Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The move comes days after Tumblr said it found child sexual abuse images during a routine audit Social networking site Tumblr has announced plans to ban all pornographic content, effective from 17 December. The new policy comes weeks after the site was pulled from Apple’s App Store after child …
Image copyright MOney and Mental Health Institute “One day I was stood by the side of the road contemplating life and thought ‘if I was to die now, no one would miss me. I can’t provide for my family, I’m just going to end it.” Steve Goddard is a father of two who hit rock …
Mike Ashley has called for a new tax on online retailers to help revive ailing town centres. The Sports Direct owner told MPs that the “internet is killing the High Street”. His answer is taxing all retailers that make more than 20% of their turnover online – and not just online-only operators. Mr Ashley said …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat we know about Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley Billionaire Mike Ashley, the founder of Sports Direct and owner of Newcastle United, is one of the most intriguing characters in British business and has often been a reluctant fixture in the headlines of the business and sports pages. …
Image copyright Getty Images Global stock markets have jumped following the truce in the US-China trade war. US indexes rose about 1% on Monday, following gains in Europe and Asia. The increases come after the US and China said they had agreed to not increase tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks. It remains …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin famously refuses to show his full face in photos Shares in Ted Baker have hit a three-year low in London, after allegations of “forced hugging” around the fashion group’s founder and boss Ray Kelvin. By Monday afternoon, shares in the firm, which issues a …
There is no doubt about it, 2018 has been a bad year for the high street, with headline hitting troubles for stores like Debenhams and House of Fraser. Nearly 40,000 jobs have been affected by this turmoil. Some brands however are fighting back by turning their stores into ‘experiences’. We spoke to Lush, House of …
Image copyright Getty Images China’s Tencent Music has revived its plans to list in the US and raise up to $1.2bn (£940m). It would be one of the largest listings by a Chinese company on the New York Stock Exchange this year. The initial public offering, originally mooted in October, had been delayed by the …
Two brothers on the autistic spectrum were looking for work when one had the idea of opening a comic shop. It turned out to be an inspired choice. When Adam Makey told his mother that he wanted to open a comic shop, she laughed out loud. The idea seemed “ridiculous”, Angela Makey says. She knew …
Image caption Crawshaws, which has outlets across the north of England and the midlands, has been sold in a £1.4m deal A struggling meat retailer business has been sold to a an entrepreneur for £1.4m, saving 240 jobs. Crawshaws had more than 50 stores in the Midlands and north of England. In October the firm …