Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.
Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts did not lift Black Friday spending in November, figures suggest.
The retailer says it plans to claw back bonuses awarded to executives at its North America business as a result of the mistakes.
A typical turkey dinner will cost about £32.45 this year, according to research done for the BBC.
Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.
Andrew Bailey says workers need to be trained to move into jobs that use AI, but adds it might not lead to mass unemployment.
The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations.
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
The Bank of England is hoping the interest rate cut will inject some much-needed momentum into the economy.
It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs.
Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.
BP has appointed Meg O'Neill as its chief executive, making her the first female boss of a major oil giant.
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
Kristin Cabot says she was bombarded with abusive and threatening messages after being filmed with her boss on the 'kiss-cam'.
The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
Prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November, according to the latest figures from the consumer price index (CPI).
The demand follows a "super-complaint" about the home and travel insurance sectors.
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
Some seasonal workers have seen pay rises this year but Santas may have to tighten their belts.
The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.
Warner Brothers says the offer for its film and streaming businesses is inferior to Netflix's.
The 3.2% November figure is down on the 3.6% recorded in the year to October.
The supermarket firm claimed its rotisserie chickens were exempt from the hot food tax.
The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million learner driver tests since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Three social media adverts are found to be irresponsible, with one targeting new mums.
Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.
Across Europe huge heat pumps are being installed that can heat tens of thousands of homes.
The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.
Just a handful of companies can make cadmium zinc telluride, a material with powerful properties.
Elderly people aged 65 and over now make up nearly 30% of Japan's population.
The country lags behind when it comes to women in leadership positions.
Here's what you need to know about tax rules if you're selling items online.
Big confectionery makers are rolling out freeze-dried sweets after they become an online sensation.
The Murdochs had a much-reported inheritance battle, but smoother transitions are possible.
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
Firms are ready to make the equipment needed for green hydrogen, but demand has not picked up yet.
Chancellor's next mission to find a respected and credible economist to run the OBR will require careful balance
Livestock is being culled across the country due to an infectious disease outbreak.
Ambi Ambituuni now expects to pay more than £300 a term for his daughter's bus journeys.
UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.
Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.
Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"
Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?
Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why
Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created
The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75% - the lowest level since February 2023.
Speaking to Amol Rajan on the BBC's Radical podcast, chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver reveals all about his experiences of failure and learning from it.
Martin Lewis explains the things people misunderstand about credit scores.
Businesses in Canton tell BBC Wales about how a recent spate of break-ins has affected them.
Birmingham vintage market trader retires after 60 years
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