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

India free trade deal at a glance

1 week 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 week 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 weeks 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.
Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer Meierhans |Sean Seddon

The UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at risk of imminent closure. MPs have been called back from their Easter break to pass an emergency law which would keep the Chinese-owned site operating. What is British Steel and how many people work there? British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, employs 2,700 people, about three-quarters of the company's entire workforce.
Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it?

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jennifer Meierhans |Sean Seddon

Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it? The UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at risk of imminent closure. MPs have been called back from their Easter break to pass an emergency law which would keep the Chinese-owned site operating. What is British Steel and how many people work there? British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, employs 2,700 people, about three-quarters of the company's entire workforce.
Why is British Steel in trouble, who owns it and what will the government do?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterThe UK government is poised to take control of a major British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, which is at risk of imminent closure. MPs have been called back from their Easter break to pass an emergency law which would keep the Chinese-owned site operating. What is British Steel and how many people work there? British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, employs 2,700 people, about three-quarters of the company's entire workforce.
'It's a huge blow to Scotland's whisky industry'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Faarea Masud |Jennifer Meierhans

Business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tell us what US tariffs could mean for them.
Snag clothing gets 100 complaints a day that models are too fat, says boss

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Clothes brand gets 100 complaints a day that models are 'too fat'Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsSnagSophie models for Snag and gets positive and negative comments about her weightThe boss of online clothing brand Snag has told the BBC it gets more than 100 complaints a day that the models in its adverts are "too fat". Chief executive Brigitte Read says models of her size 4-38 clothing are frequently the target of "hateful" posts about their weight.
Tesco trials giant trolley scales in Gateshead

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Tesco trials giant trolley scales in GatesheadJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsRedditA Reddit user posted a picture of the new scales in the Gateshead Trinity Square Extra storeGiant trolley scales are being trialled at a Tesco store in Gateshead sparking a mixed reaction from shoppers. Trolleys are weighed before checkout to identify any items customers who have used Scan as you Shop might have missed or scanned twice.
Poundland could be put up for sale as taxes rise

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jennifer Meierhans

Poundland could be put up for sale as taxes riseJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPoundland's owner has said it is considering putting the chain up for sale after warning tax changes coming in April will put more pressure on the business. The discount chain has 825 UK stores but sales were down this January and February, its Polish owner Pepco Group said.