Grants awarded to tackle cost-of-living crisis
Organisations are awarded £80,000 worth of grants by Dorset Community Foundation and BCP Council.
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Asahi says 1.5 million customers’ data potentially leaked in cyber-attack
The ransomware attack in September crippled Asahi’s Japan operations and caused a drinks shortage.
More North Sea drilling to be allowed in new Labour plan
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
Why am I taxed and what is it spent on?
The BBC’s Ben Chu looks at how much the UK government gets in tax and where those taxes are spent.
Warner settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture
The label is going into business with tech start-up Suno after settling a lawsuit against the company.
‘This is the first year I can’t find a holiday job’
Seasonal hiring is poised to drop to its lowest level since 2008, a sign of caution among US businesses in…
Foreign tourists to pay extra fee to visit US national parks
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States’ most popular parks.
What’s at stake for Reeves’s Budget?
Editors Chris Mason and Faisal Islam discuss what’s at stake in the 2025 Autumn Budget.
Over 21s to get £12.71 an hour in minimum wage rise
The move has been welcomed, but some experts say it will not cover the current cost of living.
Rachel Reeves will be hoping this Budget buys her some time
Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget…