2018-09-07 20:23
Waterstones is buying the 115 year-old family-owned chain Foyles, saying the deal will help to "champion" real bookshops in the face of online rivals. The sale includes Foyles' well-kno… Read More
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2018-09-07 18:26
British Airways's boss has apologised for what he says was a sophisticated breach of the firm's security systems, and has promised compensation. Alex Cruz told the BBC that hackers carr… Read More
2018-09-06 17:25
Apple's £286m takeover of UK-based music app Shazam has been cleared by EU regulators. The European Commission carried out an in-depth investigation of the proposed deal after it… Read More
2018-09-06 17:20
An energy bill price cap of £1,136 a year for "typical usage" has been proposed by the regulator, Ofgem. It says the move will mean 11 million households on default deals will sav… Read More
2018-09-06 17:15
Chinese technology giant Tencent is introducing tough new rules to identify under-age gamers, amid a crackdown on gaming addiction in the country. From mid-September it will introduce a… Read More
2018-09-06 17:09
British luxury goods maker Burberry has announced that it will stop the practice of burning unsold goods, with immediate effect. The fashion label also said it would stop using real fur… Read More
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey Told US Lawmakers Company's Algorithms Were Not Always Impartial
2018-09-06 17:00
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has told US lawmakers the company's algorithms have not always been "impartial". He said the platform "unfairly" reduced the visibility of 600,000 ac… Read More
2018-09-05 23:02
Sales of electric vehicles reached a record high last month, accounting for one in every 12 new cars purchased in the UK. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said hybr… Read More
2018-09-05 22:55
The pound has gained strongly against both the dollar and the euro following reports that the UK and Germany have made progress towards a Brexit deal. Sterling rose nearly 1% against th… Read More
2018-09-05 22:44
Samsung's head of mobile has said it is "time to deliver" foldable smartphones, fuelling speculation the company is about to reveal a bendable device. In an interview with CNBC, DJ Koh… Read More
2018-09-05 21:37
RBS is closing a further 54 Royal Bank of Scotland branches in England and Wales with the loss of 258 jobs. The branches will be shut in January 2019 and are in addition to 162 branch… Read More
2018-09-05 20:27
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first fully-electric SUV, in a bid to take on US rival Tesla. The subsidiary of Daimler says the EQC, which has two electric motors, will… Read More
2018-09-05 19:52
Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The men, using the names Alexander Petrov and Rusl… Read More
2018-09-05 19:38
Thousands of people across the UK were charged twice for debit card payments following a glitch. Customers paid twice due to a problem with card terminals run by Cardnet, despite transa… Read More
2018-09-05 19:14
BBC presenter Rachael Bland has died at the age of 40, almost two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her family confirmed she died peacefully at home in the early hours of… Read More
2018-09-05 18:51
At least 10 people have reportedly died after Japan was hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years. More than one million people have been urged to evacuate their homes as Typhoon J… Read More
2018-09-04 18:33
Manchester United manager José Mourinho is reported to have reached a deal with the Spanish state over a long-running tax dispute. He was accused of owing nearly €3.3m in u… Read More
2018-09-04 18:25
A section of a bridge has collapsed in India's eastern city of Kolkata, and a number of people are feared trapped. One person died and several others were injured, local media reports s… Read More
2018-09-04 17:57
Dutch bank ING has agreed to pay fines and other payments of €775m ($897m; £698m) after admitting errors in its policies to stop financial crime. The bank said it regretted t… Read More
2018-09-04 17:48
TSB chief Paul Pester is to step down after seven years in charge, in the wake of a major IT failure at the bank. In April this year, customers were left without access to online bankin… Read More
2018-09-04 17:38
Amazon has briefly become the second US-listed firm to have a market value of more than $1 trillion (£779bn). Shares in the e-commerce giant rose nearly 2% to a high of $2,050.50… Read More
2018-09-03 19:59
Water companies have set out plans to cut bills for millions of consumers in England and Wales. Severn Trent and United Utilities said they would cut the average bill by 5% and 10.5% re… Read More
2018-09-03 19:18
Shares in Footasylum plunged on Monday after the "athleisure" retailer warned on profits following difficult trading in July and August. Despite reporting a 18.5% rise in sales to &poun&hell…Read More
2018-09-03 18:55
Breakfast show host Chris Evans has announced he will leave Radio 2, and will present his last show in December. The Radio 2 presenter said he would be going to his "spiritual home" wit… Read More
2018-09-03 18:49
Argentina has announced austerity measures in a bid to tackle the "emergency" created by the country's currency crisis.In a televised address, President Mauricio Macri said Argentina could n… Read More
