selling old Christmas presents and teaching herself how to code 14-year-old Cara set up an online retail business. She’s been running it from her bedroom in London for a year and has already paid for her parents to go on holiday – twice! This is how she did it. You can hear more of

Image copyright Getty Images The tent has been dried and packed away, the diet is back on, and the work password has been reset. Summer holidays are over. Now, the financial hangover from the extra spending on overindulgence, days out and back-to-school costs has kicked in. Credit card bills are landing on doormats and research

Image copyright Nimisha Raja Image caption Nimisha Raja regrets stockpiling supplies earlier this year Many small firms can identify with Nimisha Raja’s view of Brexit: “We have absolutely no idea what’s going on.” Ms Raja, founder and boss of Nim’s Fruit Crisps, stockpiled supplies last year in the run-up to the original Brexit date in

Image copyright Getty Images Pilots at British Airways are set for strike action on Monday and Tuesday disrupting thousands of passengers’ travel plans. The vast majority of BA flights taking off from the UK have been cancelled on those two days, causing knock-on disruption. Passengers have been told not to turn up at the airport

Image copyright Diane Frost Image caption Diane Frost says she struggled to get a response when she complained about the bill Diane Frost was surprised when an energy bill arrived on her doormat for two very good reasons. Firstly it was from her former energy provider, Extra Energy, that had collapsed nine months earlier, and

Image copyright Reuters An American Airlines mechanic has been charged with damaging an aircraft in July as he was allegedly “upset” over stalled union contract negotiations. The plane, with 150 people on board, was scheduled to fly from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas on 17 July. But it aborted take-off after the pilots received

Image copyright Getty Images The US economy added 130,000 jobs last month, slowing more than expected, the latest official figures have shown. Economists polled by Reuters had expected an increase of 158,000. In July, the economy had created 159,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%, while average hourly earnings growth rose 3.2%

New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching a joint, multistate investigation into possible antitrust violations committed by Facebook, she announced Friday. The investigation will examine “Facebook’s dominance in the industry and the potential anti-competitive conduct stemming from that dominance,” her office said in a press release. It will include the attorneys general of Colorado,

Image copyright Getty Images University admissions service Ucas has been accused of promoting “inappropriate”, high-interest private loans to students. An email sent by Ucas Media included an advert for Future Finance, which offers student loans with interest rates of between 8% and 23.7% – higher than those of government-funded loans. Consumer campaigner Martin Lewis said