Entries by BBC News

What you can do about the seven bills going up this week

Several bills are going up at the start of April - but there are some things you can do about it.

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Can I fix my energy prices?

Gas and electricity bills rose again on 1 April, when the latest energy price cap took effect.

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Countries compete to keep skilled young workers

EU nations hope that tax benefits might encourage young, skilled workers to stay, but will they work?

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Can Canadians get the world drinking tree sap?

The largest producer of maple syrup now wants you to drink the sap, which it calls maple water.

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How does the government borrow money?

The government gets most of its money from tax but also borrows when it wants to boost spending.

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Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?

Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.

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Georgia’s richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions

The pro-Russian businessman is reported to be moving overseas assets back to the Caucasus country.

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Hair: ‘It’s just thrown away but it’s gold’

India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.

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Why don’t Europeans buy more American cars?

Trump wants US vehicles to be more popular in Europe, but it's a difficult market for them to crack.

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Scientists work on ‘superhuman’ vision systems for robots

Researchers have given a robot a powerful radio-based vision system which can see through smoke.

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