Saltend biofuel plant ‘faces closure after US trade deal’
Vivergo/PA The plant produces bioethanol, which is used in E10 petrol The UK’s largest bioethanol plant will be forced to close unless the government acts,
Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty
Thames Water has been fined £122.7m for breaching of rules relating to its wastewater operations and dividends payments. It is the biggest ever penalty issued
Brazil sues China carmaker BYD over ‘slave-like’ conditions
Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD and two of its contractors, saying they were responsible for human trafficking and conditions “analogous
Temu’s Chinese owner sees profits plunge as tariff war bites
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platform Temu, has reported a near 50% drop in profit as US President Donald Trump’s trade policies
Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app stores verify the age
Banks urged not to ‘label’ people with poor credit scores
Felicity Evans Money editor, BBC Wales News BBC Tiffany Bramley turned to community lender Purple Shoots to start her cleaning business A low credit score
Tesco shoppers mock ‘VAR’-style cameras at self-checkout
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Second suspect arrested in alleged NYC Bitcoin torture scheme
A second suspect has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an upmarket Manhattan home for weeks in an effort to
Glastonbury farmer ‘makes more money from weddings than farming’
Dave Harvey Business and Environment Correspondent, BBC West River Lane Photography Godney Farm in Somerset has its own church and hosts dozens of weddings every
With two jail escapees still at large, New Orleans manhunt continues – The Washington Post
With two jail escapees still at large, New Orleans manhunt continues The Washington Post Texas video shows high-speed chase that nabbed escaped Louisiana inmates; another alleged