Stricter checks will block some shoppers
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent.Shoppers using buy now, pay later (BNPL) will need to pass stricter affordability checks under new rules coming into force...
Post Office could be owned by its workers, government says
Lucy HookerBusiness reporter.The Post Office could be turned into an employee-owned business, the government has suggested, as it launched a public consultation over the...
Plan for electricity costs based on region dropped
Plans to set people's electricity bills based on where they live have been dropped by the government.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said in April the...
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, Bridget Phillipson says
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not...
Heathrow shutdown caused by problem found seven years ago
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPA MediaIssues at an electrical substation which caused a fire that resulted in Heathrow Airport closing were first detected seven...
