Image copyright EPA Image caption Kim Seong-ju (C) was among the victims and relatives celebrating the victory in Seoul South Korea’s top court has ordered a Japanese firm to compensate Koreans it used as forced labour in World War Two. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited has been ordered to pay up to 150m won ($133,000; £104,000) …
Image copyright Getty Images Large parts of the British economy are not ready for a no-deal Brexit, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said. Fewer than half of businesses have initiated contingency plans, Mr Carney told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He said the UK would need a transition period to adapt to whatever …
Image copyright Kellogg Kellogg’s is to put “traffic light” labelling on most of its cereal packs sold in the UK from January, having previously refused to do so. The UK government’s voluntary scheme, introduced in 2013, indicates how much salt, sugar or fat foods contain. Kellogg’s said it had made the change after having “listened” …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK and US have agreed an “open skies” deal for post-Brexit flights, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said. The arrangement means airlines would continue to fly from the UK to the US after Brexit, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. Flights between the countries operate under the US-EU open skies …
Image copyright Emma Barnett Image caption BBC presenter Emma Barnett recently returned to work after having her first child Maternity leave is often held up as a magical, idyllic time to spend with your new baby. The worries of your usual life evaporate while you’re “off work”, and saying anything otherwise is still considered taboo. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Could Teesside’s fortunes be revived by becoming a free port area? Can “free ports” spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom? Jonty Bloom reports from Teesside, which plans to become the UK’s first free port, offering customs-free imports and hoping to bring back manufacturing jobs. Teesside in the north east of …
Telecoms company Ericsson is testing a number of 5G prototypes, from VR games to robotic lawnmowers. But the company admits that there’s some way to go before the tech is small enough and cheap enough to be added to consumer gadgets. Video journalist: Cody Godwin Click here for more stories, features and videos about 5G …
Image copyright EPL Image caption InSight quickly returned its first image from Elysium Planitia The US space agency Nasa has landed a new robot on Mars after a dramatic seven-minute plunge to the surface of the Red Planet. The InSight probe aims to study the world’s deep interior, and make it the only planet – …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Location data is being grabbed without users giving consent, consumer groups claim Google has been accused of flouting European data protection laws when it tracks users’ locations. A coalition of seven consumer organisations is filing complaints with local data protection regulators over Google’s tracking system. The complaints draw on research …
Image caption The One Planet York app allowed users to check bin collection dates and recycling advice. A council is seeking to reassure residents that a flaw in a council app allowing personal data to be breached was discovered by an “ethical hacker”. A developer for a Leeds-based digital agency found phone numbers, addresses and …