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The growth of tattoo removal

09.26.2023

What used to be a fairly niche industry is now on the increase, with companies setting up removal clinics around the world. And no surprise – as more people get tattoos, more people night change their minds and want them ...

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09.26.2023 The growth of tattoo removal What used to be a fairly niche industry is now on the increase, with companies setting up removal clinics around the world. And no surprise – as more people get tattoos, more people night change their minds and want them ...
09.25.2023 Meet the 'Finfluencers' Where do you go to get financial advice? More and more people are turning to Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for money matters. David Harper meets the ‘Finfluencers’ – financial influencers entertaining and educating young people around the world, and bringing ...
09.22.2023 Business Daily meets the Queen of Biscuits How do you make an artisan product at scale? We head to the UK factory of Biscuiteers, where millions of biscuits are hand-iced every year, from treats shaped like designer bags to edible versions of favourite cartoon characters. Harriet Hastings ...
09.21.2023 Is India ready for Tesla? It’s been a long wait for tech billionaire Elon Musk to push into India’s EV market. High import duties have kept Tesla out of India so far. Mr Musk has repeatedly sought to lower those duties, but the government wants ...
09.20.2023 The cost of migration: Europe's response In the third and final programme of this series on the economics of irregular migration across the Mediterranean, the BBC’s Frey Lindsay sits down with two spokespeople from the European Commission to discuss how irregular crossings across the Mediterranean affect ...
09.19.2023 The cost of migration: The rescue boats In the second of three programmes, we’ll hear about the increasing running costs facing charities involved in running search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Inflated fuel prices, cost of living crises and political interference are all driving the costs of ...
09.18.2023 The cost of migration: The journey In the first of three programmes, the BBC’s Frey Lindsay accompanies the charity rescue vessel the Ocean Viking to explore the myriad costs involved in irregular migration across the Mediterranean. Each year hundreds of thousands of people attempt the extremely ...
09.15.2023 Business Daily meets: Mohit Lad From losing his job in the 2008 financial crash, to a billion dollar idea. We speak to Mohit Lad, who teamed up with his old college friend Ricardo to trawl through the trash cans of shuttered businesses in Silicon Valley ...
09.14.2023 Syria's broken economy We hear from people protesting in the government-controlled city of Sweida. Criticism of President Bashar al-Assad has been growing in Sweida since demonstrations began in mid-August over the removal of fuel subsidies. It's the latest measure that has put a ...
09.13.2023 K-Pop: Going green? K-Pop, short for Korean Popular music, has become a global phenomenon with millions of fans worldwide. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry with 80 million units of physical albums sold in 2022. But a huge chunk of it goes straight to ...
09.12.2023 Business Daily meets: Desmond Shum We meet the Chinese property tycoon and multi-millionaire who, along with his then-wife, once moved in the highest echelons of power in Beijing. But the couple fell foul of the Chinese government during Xi Jinping’s inexorable rise to power and ...
09.10.2023 Guyana: The world’s fastest-growing economy The former British colony in South America boasts the world’s fastest-growing economy at the moment – it expanded by 62 per cent last year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The reason is oil. Since 2015, US oil major Exxon ...
09.08.2023 Business and Science: Communicating science Science is all around us but a lot of it can be difficult to understand. Gareth Mitchell speaks to people building careers around helping make science understandable to the general public. We speak to a YouTuber making music about science, ...
09.07.2023 Business and science: Quantum computing around the world It's a rapidly emerging technology that has the potential to solve problems at an incredible pace. At the moment its uses are limited but that hasn’t stopped investment rolling into the sector and businesses from making money as the technology ...
09.06.2023 Business and science: What is quantum computing? We travel to a facility in the south of England to see one of the super-fast computers in action. We’ll find out what quantum computing has the potential to do, what its going to take to make that a reality ...
09.05.2023 Business and science: How risky is SynBio? For all the exciting developments in the synthetic biology industry, there are also concerns. People can edit genes in their garages these days, so who’s regulating this space? Plus - we’ll hear about the exciting new business models with biology ...
09.04.2023 Business and science: What you need to know about SynBio In this week’s series focusing on business and science, we start things off by looking at the world of synthetic biology. The industry is estimated to be worth around $30bn in the next few years, but how is that money ...
09.01.2023 Cutting waste in the beauty industry Many of us have drawers and boxes full of beauty products that we never end up finishing. We meet the Nordic start-ups who are trying to cut some of that waste by changing the way we shop. We find out ...
08.31.2023 The row over Uruguay's pulp mills Does the paper industry use too much water? As concern about plastic waste grows, many companies have switched from plastic packaging to paper, but how environmentally friendly is paper production? Uruguay, in South America, has been suffering from drought and ...
08.30.2023 The importance of sleep How does sleep relate to your job, your income, or your socio-economic status? We look at the impact of a good, and bad night’s rest. We discuss the factors affecting sleep, including access to health care, where and how you ...
08.29.2023 The UNESCO effect Delegates will soon descend on Saudi Arabia for perhaps the most consequential meeting in UNESCO’s history. With an extended agenda after last year’s cancellation, it’s the first World Heritage Committee meeting to be held in-person for four years. In this ...
08.28.2023 Ireland's data centre boom These tech powerhouses bring in money and jobs but can be environmentally problematic and in Ireland data centres account for almost a fifth of the electricity consumption. We explore how Ireland can keep hold of this valuable industry and make ...
08.25.2023 Swiftonomics Taylor Swift's Eras tour is predicted to make a record $1 billion - but how? As countries around the world grapple with high inflation, how has Taylor Swift been able to persuade fans to spend money? Olivia Wilson speaks to ...
08.24.2023 The end of the office? Many of us started working from home in the coronavirus pandemic - and never went back. Now, office space in many cities around the world is standing empty. We visit Mumbai, New York and London, where an increase in home ...
