Jennifer Meierhans

United Kingdom

Senior Journalist at BBC

Senior journalist @BBCBusiness. Loves countryside, cats and cars. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."

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Articles

Why did the government take control of British Steel?

1 week ago | aol.com | Jennifer Meierhans |Sean Seddon |Maia Wyn Davies

British Steel has secured a £500m deal to make train tracks for Network Rail. It comes two months after the UK government took control of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, to prevent it from closing. What is British Steel and why is it important? British Steel's Scunthorpe plant employs 2,700 people, about three-quarters of the company's workforce. It is the last plant in the UK producing virgin steel, which is used in major construction projects like buildings and railways.
Train driver minimum age to be lowered to 18 - BBC News

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Jennifer Meierhans

The move is aimed at combatting driver shortages which cause the majority of disruption to rail services.
What is in the UK-US tariff deal?

1 month ago | bilaterals.org | Jennifer Meierhans

Negotiations United Kingdom All the versions of this article: [English] [français] BBC | 8 May 2025What is in the UK-US tariff deal? by Jennifer MeierhansThe UK and the US have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the countries.
UK-US tariff deal: Cars, steel and beef

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsThe UK and the US have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the countries. President Donald Trump’s blanket 10% tariffs on imports from countries around the world remains in place and still applies to most UK goods entering the US. But the deal has reduced or removed tariffs on some of the UK’s exports, including cars, steel and aluminium. Here’s an at-a-glance look at what’s in the deal.
What is in the UK-US tariff deal?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer Meierhans

The UK and the US have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the countries. President Donald Trump's blanket 10% tariffs on imports from countries around the world remains in place and still applies to most UK goods entering the US. But the deal has reduced or removed tariffs on some of the UK's exports, including cars, steel and aluminium. Here's an at-a-glance look at what's in the deal.
What could be in the UK-US tariff deal?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

What could be in the UK-US tariff deal? Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US and the UK are expected to announce a deal to reduce tariffs later. It's thought US President Trump's blanket 10% tariffs on imports will stay, but that the UK will see cuts to the 25% tariffs on some of its biggest exports. Here's a look at what could be in the deal. US President Donald Trump declared on social media the announcement to come later would be a "major trade deal" - it won't be.
Minimum age to be a train driver lowered to 18

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Minimum age to be a train driver lowered to 18Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesEighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains after the minimum age was lowered from 20 in a bid to tackle driver shortages. UK rail services are frequently disrupted due to a lack of drivers being available, and the problem is set to get worse with companies struggling to replace a growing number of people retiring with new recruits, the government said.
India free trade deal at a glance

1 month ago | bbc.com | Michael Race |Jennifer Meierhans

UK-India free trade deal at a glanceMichael Race & Jennifer MeierhansGetty ImagesThe UK and India have agreed a trade deal to make it cheaper and easier to buy and sell goods and services to one another. The hope is that the deal will benefit the economies of both countries. The British government said the deal was the "biggest and most economically significant" trade agreement the UK had signed since leaving the European Union in 2020.
Four things you need to know about UK-India trade deal

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Michael Race |Jennifer Meierhans

NowPalestine and the decline of the US empireThe US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end. It has been 19 months now since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza. The International Court of Justice is investigating a “plausible genocide”, while the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for …2 hours agoAustralia’s Bigger Headache Is the US, Not ChinaBeijing is being predictably assertive. Washington’s next move is harder to figure out.
Graduates turned down by supermarkets as vacancies hit four-year low

2 months ago | bbc.com | Kirsty Grant |Jennifer Meierhans

Graduates turned down by supermarkets as vacancies dropKirsty Grant & Jennifer MeierhansFaisa Ali TarabiFaisa has been looking for work for 15 monthsYoung people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets.