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Image copyright Miguel Soltero Image caption Andrew Rickman today runs Rockley Photonics, which specialises in designing and producing next-generation, optical computer chips The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to UK technology pioneer Andrew Rickman. How would you feel if you lost more than […]

Women own between 20% and 30% of household wealth in India, compared to a global average of 40%, according to a report by Credit Suisse. Priyanka Bhatia is trying to fight sexist attitudes in money management in India. Her organisation, Women on Wealth, has helped women fight their financial anxieties and take independent financial decisions.

Image copyright Getty Images Tesco has begun rationing essential food and household items as a result of coronavirus panic buying. It is limiting the amount of antibacterial gels, wipes and sprays, dry pasta, UHT milk and some tinned vegetables to five items per customer. These shopping restrictions introduced by the UK’s largest grocer apply whether

Will Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first Budget on Wednesday go down in history as the “coronavirus Budget”? The latest round of pre-Budget press coverage takes it as read that he will announce extra cash for efforts to combat the virus. Mr Sunak himself told the BBC’s Andrew Marr the government was looking at “a range of

Image copyright PA Media Funding for flood defences in England is expected to be doubled to £5.2bn over five years in the forthcoming budget, the Treasury has said. The money, due to be announced on March 11, will help to build 2,000 new flood and coastal defence schemes and protect 336,000 properties in the country.

Image copyright Press Association Image caption Staff on HSBC’s tenth floor were told to leave the office and work from home after a staff member returned from Asia with coronavirus Many of the City of London’s biggest institutions are taking steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday many of JPMorgan’s UK-based staff

Image copyright Looptworks “When I started talking about upcycling, people thought I was talking about riding bikes uphill,” laughs Scott Hamlin. But the former Adidas boss has a simple, yet ingenious, business model – he buys unwanted tops from professional sports teams, upcycles them into merchandise and sells it back to them. He first began

Image copyright Getty Images The UK will leave the European aviation safety regulator after the Brexit transition period, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed. He said UK membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency – responsible for certifying the airworthiness of planes – would end on 31 December. He told Aviation Week that the UK’s

Image copyright Su Francis Image caption Su Francis says a rogue estate agent left her unable to sell her home People who have had problems with estate agents are backing calls for the government to “get on” with introducing reforms aimed at improving standards. Su Francis, 65, from Buckinghamshire, says she’s been left “in limbo”

Image caption Taff Street in Pontypridd was left underwater after heavy rain Insurers are set to pay out an average £32,000 per household for flood claims after destructive UK winter storms, an industry body has said. The bill to clean up after storms Dennis and Ciara is set to total more than £360m, the Association