Image copyright Getty Images New Zealand has become the latest country to block a proposal to use telecoms equipment made by China’s Huawei because of national security concerns. Spark New Zealand wanted to use Huawei equipment in its 5G mobile network. However, a NZ government security agency said the deal would bring significant risks to …
Image copyright 118 118 Image caption 118 118 is the most popular directory inquiry service The price of a call to directory enquiries will be capped at £3.65 for 90 seconds. Phone industry regulator Ofcom says it is responding to a “steep” rise in prices. The most popular service, 118 118, charges £11.23 for a …
Image copyright Reuters The planned Brexit deal combines most of the economic benefits of remaining in the EU with the political benefits of leaving the EU, Philip Hammond said. Analysis showed that staying in the EU would be a better economic outcome “but not by much”, the chancellor said. With two weeks until MPs vote …
Image copyright Getty Images The number of new international students enrolling at United States universities and colleges went down by almost 7% last year, according to official data published this month. It’s the second year in a row that the number of new international enrolments in the US has declined, denting a market worth £42bn …
Image copyright Reuters Executives at China’s ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing are being fined over the deaths of two female passengers earlier this year. A 21-year-old woman was killed in Zhengzhou in May after using Didi’s Hitch service, which pairs up commuters heading in the same direction. Then in August, a 20-year-old woman was raped and …
Image copyright Mike Tinmouth Image caption Mike Tinmouth says the fraudsters were convincing A bank customer was tricked into transferring money by fraudsters who pretended to be responding to his angry Twitter post about poor service. Writer Mike Tinmouth was furious with the process and time taken to open a business account with Barclays. He …
Image caption Matilda Ryley-Hicks and her partner Frank Halton share their experience on Watchdog Live Leading restaurant and coffee shop chains are giving out incorrect allergy advice, BBC Watchdog Live has found. Posing as customers with food allergies, journalists secretly filmed staff at Frankie & Benny’s, Pizza Hut, Nandos, Pizza Express, Starbucks and Costa. The …
Image copyright Getty Images There is a “real prospect” of “major disruption” at UK ports in the case of a no-deal Brexit, according to MPs. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said government preparations for avoiding disruption around major ports were “worryingly under-developed”. Committee members also said there was a “real risk” the Department for Transport …
Image copyright Harriet Gordon Image caption Harriet Gordon says clothes don’t look the same on her as they do on models Serial returners, people who buy items and then return them, are on the rise, putting already struggling shops under pressure. But why do people do it and how should shops handle them? Harriet Gordon, …
Image copyright Parliament TV Image caption Richard Allan, vice-president of policy solutions, appeared before the committee Politicians from nine countries reacted angrily to the absence of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing today. The event is part of an unprecedented international inquiry into disinformation and fake news. Richard Allan, Facebook’s vice-president of policy solutions, …