‘We make more money from weddings now than farming’
From falconry and helicopter rides to spas and solar farms, three quarters of farmers now have a side hustle....
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Tesco shoppers mock ‘VAR’-style cameras at self-checkout
The supermarket’s latest use of technology to crack down on shoplifting has led to both jokes and complaints....
Thousands in line for payouts over forced meter fittings
More than £70m is being paid to customers who were forced to switch to prepaying for energy....
Chinese-owned Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs
The firm’s boss pointed to the “challenging period” faced by the industry as a reason for the layoffs....
Fake discounts on Shein ‘breach law’, EU says
Shein has one month to respond to the EU’s findings or face fines based on its sales, the bloc has said....
HS2 investigating two firms supplying construction staff
The company building the high-speed rail line says it takes all whistleblower allegations seriously....
Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after 50% tariff threat
Trump extended the deadline after EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc needed more time to “reach a good deal”....
Rate ‘rigging’ traders say they were scapegoated – now the Supreme Court will decide
Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo were among 37 City traders prosecuted for “manipulating” interest rate benchmarks....
Post Office offer amounts to just half of my claim, says Bates
Former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates has accused the government of presiding over “quasi-kangaroo courts”....
Frugal tech: The start-ups working on cheap innovation
Indian start-ups are using local materials and innovative ideas to make useful and affordable products....