Entries by BBC News

How to destroy harmful ‘forever chemicals’

PFAS were once prized for their durability, but now firms are developing ways to destroy them.

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Should Europe wean itself off US tech?

Just three US firms provide 70% of Europe's cloud-computing, leading to fears of overreliance.

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Will AI make language dubbing easy for film and TV?

New tech promises to dub film and TV into different languages without losing the quality of the performance.

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Business Daily

Thousands of firms have the certification, but some think the rules aren't strict enough

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Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls

The South American country is dealing with very high inflation ahead of its latest general election.

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‘One video about a dress made me £6,000’

Single mum Roxanne Freeman has paid off her debt with her earnings as a TikTok content creator.

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Sylvanian Drama lawsuit dropped – but account will change its name

Epoch, the Japanese company behind Sylvanian Families, filed a lawsuit in New York against the parody account Sylvanian Drama.

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Families ‘struggling to feed children in holidays’

Newquay Foodbank says one in four children were at risk of needing a food bank out of term-time.

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Average mortgage rates below 5% for first time since Truss budget

Average two-year mortgage rates have fallen to 4.99%, the lowest point since September 2022.

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Falling birth rate in Jersey a ‘ticking bomb’

Housing Minister Sam Mézec says fewer births and an ageing population poses a huge challenges.

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