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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Vaccines should be distributed fairly

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says poor countries shouldn't have to wait in line behind behind rich countries before they can vaccinate.

The new head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) spoke to the BBC after being confirmed in the role.

16 February 2021

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Correspondent Ian Wafula in a cold storage facility for mpox vaccines in Kinshasa, DRC.

As mpox vaccines arrive, how will DR Congo keep them cold?

Dame Rosie Winterton

No cheering warning to public during Covid debate

A woman takes the oral cholera vaccine at a temporary treatment centre in Lusaka

Zambia battles worst cholera outbreak in decades

A mother cradles a baby as he receives a jab in the arm

Thousands of babies to get world-first malaria vaccine

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Free breakfasts doubled after surge in demand

Francis Goncalves

Man got death threats after family died of Covid

Fauci talks to the BBC

Covid tsunami unlikely despite spike in cases - Fauci

Oiliver Dowden

Dowden to Rayner: Labour getting in everyone's way

Honey

First vaccine for honeybees could save billions

Matt Hancock

Hancock condemns anti-vax comments from MP

Andrew John

Food bank reliance an outrage, says archbishop

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Mobile Santa's grotto delivers Christmas

Rose Cook-Monk

'Bringing magic - that's what we do'

Birmingham & Black Country

Charlotte Chapman

Mum-of-five using food bank to afford Christmas

teddy bears in a box

Christmas gifts charity faces highest demand ever

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Kimberley set up a baby bank during the lockdown

Mum-of-seven starts baby bank and helps hundreds

Birmingham & Black Country

Mark Steed with a customer

Candles used to heat meals, says community worker

Boy in Ceará, Brazil

Why some of Brazil's poorest are drawn to Lula

Latin America & Caribbean

Jamie Oliver

Oliver: PMs have not taken child health seriously

Worker a CSL Seqirus

The Liverpool factory making millions of flu jabs

Rachel Reeves

Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor

The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.

Twins James and John Makanjuola,

The twins cleaning London's unloved spaces

Entrepreneurs James and John run a cleaning firm, but take it to the next level in their spare time.

Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry

Key moments from former Post Office chief's three-day testimony

Paula Vennells faced three days of questions about her role in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.

Paula Vennells reaching for a tissue in the Post Office inqiuiry

Ex-Post Office boss cries while giving evidence

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is speaking about the incident for the first time in ten years.

Santiago Paredes

Whistleblower claims Boeing supplier sent faulty parts

Spirit AeroSystems supplied Boeing with faulty parts, a former quality inspector has told the BBC.

Tatti Lashes

Tatti Lashes: The school friends who built a beauty empire

Charlotte Tiplady and Elliot Barton explain how together they built up their Tatti Lashes beauty empire from Liverpool.

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

Watch Ocado robots in action

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

Business Headlines

BBC World News business headlines

The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Jo Hamilton

'I feel survivor's guilt' says Post Office victim

Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton told BBC Breakfast she feels "guilt" after settling with the government over the Horizon IT scandal.

Woman in sunglasses smiling while answering questions related to the Budget

Watch: 'My biggest financial regret is...'

People in Kent share their finance stories ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Would you share yours?

Mohsin Issa

Issa brother to step back after 'fixing' Asda

Mohsin Issa, one half of the so-called "billionaire brothers" who own Asda, says he plans to hand over the running of the UK's third biggest supermarket.

Robots

'We had to adapt our robots to the AI revolution'

Sandy Enoch of Robotical explains why he had to pivot his educational robot company due to AI.

Picsart

'AI won't steal your job, but people using it may'

Hovhannes Avoyan, founder of picture and video editing app Picsart, shares his advice for our CEO Secrets series.

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'They thought it was a sex shop' - The Body Shop in the '80s

Archive footage shows Dame Anita Roddick talking about her company's success, in an 1984 interview.

Raid on Co-op store

CCTV shows violent raid on Co-op store

The retailer gave the footage to the BBC as it warned of a rise in attacks on retail staff.

Sir Howard Davies

Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair

Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

Joanna Jensen

'A viral Facebook post nearly blew up our business'

Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes

Broadband rises must be 'clearer', says Ofcom boss

The regulator has plans to make mobile and broadband firms more upfront about mid-contract price rises.

Earring

'This earring helped me build my £4bn business'

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

Olivia DeRamus and BBC reporter Lora Jones

'Taking control of my abuse story'

Olivia DeRamus set up an app in the wake of her sexual assault. Now she's ready to take on Big Tech.