2018-09-03 18:38
A Labour Party official who suggested Jewish "Trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti-Semitism in Labour ranks has been re-elected to the party's ruling body. Peter Willsman was… Read More
2018-09-03 18:29
BBC Radio 5 Live news presenter Rachael Bland, who has incurable cancer, has revealed on social media that she has "only got days" to live. The 40-year-old was diagnosed with breast ca… Read More
2018-09-03 18:17
A British company has unveiled a new robotic surgery system, which is expected to operate on patients for the first time next year. The Versius robot, designed and built in Cambridge, i… Read More
2018-09-01 17:38
An explosion and fire at an oil refinery in southern Germany has injured eight people, officials say. The incident at the refinery near Ingolstadt, which is about 80km (50 miles) north… Read More
2018-09-01 17:23
A woman in her 20s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight on a busy street in north London. Cordons have been set up by the Metropolitan Police following the a… Read More
2018-09-01 17:14
A passenger jet skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing in the Russian city of Sochi, injuring 18 people, officials have said. Flight UT579, a Boeing 737-800 operated by th… Read More
2018-09-01 16:58
A giant balloon of a bikini-clad Sadiq Khan has been flown in London as part of a campaign to oust the capital's mayor. Campaigners raised £58,182 for the 29ft-long blimp, which w… Read More
2018-09-01 16:38
Declan Donnelly has become a dad and says he is "head over heels" at his daughter's arrival. The baby girl, his first child with wife Ali Astall, has been named Isla Elizabeth Anne.Her… Read More
2018-08-31 19:59
A man who plotted to kill the prime minister in a suicide attack has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, 21, from north London… Read More
2018-08-31 19:32
Homebase creditors have voted in favour of a rescue plan that will result in 42 stores closing. The chief executive of Homebase said the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) would help t… Read More
2018-08-31 13:25
Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone models as it hosts an event on 12 September in California. Analysts believe the tech giant will unveil three new smartphones - one with a larg… Read More
2018-08-31 13:10
The new £15bn Crossrail route in London will open almost a year later than planned after missing its December opening date. Those in charge of the project admitted on Friday… Read More
2018-08-31 13:02
Ticket reseller Viagogo is being taken to court by the competition watchdog over concerns it is breaking consumer protection law. The Competition and Markets Authority took action again… Read More
2018-08-31 12:58
The EU Commission is proposing to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn after a survey found most Europeans opposed it. Commission President Jean-Claude J… Read More
2018-08-31 12:54
The former assistant manager of Barnsley FC and two other men have been charged with bribery offences. Tommy Wright, 52, from Barnsley, has been charged with two counts of accepting a b… Read More
2018-08-31 12:50
DIY retailer Homebase faces a make-or-break vote on its future on Friday as it teeters on the brink of collapse. The chain - where 70% of outlets are losing money - has proposed closin… Read More
2018-08-31 12:45
A man police were hunting on suspicion of murdering a mother and daughter has been arrested. Raneem Oudeh, 22, and Khaola Saleem, 49, were found stabbed to death outside their home in S… Read More
2018-08-31 12:39
Coca-Cola is to buy the Costa coffee chain from owner Whitbread in a deal worth £3.9bn. Whitbread had intended to spin off the chain as a separate firm, but said a straight sale w… Read More
2018-08-30 19:09
Payday lender Wonga has announced its intention to go into administration after losing its battle to stay afloat. The company said in a statement that it had assessed all options and ha… Read More
2018-08-30 19:04
Argentina's central bank has raised interest rates to 60% as the value of the peso continues to plummet. The currency plunged by more than 15% in morning trade on Thursday, after fallin… Read More
2018-08-30 18:53
Frank Field has resigned the Labour whip, accusing the party leadership of becoming "a force for anti-Semitism in British politics". The prominent backbencher said he was quitting to st… Read More
2018-08-30 18:48
The plastic bag fee in England could rise to 10p - with all shops having to charge, regardless of how big they are. Since October 2015, customers have had to pay at least 5p for each si… Read More
2018-08-30 18:25
Vodafone's Australian operations will become part of a new telecoms giant. Under a A$15bn ($11bn; £8bn) merger Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom will create a mobile, f… Read More
2018-08-29 20:23
Theresa May has called for an "amicable solution" to the ongoing row between French and British fisherman after their dispute over scallops turned violent. It comes after French fisherm… Read More
2018-08-29 20:17
The US economy grew at a faster pace than initially thought in the second quarter, according to revised figures. The Commerce Department's second estimate for the April-June period put… Read More
2018-08-29 19:50
