Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-05-05
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Border politics - how similar jobs in the same firm deliver different tax bills (BBC Business 2026-05-05 21:47:37)
Workers in southern Scotland can find themselves paying more tax than colleagues who live south of the border. -
'I have to make my own dog food' - voters counting living costs on eve of election (BBC Business 2026-05-05 21:45:45)
India Lerigo makes her own dog food and batch cooks a month's worth of meals over a weekend to save money. -
US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI (BBC Business 2026-05-05 20:16:24)
New agreements between the companies and the Commerce department build on Biden-era pacts. -
'I thought he was going to hit me' OpenAI co-founder says of Musk (BBC Business 2026-05-05 19:40:22)
Brockman spoke during the second week of a month-long trial between Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman. -
Lidl's new loyalty scheme less generous, shoppers say (BBC Business 2026-05-05 16:30:30)
Under the changed system customers collect points rather than reward coupons, with £1 spent equalling one point. -
UK long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high (BBC Business 2026-05-05 16:30:23)
There have been extra jitters in UK government debt markets ahead of Thursday's local and national elections. -
Nissan to close UK line and cut 900 European jobs (BBC Business 2026-05-05 15:39:32)
Nissan says it is considering working with a third party to fully utilise its Sunderland plant. -
What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices? (BBC Business 2026-05-05 14:08:21)
Motoring group RAC has said prices at the pump could keep rising if there is no resolution to the Iran war. -
Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies aged 94 (BBC Business 2026-05-05 11:31:06)
She opened the first store with her husband Don in 1969, with the company calling her "a pioneering force in American retail". -
Why are there so many vape shops on our high streets? (BBC Business 2026-05-05 07:17:34)
New research has shown a 28% growth in shops selling vape products in Scottish towns and cities. -
'Vodafone sold us a dream - the reality was something different' (BBC Business 2026-05-05 05:04:02)
Two women from Lincolnshire are among 62 former franchisees taking the phone company to court. -
US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility (BBC Business 2026-05-05 04:34:15)
Shipping company Maersk says one of its US-flagged commercial vessels has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection. -
British pubs closing at a rate of almost two per day in 2026 (BBC Business 2026-05-05 01:55:39)
The British Beer and Pub Association says 161 pubs have closed in the first three months of this year.