08.23.2023 The return of the wine cork The humble wine cork, once the main way to stop a bottle of wine, had its market share decimated in the 1990’s when screw caps were favoured. However, the problem of 'corked' wine has been almost completely solved and cork ...
08.22.2023 What should I eat on a night shift? Working irregular hours, including overnight, means meal times can be disrupted. So what impact does this have on the body and overall health? We hear from workers in Mumbai and Lagos about their experiences, plus get advice from a dietician ...
08.21.2023 Is Bangladesh ready for digital only banks? The government in Bangladesh is trying to modernise its economy and has announced a policy to create digital only banks. The idea is to move away from traditional bricks and mortar banks and provide more financial services to people in ...
08.18.2023 Picture perfect cakes and cafes Dive into a world of amazing cakes and cafes, where look and taste combine in the hope of tempting customers to part with their cash for sweet treats. Explore how our tastes and habits are changing when it comes to ...
08.17.2023 Giving cash directly - the future of aid? What’s the best way to help people in need? In the past, humanitarian aid has focused on providing shelter and food, but there’s a growing move towards direct cash payments. We'll take you to Syria, Egypt and Kenya to find ...
08.16.2023 Business daily meets: Ida Tin Ida Tin coined the term Femtech after she founded the period tracking app, Clue, which has since been downloaded more than 100 million times. We hear how she managed to turn her idea into a business, how she went about ...
08.15.2023 China's rising youth unemployment: Part 2 The country is not just facing record-high levels of youth unemployment - more than 20% of 16-24 year olds in urban areas at the latest count. It is also facing growing discontent among many young people about the type of ...
08.14.2023 China's rising youth unemployment: Part 1 Is trouble brewing for the world’s second largest economy? China’s exports are down, the property market’s creaking, and millions of young people - more than one in five - are officially classed as unemployed. It's not just the lack of ...
08.11.2023 Business Daily meets: The rum distillers Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa tell us how they turned a side hustle into a full-time business. In 2017 they moved their family from London to Scotland to set up their distillery, creating an African-Scottish business. Presenter/producer Dougal Shaw. (Image: Paul ...
08.10.2023 Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO Ynon Kreiz explains how they transformed Barbie, the well-loved and sometimes controversial doll, into a movie. The boss of one of the world's biggest toy companies also talks about the need to bring more diversity into the Barbie brand, and ...
08.09.2023 Business Daily meets: Sir Robin Millar We meet one of the UKs most successful record producers, who was behind hits such as Smooth Operator. He talks to Dougal Shaw about his career so far, his record label, and the future of music. Sir Robin Millar is ...
08.08.2023 Business Daily meets: Kelly Hoppen We meet one of the world's leading interior designers. Kelly Hoppen finds design solutions for celebrities including the Beckhams, but also works with luxury brands and businesses too. And she is enthusiastic about people achieving good design on a budget. ...
08.07.2023 Business Daily meets: The founders of Seatfrog Iain Griffin and Dirk Stewart formed their company after a mutual need for more leg room inspired a brainwave. They created the Seatfrog app for train travel, which is disrupting the industry. Dougal Shaw meets them (on a train), and ...
08.04.2023 The price for Mexican heritage We look into Mexico’s drive to get historical artefacts returned. Find out more about a famous quetzal feather crown believed to have been worn by the great Aztec emperor Moctezuma, it is currently in Austria and we hear from those ...
08.03.2023 Rebuilding Turkey after the earthquake On Sunday 6 August 2023 it will be six months since the devastating event which killed more than 50,000 people, injured tens of thousands more, and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. For Business Daily, Victoria Craig travels to ...
08.02.2023 Is it possible to grow food on the Moon? Space agencies and billionaire investors plan to have people living on the Moon or Mars. But those lunar and martian residents will have to grow their own food to survive. Find out how biologists from Florida, Norway and the Netherlands ...
08.01.2023 Working at altitude From Tibet to the Andes to the highlands of Ethiopia, around 150 million people around the world work at high altitude. Many were born there, but in a globalized world of mass migration, many weren’t, and are toiling in environments ...
07.31.2023 Is France leading the way on nuclear? The country produces 70% of it's electricity this way - and is the global leader. It's aiming to prolong the lifespan of its 56 existing nuclear reactors – and construct additional ones. President Macron is calling it "the nuclear renaissance" ...
07.28.2023 European Para Championships: A new sporting event What does it take to host a brand new multi-sport competition? We're in Rotterdam which is hosting the inaugural European Para Championships 2023. It's hoped that holding events at the same time will raise the profile of para sports - ...
07.27.2023 Business daily meets: Janelle Jones Janelle Jones is currently the chief economist of one of the biggest union movements in America and before that she worked in White House. Janelle was the first black woman to serve as chief economist in the Labor department. She ...
07.26.2023 The chocolate village Peter MacJob visits Eti-Oni village in south-west Nigeria, home to the oldest cocoa plantation in the country. It's king, HRH Oba Dokun Thompson, is on a mission to transform the economy of the community by manufacturing chocolates and selling in ...
07.25.2023 The new Panama Canal? The Bioceanic Highway, aims to link Chile's Pacific coast with Brazil's Atlantic coastline. We’re in landlocked Paraguay to find out how one of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects, could change how people there do business, especially the Mennonites, a powerful, ...
07.24.2023 Is Georgia benefitting from Russian money? Georgia has seen huge economic growth but is there a cost to doing business with Russia? Tens of thousands of Russians moved to the small South Caucasus nation since the war began and they brought along their money and their ...
07.21.2023 Women's football: Life after retirement Remember Brandi Chastain? She scored the winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup final. She celebrated the goal by whipping off her shirt and swinging it round her head. The image of Brandi in a sports bra was on ...
07.20.2023 Women’s football boots: A bad fit? Questions are being asked about the footwear that is currently on offer to women and girls. Men and women's feet are very different, so why have large sports companies only just started to do research into women’s football boots? And ...
07.19.2023 Women's football in South America South America is football crazy, but its women’s teams have never enjoyed the same success as the men’s. Brazil have never won the Women’s World Cup. Argentina have never even won a match at the tournament. Why is that? A ...