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin says it may float on the London stock market, completing a turnaround that has seen the firm boost sales and profits. The listing would be the first by a UK… Read More
2018-08-29 19:42
Air Canada's app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers' personal details. The airline has warned that users who had entered their pass… Read More
2018-08-29 19:37
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has softened planned pension changes following angry protests and a slump in his approval rating. He said the retirement age for women would be increased f… Read More
2018-08-29 19:24
British Gas has paid £2.65m in refunds, compensation and redress after wrongly overcharging more than 94,000 customers who switched to new providers. According to the regulator Of… Read More
2018-08-29 18:52
The pound has risen to its highest level for weeks after the EU's chief Brexit negotiator said the UK could expect a partnership with Brussels "such as there never has been with any other th… Read More
2018-08-29 15:22
Pension schemes have been asked to consider whether they are being too generous when offering lump sums to people thinking about cashing out of "defined benefit" retirement schemes. It… Read More
2018-08-29 15:18
Publisher Johnston Press saw revenue fall by 10% in the first half of 2018. Digital advertising was hit after changes to Google's online search algorithm and Facebook's news feed.The Sc… Read More
2018-08-29 15:13
A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran has been taken to a prison clinic after passing out, her husband has said. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife had suffered several panic attacks and… Read More
2018-08-29 15:07
The UK's broadcasting regulator has ruled that a television advert for Saudi Arabia breached its rules on political advertising. The advert, which ran on Sky 1, promoted the country's V… Read More
2018-08-28 17:44
Aston Martin is expected to confirm plans to list on the London Stock Exchange when it announces annual results on Wednesday morning. The British sports car maker said earlier this year… Read More
2018-08-28 17:37
Japanese carmaker Toyota is to invest $500m (£387m) in Uber and expand a partnership to jointly develop self-driving cars. The firm said this would involve the "mass-production" o… Read More
2018-08-28 17:34
If you need a job, you may want to consider training as an airline pilot and moving to China. Boeing forecasts that the Asia Pacific will need the greatest number of pilots, technicians… Read More
2018-08-28 17:28
There are "grave concerns" that the Primark building in Belfast city centre could collapse, the fire service has told the BBC. A fire broke out in the listed five-storey Bank Buildings… Read More
2018-08-28 17:21
House of Fraser has criticised "greedy landlords" that are resisting new owner Mike Ashley's attempts to cut rents on the store chain's 59 outlets. Earlier this month the Sports Direct… Read More
2018-08-28 17:16
A former chief rabbi says Jeremy Corbyn's comments about British Zionists are the "most offensive statement" by a politician since Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech. In an intervi… Read More
2018-08-28 17:08
Theresa May has announced plans to boost Britain's investment in Africa after Brexit, during her first trip to the continent as prime minister. In a speech in Cape Town, she pledged &po&hell…Read More
2018-08-27 19:15
Thieves in Paraguay have stolen 42 powerful rifles from the police armoury. During an inspection, officers found that the FN FAL battle rifles had been replaced with wooden and plastic… Read More
2018-08-27 19:08
Colombia's anti-corruption referendum has failed to reach the minimum number of votes required for it to be valid. Less that 12 million people went to the polls and the referendum need… Read More
2018-08-27 18:40
The US and Mexico have reached common ground on key trade terms as pressure mounts to complete renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. US President Donald… Read More
2018-08-27 18:22
Uber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits. Boss Dara Khosrowshahi said that individual modes… Read More
Pineapples Filled With 67kg Of Cocaine Seized At Main Wholesale Fruit And Vegetable Market In Madrid
2018-08-27 17:55
Cocaine with a street value of about £235,000 has been found hidden inside fresh pineapples by Spanish police. The 67kg (148lb) haul was seized at Madrid's main wholesale fruit an… Read More
2018-08-27 17:45
Myanmar's top generals must be prosecuted for genocide over the treatment of the Rohingya, according to a UN report. Six generals should be tried over orchestrated gross human rights vi… Read More
2018-08-25 16:47
Iran's Sohrab Moradi broke weightlifting's longest standing world record en route to winning gold at the Asian Games. Moradi lifted 189kg in the opening discipline of the men's 94kg cla… Read More
2018-08-25 16:44
Fifa has given the president of the Palestinian Football Association a 12-month suspension after he urged fans to burn Lionel Messi shirts and pictures. Jibril Rajoub has also been fine… Read More
2018-08-25 16:35
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says he will no longer be taking the electric car maker private, just two weeks after saying he was considering a deal. The plan was cancelled after a bo… Read More
2018-08-24 18:04
