Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies […]
Unemployment, GDP and inflation data will soon show us more about UK economy
Getty Images So far 2023 has seen some false dawns for the UK economy. The next few weeks’ data are critical. Recession has been avoided but growth has bumped along the bottom. And even as inflation falls from the double-digit levels of a year ago, it has proven more stubborn and sticky, and spread to […]
How to divide food sold to the EU
Andrew Walker BBC World Service economics correspondent Getty Images Here’s a Brexit recipe: lamb with grapes and lemon. I haven’t tried it, but the recipe does exist and it looks delicious in the pictures I’ve seen. It also gives us the ingredients for looking at one of the food issues that comes up as the […]
Vloggers rekindling the joys of India train journeys
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Himanshu Yadav / BBC Himanshu Yadav belongs to a growing community of vloggers who are documenting train travel in India The video begins with the chugging sound of a train in motion. A yellow board with Rameswaram written in black lets you know you’re departing the island town in India’s […]
Who is the UK’s Eurovision entrant?
Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Capitol Records Mae Muller is the UK’s first female Eurovision entrant in five years So, Mae Muller has been officially revealed as the UK’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The 25-year-old heads to Liverpool in May to perform I Wrote A Song – a daft-but-catchy revenge song, written […]
KFC first UK fast food chain to promise better chicken welfare standards
Getty Images Kentucky Fried Chicken is the first fast food chain in the UK to commit to better chicken welfare standards. The idea is to work with suppliers to make sure there are minimum standards across the industry by 2026. It means the birds will have more space, natural light and can perch and flap […]
Sainsbury’s to cut 3,500 jobs and close 420 Argos stores
AFP Sainsbury’s is to cut 3,500 jobs with the closure of 420 Argos outlets and all its meat, fish and deli counters. The 420 standalone Argos stores will close by March 2024, although Sainsbury’s said it would open 150 Argos outlets in its supermarkets. Boss Simon Roberts said Sainsbury’s was responding to changing consumer habits […]
How Instagram wellness guru Belle Gibson faked cancer – and caused a scandal
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) A new Netflix miniseries tells the story of an Australian influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning. Back in 2013, a remarkable, against-all-odds story of survival hit the headlines when a young woman launched what would become a best-selling wellness […]
The pop star who gave up singing
Steve Holden Newsbeat music reporter Lauren Aquilina Four years ago, Lauren Aquilina quit her job as a pop star. Lauren was signed to a major record label and worked for years on her debut album. She released it in 2016 but almost immediately announced she was giving up music. “This Lauren Aquilina album was not […]
UK forests ‘could do more harm than good’
Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst JEFF OVERS Mass tree planting in the UK could harm the environment if not planned properly, a report warns. The report comes from the Natural Capital Committee (NCC), which says planting trees into peat bogs would prove a serious mistake. Peat locks up vast quantities of carbon – but trees […]