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Top end restaurants in global capitals are struggling to return to business amid acute staff shortages.

2 July 2021

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Runner with Down's syndrome dances through marathon

Twins James and John Makanjuola,

The twins cleaning London's unloved spaces

Kitchen porter Adebowale Adebola

London restaurant helping to tackle homelessness

Two staff members who stand in front of a tip jar

New law allows all workers to keep their tips

Eric Adams sits by microphone

Watch: The NYC mayor's dramatic day in under 60 seconds

On the left, we have a man. On the right, we have officials standing outside a mansion.

Watch: Officials enter New York City mayor's home

A drone is seen flying over a home.

NYC using drones to warn residents of floods

Joshua looking directly at the camera, wearing a school uniform with black blazer and tie

'I'd like to start my own business in the future'

Northern Ireland

Marjorie Taylor Green and Anthony Fauci

'You're mister, not doctor': Fauci grilled by Taylor Greene

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

District Attorney on Trump verdict: ‘I did my job’

Manhattanhenge in New York

New York crowds gather for sunset 'Manhattanhenge'

Donald Trump / BBC's Nada Tawfik

The evidence that may decide Trump's fate at trial

Donald Trump in a New York court / BBC's Nada Tawfik

Trump avoids taking the stand in hush-money case

Sketch of Robert Costello / BBC's Nada Tawfik

Trump trial: Judge warns witness over 'side eye'

Trump and Cohen

Michael Cohen faces brutal questioning at Trump trial

Court sketch and Nada Tawfik

Defence questions Cohen's credibility at Trump trial

Cohen and Trump

'Just do it' - Cohen says Trump directed pay-off

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump / BBC's Nada Tawfik

What to expect from Michael Cohen at Trump trial

Sketch of former adult-film star Stormy Daniels / BBC's Nada Tawfik

Trump's lawyers spar with Stormy Daniels in trial

Whale on ships bow

Video shows dead whale across cruise ship's bow in NYC

Rachel Reeves

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

The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.

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.

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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.

Picture of The Body Shop storefront in the 80s

'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.

Virgin Atlantic flight

Watch: Take off for ground-breaking green fuel flight

It is the first transatlantic flight powered solely by alternative fuels.