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Business Daily episodes:

The growth of tattoo removal

Meet the 'Finfluencers'

Business Daily meets the Queen of Biscuits

Is India ready for Tesla?

The cost of migration: Europe's response

The cost of migration: The rescue boats

The cost of migration: The journey

Business Daily meets: Mohit Lad

Syria's broken economy

K-Pop: Going green?

Business Daily meets: Desmond Shum

Guyana: The world’s fastest-growing economy

Business and Science: Communicating science

Business and science: Quantum computing around the world

Business and science: What is quantum computing?

Business and science: How risky is SynBio?

Business and science: What you need to know about SynBio

Cutting waste in the beauty industry

The row over Uruguay's pulp mills

The importance of sleep

The UNESCO effect

Ireland's data centre boom

Swiftonomics

The end of the office?

The return of the wine cork

What should I eat on a night shift?

Is Bangladesh ready for digital only banks?

Picture perfect cakes and cafes

Giving cash directly - the future of aid?

Business daily meets: Ida Tin

China's rising youth unemployment: Part 2

China's rising youth unemployment: Part 1

Business Daily meets: The rum distillers

Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO

Business Daily meets: Sir Robin Millar

Business Daily meets: Kelly Hoppen

Business Daily meets: The founders of Seatfrog

The price for Mexican heritage

Rebuilding Turkey after the earthquake

Is it possible to grow food on the Moon?

Working at altitude

Is France leading the way on nuclear?

European Para Championships: A new sporting event

Business daily meets: Janelle Jones

The chocolate village

The new Panama Canal?

Is Georgia benefitting from Russian money?

Women's football: Life after retirement

Women’s football boots: A bad fit?

Women's football in South America