Image copyright Getty Images It’s hard enough to run a small business at the best of times. But the Brexit talks are adding an extra level of stress for many entrepreneurs. During the run-up to the referendum in June 2016, the BBC spoke to dozens of small business owners about the prospect of the UK …
Image copyright Getty Images University students have been bombarded with fake tax refund emails in the last month, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of students have been targeted in a bid to steal their banking and personal details. The fraudsters appear to be using .ac.uk email …
Johnston Press, publisher of the ‘i’, The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, has detailed a rescue plan aimed at ensuring its survival. The newspaper group put itself up for sale last month, but said none of the offers it received were strong enough. It now plans to file for administration and says the firm’s assets …
Image copyright Getty Images Gin has gone from a drink for posh parents and old buffers to the hippest spirit in the UK – but is it on the wane again? Friday night at the House of Hortus bar in London’s Soho is shaping up nicely. There is a choice of themed rooms with lighting, …
Image copyright DeepMind Image caption The Streams app is saving nurses hours each day, the Royal Free Hospital says A controversial health app developed by artificial intelligence firm DeepMind will be taken over by Google, it has been revealed. Streams was first used to send alerts in a London hospital but hit headlines for gathering …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump spoke about trade at the White House US President Donald Trump has said he thinks the US could strike a trade deal with China, raising hopes that tensions between the two countries may subside. “I think a deal will be made,” Mr Trump said. “We’ll find out very …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There have been a spate of incidents involving gamers that have led to prank calls to the police A California-based gamer faces up to 20 years in jail after admitting crimes including making a hoax call to US police that resulted in them shooting an innocent man dead. Tyler …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: How MiSafes watch can be hacked A location-tracking smartwatch worn by thousands of children has proven relatively easy to hack. A security researcher found the devices neither encrypted the data they used nor secured each child’s account. As a result, he said, he could track children’s …