Image copyright EPA The clouds seem to be gathering for the eurozone’s economy. At a news conference after a policymaking meeting on Thursday, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi described an outlook that is becoming more overcast. Economic data, he said, had been weaker than expected, and the risks to growth have increased. There …
Image copyright Getty Images Pregnant women and parents returning to work will receive greater protection from redundancy under new plans. The government proposes extending legal protection against redundancy for pregnant women for six months after they return to work. The protections could also be extended to others, including men, who return from adoption or shared …
Image copyright Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK’s biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The shutdown during 8 to 12 …
Image copyright Getty Images The amount households spent each week in 2018 climbed to £572.60, the highest level since 2005, according to the latest Family Spending Survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But families had to borrow, or use up savings, to fund their spending and investment activities. Transport was the biggest weekly …
Iceland supermarket has told the BBC that – in a bid to meet a pledge to remove palm oil from all its own-brand products – it removed its branding from some items, rather than the ingredient. The retailer vowed to remove palm oil from “100%” of its own products by the end of 2018, saying …
As world leaders, the bosses of the world’s biggest companies and a sprinkling of celebrities gather in the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum, BBC Radio 5 Live has been seeking a different economic perspective in the Lancashire market town of Darwen. What matters to people and small business owners living …
Image copyright Getty Images Ticket reseller Viagogo has been threatened with another court appearance by Britain’s competition watchdog and could face a large fine. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took Viagogo to court last year for breaking consumer protection law. The ticket seller was given a deadline of 17 January to comply with a …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTUC chief Frances O’Grady: PM should “stop playing to the bad boys at the back of the class” The UK’s trade union movement chief has told Theresa May to “stop playing to the bad boys at the back of the class” over Brexit and “start listening”. Frances …
Image copyright Bekki Ramsay Image caption Bekki Ramsay is now drinking nut-based alternatives to milk Bekki Ramsay ditched milk last year for health reasons. But the 23-year-old from Newcastle also had concerns about the environmental impact of the dairy industry. She is one of a growing number of young people embracing dairy alternatives. A survey …
Tesco and French supermarket Carrefour are to trial a new, global online shopping service based on refillable rather than recyclable containers. Empty product containers are collected, cleaned and refilled for reuse. The man behind the scheme – called Loop – describes it as “effectively the milkman, rebooted’. Source by [author_name]