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Ban was first introduced more than 20 years ago after the outbreak of mad cow disease.

Wetherspoon and Ei Group are struggling to secure some beer and ciders due to the CO2 gas scarcity.

Up to half of the profits made by big banks from current accounts come from just one in 10 customers.

Bank of England says UK making progress on financial services risks around Brexit, but that the EU is lagging.

The African budget airline says it may go bust if it cannot raise new funding from investors.

The company plans to shut five Waitrose branches and rebrand its department stores and supermarkets.

Annual growth in house prices fell to its slowest pace in five years in June, the Nationwide says.

Costa blames lack of shoppers on High Streets for a fall in like-for-like sales at the start of the year.

A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups with a simple change.

Groups representing millions of UK and EU workers say leaders must show “measureable progress”.

The Treasury Select Committee is demanding maximum transparency into Lloyds’ investigation of the HBOS fraud.

Firms in Hong Kong are using virtual and augmented reality technology to shape client experience.

Universities are turning to technology to try to make sure they don’t mispronounce names at graduations.

Countries are warned that they must cut oil purchases from the Middle Eastern country to zero.

Conservative MP Simon Clarke describes expenses for two members of a Bank committee as “staggering”.

Conservative MP Simon Clarke describes expenses for two members of a Bank committee as “staggering”.

The ride-hailing firm has been granted a new 15-month licence to operate in the capital.

BMW has told the BBC the price of its cars could rise because of increased costs after Brexit.

Ian Robertson, BMW’s special representative in the UK tells the BBC a no-deal Brexit would push up the cost of its cars

Tesco-owned wholesaler Booker restricts beer and cider sales because of the CO2 gas shortage.

CO2 is now central to UK daily life – now, there’s shortage. Why is that and what is being done?

Major outlets including the LA Times and the New York Daily News remain inaccessible to Europeans, a month after GDPR came into effect.

Spain’s Ferrovial says it plans to move its international base to Amsterdam because of Brexit.

A transgender woman refused her state pension after staying married was discriminated against by UK law, European judges say.

The list of costly cities is dominated by Asia after Luanda falls from last year’s top spot.

Sales fall at the floor covering retailer, which is closing stores as part of a rescue plan.

Wimbledon and IBM are using artificial intelligence systems to automatically edit the tennis action.

The US president says the motorcycle firm’s new Thailand factory marks “the beginning of the end”.

Gambling is a multi-million dollar business in Kenya, but there are more losers than winners, writes Anthony Wanjiru.

A bank for Mumbai’s sex workers has had to shut, leaving almost 5,000 women without banking options.