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The sofa specialist says it has been hit by an “exceptional downturn” in consumer demand.

The Japanese firm has teamed up with GM to develop an autonomous car that could be mass produced.

As menstrual cups and ‘period-proof’ pants are more in demand, BBC News looks at the reasons why.

Graduate Brian wears a sign to try and find work in South Africa, where youth unemployment is 54%.

How would a new state manage its economy and trading relationships with the rest of the world?

How faster mobile connectivity could help improve school security and make our cities smarter.

At the Paris Motor Show car makers have been showing off their new luxury electric models.

Demand for paper straws is on the rise, but most are made in Asia. Earlier this year, though, a Manchester-based firm became the first make paper straws in the UK for decades.

Workers from UberEats, JD Wetherspoon, McDonald’s and TGI Fridays call for a pay rise.

The Irish Data Protection Commission will decide whether the tech firm should be fined.

Partnerships with brands can yield six-figure sums for social influencers – depending on their presence.

Shares in the peer-to-peer lender tumble 24% on first day of full trading in London.

Theresa May predicts “better days ahead”, with UK debt continuing to fall and support to public services going up after Brexit.

What happened to the careers and lives of previous winners of The Apprentice?

Morgan Twyning and her partner moved in with his parents as rent would have eaten up most of their salaries.

India’s government has taken over a major lending firm after it defaulted on loan repayments.

Sandwich chain to list all ingredients including allergens on its products after death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse.

Shares in the James Bond carmaker end well below the £19 offer price on the first day of trading.

Shares in the UK’s biggest supermarket group fall more than 8% despite rising sales.

Fan Bingbing had disappeared from public view in July amid reports she was involved in a tax probe.

The music streaming service is majority owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings.

Keeping the freeze will cost the government £38bn over three years, the chancellor has said previously.

The coffee chain urged customers to buy a bacon roll or egg muffin rather than avocados.

The government in Caracas has not been short of creative approaches to tackle the country’s economic crisis.

Does Stockholm’s world-famous eco-neighbourhood really offer a template for green urban living?

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints about ads run by the GP at Hand service.

Linda Jackson says women buy cars so their views on design should matter to manufacturers.

The chief executive of Citroën has told the BBC’s Theo Leggett the car industry needs to consider women when it designs cars.

Search our interactive map of Britain to see where rent is judged as “unaffordable”.

The project will carry 26m tons of liquefied natural gas annually to emerging Asian markets.