Image copyright Getty Images Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, has reported an 11th consecutive quarter of rising sales. Across the Tesco group like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, were up 4.2% in the second quarter. Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said this was the best sales growth in more than …
Image copyright Aston Martin Image caption The Aston Martin DB11 was introduced in 2016 Shares in luxury carmaker Aston Martin have been priced at £19 a share, valuing the firm at £4.3bn. The price is just below the middle of the range of between £17.50 and £22.50 it hoped to sell them at. The company, …
Image caption Friends Molly Ebdon, 22, Danielle Campbell, 25, and Amelia Scott, 24 say renting is too expensive People in their 20s who want to rent a place for themselves face having to pay out an “unaffordable” amount in two-thirds of Britain, BBC research shows. They face financial strain as average rents for a one-bedroom …
Image copyright Getty Images The chief executive of Citroën has told the BBC the car industry needs to consider women when designing cars. Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Linda Jackson said the car maker was canvassing women’s views for what they required from a car. She said: “I love driving and I like a …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fan Bingbing is one of the world’s highest paid actors Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been fined hundreds of millions of yuan for tax evasion and other offences, authorities said Wednesday. It comes nearly three months after the star disappeared from the public eye. Ms Fan, who is one …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tencent Music is seeking a valuation of about $25bn, according to reports China’s Tencent Music has filed a much-anticipated request to list its shares in the US, in what could be one of the biggest US initial public offerings by a Chinese company. Tencent Music’s parent firm is China’s …
Image copyright yuoak Adverts for a smartphone GP service that promised NHS doctor appointments “in minutes” have been ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority. The service offers a symptom-checker and free GP consultations via videolink on smartphones. The ASA received complaints that the ads did not say users would first have to leave their …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Can Hammarby Sjöstad really offer a template for green urban living? Stockholm is home to one of the world’s most famous eco-neighbourhoods, Hammarby Sjöstad. But does it really offer a template for green urban living that can be replicated in other fast-growing cities? A stellar waterfront location, futuristic glass-fronted …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Venezuela has revamped its currency to try to stem rampant inflation For years, Venezuela has been in the headlines for its economic woes, including chronic shortages of food and medicine. Inflation may hit the one million per cent mark this year and 2.3 million people have fled the country, …
Prime Minister Theresa May has been outlining her plans for the UK’s new immigration system. She told BBC News: “We’ll be ensuring that we recognise the needs of our economy,” adding she would encourage businesses to train people in the UK and invest in improving productivity. Currently, the only industry in line for any sort …