Image copyright Justin Sullivan/Getty Hand car washes should be required to have a licence to operate in an attempt to prevent “modern slavery in plain sight”, according to MPs. The Environmental Audit Committee has been conducting an enquiry into fears that cheap hand car washes exploit workers and damage the environment. MPs said more than …
Image copyright Getty Images Only 10% of pubs intervene to stop children gambling on their premises, the Gambling Commission has found. The watchdog said it had found a “concerning” number of pubs where youngsters used gaming machines. Pub staff are expected to prevent under-18s playing on the machines and there should be clear signage indicating …
Image copyright Getty Images The BBC has been accused of not “fully untangling” the “mess” over some presenters’ tax affairs. The chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier MP, said some freelancers had been left in “desperate circumstances”. Her comments come as the spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, published a report into the …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Collectables like this have seen speedy sales growth Parents are spending heavily on mystery toys as a craze in wrapped-up collectables is set to dominate Christmas sales. Sales of collectable toys – such as the L.O.L. range – have risen by 30% in the year so far, compared with …
Image copyright Getty Images Uber posted a loss of $1.07bn (£821m) in the three months to September, as the ride-sharing firm prepares for a public stock offering next year. The US company’s net losses widened sharply on a quarterly basis as revenues rose only slightly. Uber was recently valued at $72bn, making it one of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The global blood plasma industry will be worth $44.3bn by 2022, according to one estimate Scotty Hearron says he was a “broke college student” the first time he got paid for donating some of his blood plasma. This was a few years ago when he was at university in …
Superfast 5G mobile promises much better download and browsing speeds, the ability to power the internet of things, and a signal for everyone even when we’re all using our phones at the same time. But we’ll need to fork out on new 5G-compatible phones, 5G services could be expensive, and rural areas might not benefit …
The UK’s toymakers unveil what they hope will be this year’s most sought-after Christmas presents. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple’s own staff will not be told who the human trafficking victims are Apple has announced a programme to help human trafficking victims get behind-the-scenes jobs at its stores. The technology company has teamed up with an NGO that will help the victims pass interviews for caretaker and landscaping …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Data can easily go astray if hardware uses the wrong address book Google data for search and cloud services went astray for more than an hour on Monday thanks to an “ugly” mistake by an African ISP. The data was sent the wrong way when MainOne Cable, in Nigeria, updated …