What prohibition’s failure means for the legalisation of cannabis
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prohibition aimed to outlaw the manufacture and sale of alcohol across the US Economists...
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UK cyber-centre targets payment card fraud
Image copyright Getty Images Britain's cyber-defence centre has thwarted more than one million cases of suspected payment card fraud in...
Katie Price, Lauren Goodger and Georgia Harrison Instagram posts banned
Image copyright Instagram Image caption The ASA said it was concerned that The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger's...
Slow progress for fracking as opposition grows
Image copyright Getty Images Getting fracking up and running in England has been slower than expected, an official report has...
WeWork rescue ‘hands co-founder Adam Neumann $1.7bn payout’
Image copyright WeWork Struggling property firm WeWork has reportedly accepted a rescue deal with a generous payout for controversial co-founder...
The race to build a flying electric taxi
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVolocopter's air taxiFor any commuter the prospect of being whisked to and...
China has more ‘unicorn’ start-ups than the US
Image copyright Getty Images China has the world's largest number of "unicorns," privately-held start-up firms valued at more than $1bn...
‘I wish the bank had asked about my spending’
Image copyright Amanda Whiteman Image caption Amanda says she would have welcomed extra support When the proceeds of a house...
Green number plates planned for electric cars
Image copyright PA Media Image caption The government is consulting on possible designs for the number plates Drivers of electric...
Exxon accused of misleading investors on climate change
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Exxon is accused of misleading investors about the potential cost of financial regulation An...
Drugs firms reach $260m US opioid settlement
Image copyright Getty Images Four drugs companies have reached a $260m (£200m) deal with two Ohio counties over their role...
Brexit deal acceptable, says top Barclays banker
Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is "acceptable" and the country should push ahead with it,...
‘I lost £4,000 in a call centre scam’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000When Doug Varey...
The map store boss who took the long route
Image copyright Vivien Godfrey Image caption Vivien's family has owned Stanfords since 1946 The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles...
Top fund manager forced to resign after BBC investigation
Image copyright Capital Group One of the world's leading fund managers has been forced to resign after the BBC discovered...
My security software was a scam that cost me £4,000
Doug Varey was offered security software which sounded like a good deal. It turned out to be a frightening scam...
Brexit date downplayed in government advertising shift
Image copyright Cabinet Office Image caption Billboards telling the public to prepare for Britain's exit from the EU will launch...
‘Brexit uncertainty is harming my business’
Image copyright Rob Tanner "If you were trying to design a way to close businesses like mine, you'd behave exactly...
