Sunday, June 14, 2026

India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry

Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

David James backs affordable football kit charities

The former England goalie does not want costly kit to be a bar to anyone hoping to play football.

Friday, June 12, 2026

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut

Musk's AI and reusable rocket company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.

Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX's stock market debut

The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Villagers take fight against Lidl store plans to Welsh government

Residents in the area do not want a store on land separating Llantwit Major and Llanmaes.

Trump says 'I love the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years

The US president later said he had meant that he actually loved that inflation was not higher.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Interview

Charles Gitonga speaks to entrepreneur Mohammed Dewji about being a billionaire in Africa

The Interview

Charles Gitonga speaks to entrepreneur Mohammed Dewji about being a billionaire in Africa

Beauty Pie LED mask ad banned over misleading anti-wrinkle claim

The mask is not "clinically proven to reduce wrinkles in four weeks", the advertising watchdog finds.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Bill debt soars but many don't know help is available

The majority of billpayers are unaware of special tariffs for water and broadband, the spending watchdog says.