Image copyright PA Image caption Uber decorated a car in greenery to promote the electric power fee Uber fares in London have gone up to help drivers buy electric cars, the company said. A clean air fee of 15p per mile will be added to every trip taken in the capital from Wednesday. The ride-hailing …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Roma was backed by Netflix, which is spending heavily to make its own movies and television Netflix closed the year with more than 139 million paid subscribers, almost tripling its membership base in just five years. The streaming giant said it added 8.8 million customers in the three months …
Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Robinson said the ad suspension amounted to censorship YouTube has suspended adverts on the account of former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson. Mr Robinson had broken the site’s advertising rules, said YouTube, adding that his channel covered “controversial issues and sensitive events”. The decision means the channel, which …
Image copyright The Vanguard Group Image caption Investors were initially slow to put their money into John Bogle’s index funds When Jack Bogle first said he was going to sell index tracker funds back in 1976 he was ridiculed. But the idea was destined to upend the status quo by providing ordinary people with cheap …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sears sales have declined for years Sears, the long-troubled US department store chain, is set to stagger on. Billionaire Eddie Lampert, a hedge fund financier who is chairman of Sears and its former chief executive, has won a bankruptcy court auction to purchase the company for $5.2bn (£4bn). Assuming it …
Image caption The factory is in Glemsford near Sudbury in south Suffolk Electronics giant Philips is to close its only UK factory, at Glemsford, Suffolk, with the loss of 430 jobs. The firm said it would close the site, which makes baby bottles, in 2020 and transfer most of its operations to a site in …
Image copyright Getty Images The University of Oxford has suspended donations and sponsorships from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The firm is facing accusations from the US and other countries that its equipment could be used for espionage. Huawei has denied those claims, saying it doesn’t pose a spying risk. The US is also reportedly investigating …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A bag seen through an X-ray scanner Technology that could speed up and enhance security checks at airports is being demonstrated to industry experts at a showcase event in London. Among the innovations is a pad that could detect explosives hidden in shoes while people are queuing at security. …
Image copyright Getty Images The Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates the country’s biggest firms, has revealed it pays its male staff a fifth more than its female staff. The watchdog’s median gender pay gap was 21.2% in 2018 – up from 20.9% in 2017 despite a pledge to improve. The average gap across all UK …
Image copyright MyOnlineSecurity Image caption One sign that the webpage is fake is that it uses the wrong font An investment scheme is using a fake BBC News webpage to convince members of the public to hand over funds. The spoof page references a Bitcoin-themed documentary broadcast by Panorama last year, but links on the …