Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry
Sanrio ends association with Netflix TV drama Vivant after Chinese state media decried portrayal of ruthless Chinese age...
'We need help for small businesses, not punishment'
Image caption, Kevin Evans has said there is nothing in the new budget to help small businessesByJosh Tranter, Liam Berr...
Haulier blames fuel prices for diesel theft
Image caption, Pinches said diesel had become "liquid gold"ByMillie TrenholmReporting fromin WorcesterPublishe...
Liz Truss has brought our divided nation together – in mockery of her | Emma Brockes
Though times are hard and days are dark, the former PM’s latest book reminds us of the fun to be had when a figure is so...
Will the budget deliver ‘growth in every postcode’?
The chancellor outlined ‘the biggest wave of devolution in a generation’ – but large swathes of the country are excluded...
‘There has to be a bolder shift’: retail and hospitality businesses assess relief in budget
Chancellor cuts business rates for more small businesses and limits rise in minimum wage for younger workersBudget 2026:...
Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?
Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the sca...
Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sanrio says it will strengthen review processes for future collaborationsByKoh ...
Microsoft posts $36.6bn profit after offering buyouts to one in four workers
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Microsoft boss Satya NadellaByOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterPublished19 minutes a...
'I live with a ghost': Japan's haunted homes attract bargain hunters
Image caption, Ryua says that she shares her Tokyo apartment with a ghostByMichael FitzpatrickBusiness reporter, Reporti...
Investors turn on Google owner Alphabet after profit miss, ad slowdown and high spending
Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127.6bnShares in...
Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation
Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said an “information-rich” period before the central bank’s gatheri...