Entries by BBC News - Business

US officials ordered to limit contact with social media firms

A judge bars officials from contacting platforms over "content containing protected free speech".

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E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people’s messages?

Who will win in the years-long stalemate between governments and big tech around super-secure messaging?

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Music producer smashed his platinum discs – then rebuilt them

Record producer and label owner Sir Robin Millar talks about losing his sight and finding great music.

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Unilever: Cornetto maker defends decision to stay in Russia

Unilever said exiting was "not straightforward" as its operations would be taken over if it abandoned them.

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Thames Water needs ‘substantial’ sums of money

The water regulator said talks with investors to raise the necessary funds were continuing.

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Train firms plan mass closures of ticket offices

A public consultation has been launched on proposals to close hundreds of station ticket offices in England.

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Thames Water fined £3.3m over river sewage

The firm pumped millions of litres of sewage into rivers, turning them black and killing fish.

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Nigel Farage bank account shut for falling below wealth limit

Nigel Farage's account with the bank Coutts is not being closed for political reasons, the BBC is told.

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Petrol stations accused of pocketing fuel duty cut

Treasury Select Committee chair claims retailers not customers benefitted from the tax cut.

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Mortgage rates: Average five-year fix rises above 6%

Homeowners face higher costs as the rates for both two- and five-year fixed deals are now above 6%.

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