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  • Government borrowing falls by £20bn in year to March

    An increase in spending is more than more than offset by increased tax receipts, official figures show.

  • Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs

    BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.

  • High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals

    Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

  • How a pivot to hair accessories led to business success

    Jenny Lennick’s colourful hair clips are sold across the US and around the world.

  • Eliminate jobs tax for workers to compete with AI, says Sunak

    The former prime minister said graduates’ concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.