Now playing Next Economy Protests over Britain's planned expansion to London's Heathrow airport The British government is to expand Europe's busiest airport - Heathrow - spending the equivalent of up to 20 billion euros to build a third runway. 25/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Smoking consolidation: British American Tobacco bids for Reynolds American A huge cigarette merger is in the offing as British American Tobacco aims to roll up the 58 percent of Reynolds American that it does not already own. 21/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK job growth slows but no Brexit shock yet Job creation in Britain slowed in the three months up to August but it seems the Brexit vote has not yet undermined the labour market. 19/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy Hop over to Paris campaign launched to take advantage of Brexit bank moves Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Dublin are stepping up a charm offensive to lure London's financial institutions following the Brexit vote. 18/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy Inflation means inflation with post-Brexit price rises Inflation in Britain jumped in September, and it was mostly more expensive clothes and costlier fuel which pushed it up, rather than the weaker pound. 18/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Series How will Brexit impact the UK’s thriving creative industries? 18/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy Brexit: trade versus immigration rows reported in British cabinet UK finance minister Philip Hammond has had to deny that he is close to quitting over the government's Brexit policy. 17/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy UK consumers says 'Brexit vote - so what?' A new survey finds British consumers were at their most confident in five years in September, though not in London which mostly voted against Brexit. 17/10/2016
Now playing Next Markets Bank of England's Carney says inflation and price rises will make things difficult for some Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned inflation will rise with the falling value of the pound pushing up prices. 14/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Weak pound prompts price punch-up between Tesco and Unilever Top UK retailer Tesco has settled a fight with consumer goods producer Unilever over price rises prompted by the weak pound following the Brexit vote. 13/10/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Price row prompts shortage of Marmite, the UK's stalwart food The UK's largest supermarket chain Tesco and one its major suppliers, Unilever, have settled a price war on more than a dozen products. 13/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Line Hard Brexit fears push down pound and worry UK businesses Business Line focuses on the concerns that the kind of Brexit the UK government choses will cause major problems for companies. 12/10/2016
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: German activists seek free trade court ruling This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 12/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy Financial sector job loss warning over Brexit Top international bankers warn they could start moving staff out of Britain by next year if there's no clarity on UK access to the EU single market. 12/10/2016
Now playing Next Markets Pound's Brexit vote battering continues Experts see no end to sterling's fall in value against other currencies due to worries over the effects of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. 11/10/2016
Now playing Next Economy Brexit vote fears hit UK business sentiment The latest UK business surveys seem to show the economy losing steam with company bosses lacking confidence about investment and hiring workers. 10/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Series UK allows more gas fracking The British government has issued its second-ever fracking permit to shale gas company Cuadrilla for a site in Lancashire in northwest England. 06/10/2016
Now playing Next Markets Strong UK business data creates interest rate dilemma for Bank of England The UK's services sector was strong in September adding to doubts about the need for another interest rate cut to cushion the Brexit vote impact. 05/10/2016
Now playing Next Markets Pound stays low against euro and dollar despite UK financial policy pledges UK finance minister Philip Hammond fails to rouse sterling with his talk of a new fiscal plan against the economic turbulence from the Brexit vote. 03/10/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond seeks to reassure British businesses UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond has sought to reassure British businesses amid uncertainty in the wake of the vote to leave the EU. 03/10/2016