Scottish Power is to raise its standard variable gas and electricity prices from 8 October. It said dual fuel prices would increase by an average of 3.7%.The company said the rise was d… Read More
2018-08-24 17:51
Ryanair is changing its carry on baggage rules for the second time this year in a bid to reduce delays. From November, non-priority customers can only take one small carry on bag that c… Read More
2018-08-24 17:44
US authorities have found a secret drug tunnel stretching from a former KFC in the state of Arizona to Mexico. The 600ft (180m) passageway was in the basement of the old restaurant in S… Read More
2018-08-24 17:24
Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a category two tropical storm as it churns towards Hawaii, but is still causing flash flooding and landslides. Schools and offices were closed as r… Read More
2018-08-24 17:14
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's win in last month's polls has been upheld by Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court. The opposition MDC Alliance had brought the legal challenge saying the vote… Read More
2018-08-24 10:29
Scott Morrison has been sworn in as Australia's prime minister, replacing Malcolm Turnbull after a Liberal Party coup. Mr Morrison, an ally of Mr Turnbull, won a three-way battle for th… Read More
2018-08-23 18:57
Britain's competition watchdog has said it will not allow the proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda to go ahead if it will leave shoppers worse off. After months of gathering the… Read More
2018-08-23 18:51
An agreement has been reached in talks between Ryanair and a pilots' union which could bring an end to disruptive strikes. Negotiations had been continuing to try to resolve the l… Read More
2018-08-23 18:45
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks. It said fellow communications firm ZTE had… Read More
2018-08-23 18:37
A man killed his mother and sister and wounded a third person on a street in a Paris suburb before being killed by police. French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said the incide… Read More
2018-08-23 18:31
Four men have been convicted of smuggling half a tonne of cocaine with a street value of more than £41m into the UK on a private jet. Fifteen suitcases of the drug were found at F… Read More
2018-08-23 18:27
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has set out what he called "practical and proportionate" advice in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The guidance includes instructions for busines… Read More
2018-08-23 18:22
A British-Iranian woman has been reunited with her family after being granted a three-day release from prison in Iran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 after… Read More
2018-08-23 18:13
British Airways and Air France have announced that they will stop flying to Iran next month. Both airlines said that the route was "not commercially viable."The reintroduction of US sanction… Read More
2018-08-22 19:45
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has agreed to sell and leaseback its new headquarters in a boost for London as Britain leaves the EU. Goldman Sachs is selling its Plumtree Court office to… Read More
2018-08-22 19:33
Saudi Arabia is reported to have cancelled its plans to sell shares in state oil giant Aramco, which had been billed as the largest flotation ever. The group of financial advisers worki… Read More
2018-08-22 19:25
RAF Typhoon jets have been launched from Romania in response to two suspected Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. The two Typhoons took off from a Romanian… Read More
2018-08-22 19:21
A former head of Brazil's football association has been jailed for four years for corruption. Jose Maria Marin, 86, was one of seven Fifa officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Zurich… Read More
2018-08-22 19:13
Crime investigators have uncovered what they say is a "sophisticated" illegal gun factory on an industrial estate. Two handguns and ammunition were found by officers who arrested three… Read More
2018-08-22 19:05
Firefighters tackled a blaze at a major UK oil refinery where all staff were evacuated. The fire broke out at a Shell-owned chemical plant on the same site as the Stanlow refinery in El… Read More
2018-08-21 15:41
Chancellor Philip Hammond has received a boost from official data showing public finances posted their biggest July surplus for 18 years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics… Read More
2018-08-21 15:26
A multi-millionaire catering boss has left a "substantial amount" of money to Oxfam after dying alongside his family in a plane crash. The Sun reports that Richard Cousins left £… Read More
2018-08-21 15:11
Families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster have vowed to challenge a decision to drop charges against a former police chief. Sir Norman Bettison, ex-chief inspector of West Yorks… Read More
2018-08-21 15:05
Six women and five men have died after floods hit the Raganello Gorge in southern Italy. The civil protection department said 23 people had been rescued after 8ft (2.43m) of water fille… Read More
2018-08-21 14:58
Police have condemned thieves who stole thousands of pounds worth of nappies and sanitary products during a break-in at a food bank in Salford. The items - mostly Mamia branded nappies… Read More
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