Bank share prices tumble after calls for tax on profits

The share prices of leading UK banks have tumbled following calls for the government to introduce a new tax on banking profits....

P&O Ferries boss who sparked outage after mass sacking quits

The controversial head of P&O Ferries who presided over the mass sacking of hundreds of workers has quit his role. Chief executive...

ANZ bank boss apologises for firing staff with accidental email

One of Australia’s largest banks has apologised to staff who found out they had been fired through an automated email asking them...

Firm told to scrap Heathrow immigration centre ‘ballooncraft’ job

The government has told a contractor to remove jobs from a recruitment website, after it emerged there were plans to hire floristry...

How US shoppers will be hit as the tariff exemption...

Osmond Chia & Laura BlaseyBusiness reporters in Singapore & Washington DC Getty Images The US has pulled the plug on a long-running...

UK firms warn over US small parcel tax

Charlotte Edwards & Emer MoreauBusiness reporters, BBC News Helen Hickman Helen Hickman says new taxes on small parcels are causing “an absolute...

AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico

Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter, Querétaro, Mexico Arterra/Getty Images Querétaro is known for its impressive stone aqueduct Located in the middle of Mexico, Querétaro...

Sports car manufacturer Lotus to cut 550 jobs at Norfolk...

Neve Gordon-FarleighBBC News, Norfolk Getty Images The Lotus factory has been based in Hethel in Norfolk since the 1960s Sportscar manufacturer Lotus...