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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption One option the PM could support would be a Canada-style free-trade deal Boris Johnson is to say he won’t accept alignment with EU rules when Britain negotiates a trade deal with Brussels. The prime minister will use a speech on Monday to toughen his stance ahead of trade talks […]

Image caption Nicholas Duggan was “very taken aback” to find his cash refused During a recent lunch hour in New York, a sea of office workers filled the Hudson Eats food court, where staff prepared pizza, barbecue and chopped salad orders at incredible speed. Many people had ordered ahead by app, while credit cards dominated

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The most serious complaints about DWP agencies like the Child Maintenance Service can sometimes take years to be resolved People with the most serious complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have to wait 18 months before their cases are investigated. BBC Radio 4’s Money Box has

Image copyright Meituan With coronavirus-hit Wuhan in lockdown, residents are faced with some basic challenges, such as how to find food. The severe restrictions on the city’s 11 million residents, designed to prevent the spread of the disease, mean even simple grocery shopping and eating out are no longer straightforward. Chinese blogging site Weibo is

Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has suggested the only answer to the “hole” enveloping HS2 is “to keep digging”. In an interview for Sky Kids’ FYI show, the PM criticised the “profligate” rail project and its “hopeless” management. But he appeared to rule out pulling the plug on the controversial scheme, which might cost

Image copyright Getty Images The eurozone economy of 19 European Union countries barely grew at all in the final quarter of last year. A first official estimate puts economic growth in the region at 0.1% during the three months to the end of December 2019. Two of the eurozone’s largest economies shrank in the period:

Image copyright Airbus Airbus will pay nearly €1bn (£840m) to settle corruption cases with UK authorities. The deal follows a lengthy investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the aircraft maker’s use of middlemen to secure plane deals. The settlement is part of a €3.6bn (£3bn) deal that also involves payments to US and

Image copyright Getty Images Pharmacies say they have seen a spike in sales of hand sanitisers and more demand for face masks in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. While virologists say hand sanitising can help stop the virus, they say there is not much evidence that face masks help. Hand washing with soap is still

Image copyright Getty Images People required to complete a self-assessment tax form only have a short time left before a deadline at the end of Friday. Some 11.7 million people, primarily those with more than one source of income and the self-employed, are required to complete returns. By the end of Wednesday, HM Revenue and

Image copyright Sonja Howells Image caption Sonja felt liberated when she said her name to the barista Giving a barista your name to get a drink may be a typical way to start your day, but transgender young people have been telling the BBC how this coffee shop moment marked the start of their self-acceptance.