Jun 30, 2026

Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix

He was accused of using money for a Netflix show on lavish purchases like Rolls Royces and Ferraris.

Jun 30, 2026

Lenders say FCA car finance redress scheme violates their human rights

Customer payouts on hold as groups including Volkswagen Financial Services and Crédit Agricole launch legal challenge

Jun 30, 2026

Sainsbury’s sales growth slows as consumer caution hits retailers

Rival supermarket Tesco also reports slowdown

Jun 30, 2026

Barclays buys Canary Wharf HQ for £750mn

UK bank buys 999-year lease on London headquarters in one of Europe’s biggest office deals in recent years

Jun 30, 2026

Woman's Hour

We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.

Jun 30, 2026

Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Amazon has broken consumer protection law

Jun 29, 2026

Loved and loathed: The making of India's viral liver doctor

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips has built a large online following, but often clashes with India's traditional medicine specialists.

Jun 29, 2026

BT and Verizon to combine international operations in joint venture

New 50:50 venture will be milestone in UK group’s strategy of refocusing on its domestic operations

Jun 29, 2026

Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks

The car-maker found AI quality checks failed to match the skill of veteran technicians.

Jun 28, 2026

Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises

Xbox consoles, Nintendo's new Switch 2 and Valve's Steam Deck are just some of the gadgets seeing price hikes in recent months.

Jun 27, 2026

Ocado major shareholders mount rearguard action to save CEO Tim Steiner

Multiple investors oppose plans led by chair Adam Warby and Tetra Pak billionaire board member Jörn Rausing to oust co-founder

Jun 26, 2026

Stockpickers: Babcock International, Telecom Plus, Moonpig

Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week

Jun 25, 2026

Trump accuses big oil firms of price-gouging drivers

The president named Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and Chevron when talking to reporters about a probe into fuel prices.

Jun 25, 2026

Shareholders push Ocado board to oust chief Tim Steiner

Co-founder could remain at grocery tech company in a different role

Jun 25, 2026

Tesco Mobile explores getting back into broadband

Move by UK’s largest mobile virtual network operator would add further competition to highly fragmented market

Jun 25, 2026

EasyJet in talks with Castlelake after rejecting £4.9bn takeover offer

Budget airline turned down offer that US private credit group submitted on Tuesday

Jun 25, 2026

Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to children

Previously, the airline had typically charged parents a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children.

Jun 25, 2026

Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost

Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".

Jun 24, 2026

BT’s pension fund lost £300mn on Thames Water

One of UK’s biggest private schemes wrote off stake in beleaguered utility in 2024

Jun 24, 2026

Nationalising Thames Water can be easier than it looks

The UK’s next PM faces some hard decisions. Bringing the failing utility into state ownership isn’t one of them

Jun 24, 2026

Top Andy Burnham pick advised Thames Water creditors

James Purnell’s previous role running consultancy Flint Global has raised concerns about conflicts of interest

Jun 23, 2026

Millions in UK could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given green light

Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.

Jun 23, 2026

Millions in UK could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given green light

Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.

Jun 23, 2026

South East Water announces new chief executive

John Halsall has previously worked for Thames Water, South West Water and Network Rail.

Jun 23, 2026

Toy Story 5 scores record opening weekend for franchise

The film's opening is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after facing notable challenges in recent years.

Jun 23, 2026

O'Leary extends Ryanair contract in deal that could net him over £130m

The Ryanair boss extends his contract to 2032, in a deal featuring a bonus scheme that could earn him more than €150m (£130m).

Jun 23, 2026

Who had the best World Cup advert?

BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind both Nike and Adidas' World Cup adverts.

Jun 23, 2026

AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amazon founder Bezos says

The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.

Jun 22, 2026

Toy Story 5 scores record opening weekend for franchise

The film's opening is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after facing notable challenges in recent years.

Jun 22, 2026

Ocado hunts for new chief to replace Tim Steiner

UK grocery technology group has been hit by international licensing partners scaling back agreements