Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-10-22
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'I wasn't thinking straight' says five jobs civil servant (BBC Business 2026-10-22 15:05:47)
Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs. -
Tank barrel production returns to UK after 20 years (BBC Business 2026-10-22 13:45:19)
The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces. -
The Briefing Room (BBC Business 2026-10-22 13:19:00)
After mass protests and violence, what will persuade the French to accept economic reform? -
Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI (BBC Business 2026-10-22 08:19:47)
The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce. -
Children in care to get £10 a week savings (BBC Business 2026-10-22 06:57:45)
Eligible people in the care system will be able to access the savings once they turn 18. -
Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost (BBC Business 2026-10-22 05:29:22)
Roslynn Garner-Gatley starts using a hot water bottle, bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm. -
'I can't afford to heat my home on my pension' (BBC Business 2026-10-22 05:24:13)
Teresa Goubert says heating is "very expensive" and she was struggling on her pension. -
'An £8k service charge left me unable to pay bills' (BBC Business 2026-10-22 05:19:53)
Housing association Curo defends large increases to leaseholder bills. -
Calls to cut employer National Insurance contributions for under-25s (BBC Business 2026-10-22 05:10:36)
Yorkshire businesses set out what they want from the chancellor ahead of the Budget. -
Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search? (BBC Business 2026-10-22 05:01:31)
How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"? -
No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy (BBC Business 2026-10-22 04:02:29)
Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals. -
What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? (BBC Business 2026-10-22 03:48:50)
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.