Image copyright Getty Images What a way to start the week – settling down to watch one of the major events of the year that affects your finances. In his speech, the chancellor will announce the government’s plans for tax and spending for the financial year which starts in April 2019. Here is your essential …
Image copyright Getty Images It’s not easy getting big infrastructure projects finished, or even started. There have been discussions for decades on what to do about the volume of traffic on the A303 going past Stonehenge in Wiltshire. Proposals for a tunnel under the World Heritage Site were made in the mid-90s, with plans for …
Image copyright Funding Circle Image caption Samir Desai was 26 when he started plans for Funding Circle The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Samir Desai, founder of peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle. Friends often share money-making ideas over a few drinks in …
GoPros have sold round the world as simple, rugged cameras to be used on the move. However, they are different from the original model designed by the company’s chief executive, Nick Woodman. He made a wrist-mounted camera to film himself surfing. It’s the market, he says, which shapes the final product. Video journalist: Jeremy Howell …
Image copyright Beige Chuu Image caption Why has the West fallen in love with Korean beauty trends? For thousands of years the fashion conscious have used make-up to get their look just right, and keep up with fast-moving trends. Now, the global beauty industry is experiencing a revolution driven by South Korea. Say hello to …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe incident was captured by passenger David Lawrence, who spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about what happened Ryanair has been criticised for apparently failing to remove a passenger from a flight after racial abuse of a woman in her 70s. The incident, on a flight from …
Image copyright Getty Images Dubbed “NewSpace”, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are joining in the race to create cheap, commercialised space travel. Among these are billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson, who all made their fortunes in other industries. Between them, they’re posing a major challenge to established space industry giants. Fuelled …
Image copyright Getty Images/Facebook Image caption Political groups have been spending increasing amounts of money on Facebook adverts An anonymous website has been using Facebook adverts to encourage British voters to email their MP and urge them “to bin Chequers” and back Brexit. Evidence given to the government’s fake news inquiry found that a site …
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Image copyright Christian Shabantu Mpenga Image caption This photo made people think they had got married To her friends and family, Arlène Agneroh has it all. Well, nearly. She is successful, educated and attractive. They call her a leader – she coaches entrepreneurs and offers personal development training for a living. The only thing she’s …