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No-deal Brexit could cause £30bn economic hit, watchdog says
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:53:44 GMT
The Office for Budget Responsibility says borrowing could surge if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Water bills set to be cut by £50 over five years
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:01:52 GMT
The regulator says water firms must also invest billions more in improving services between 2020 and 2025.
Asos shares slump as it warns on profits
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:28:41 GMT
The online fashion giant says sales growth has been held back by warehouse problems in the US and Europe.
Electric car models to triple in Europe by 2021
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:23:48 GMT
A European lobby group says the range of electric car models available to consumers is getting better.
'My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that'
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:58:58 GMT
Passengers reportedly paid 100 times more than they should have after Uber's payments system goes awry.
UK workers who lose jobs to AI will be retrained
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:07:45 GMT
The government launches a scheme to retrain workers whose jobs may vanish because of automation.
Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 03:36:34 GMT
The number of likes is a measure of how well content is doing on the social media platform.
Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:19:25 GMT
The video streaming pioneer blamed price rises for adding fewer paid subscribers than hoped.
Sotheby's auction of rare sneakers nets more than $850,000
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:17:18 GMT
The first major auction of sneakers nets $850,000, with the last and rarest pair still up for grabs.
KLM breastfeeding policy causes turbulence
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:28:34 GMT
Dutch airline KLM has asked mothers to cover up when breastfeeding, in response to complaints.
The CubeSat revolution changing the way we see the world
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:07:39 GMT
Small, cheap satellites can help us track pollution, crop yields and congestion like never before.
Females to the fore? What golf is doing to attract more women
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:11:10 GMT
Golf has realised it needs to make the sport more attractive to women, on and off the playing course.
Will ships without sailors be the future of trade?
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:44:50 GMT
May saw the world's first unmanned commercial shipping operation.
Three months after I was paralysed, I was back at work
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 23:09:49 GMT
When tech entrepreneur Hiroki Takeuchi was paralysed in a cycling accident, he was back in work just three months later.
Cricket World Cup: Illegal bookmakers still thriving
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 23:07:01 GMT
India's cricketers didn't make the World Cup final, but its bookmakers are still making millions.
How the 2019 coffee crisis might affect you
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:31:49 GMT
Farmers are struggling as coffee prices drop to historic lows, so why is the cost of a latte rising?
Would you drink camel milk?
Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:06:47 GMT
Australia's growing number of camel farmers say that global demand for camel milk is rising fast.
Killed for spying: The story of the first factory
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:04:25 GMT
Completed in 1721, the Lombe brothers' five-storey textile mill was quickly copied around the world.
Desktop dining rules: No boiled eggs or tinned fish
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:01:15 GMT
There are unofficial rules for what you can eat at your desk, but should you even be doing it anyway?
How social media could ruin your business
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:12:52 GMT
Negative social media can be a major threat to businesses and can quickly destroy trust in a brand.
The nuclear fight for Sizewell on Suffolk's coast
Sun, 07 Jul 2019 00:27:39 GMT
The nuclear industry says new plants are essential, but protesters say the environment is under threat.
Summer dilemma: Can you wear flip-flops to work?
Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:07:25 GMT
Summer has finally arrived, but are there sartorial limits to what you can wear to work?
'I got wiped out, but I was determined to make it back'
Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:50:48 GMT
How entrepreneur Andy Scott was able to rebuild his business and personal fortune.
Lavazza boss: bringing new blood into the family firm.
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 23:11:02 GMT
CEO Secret: How family-owned coffee firm Lavazza brought in new blood in its bid to go global.
Politics of automation: Factory workers and robots
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:47:56 GMT
Humans and robots working together in a factory may excite some tech geeks, but worry others who fear job losses.
Rory Cellan-Jones: 'My proton beam therapy diary'
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:41:16 GMT
Rory Cellan-Jones kept a video diary of the proton beam therapy he received for his eye tumour.
Thomas Cook boss: 'Our customers' holidays are secure'
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:53:11 GMT
Struggling Thomas Cook, which is planning a £750m cash injection, seeks to reassure customers.