Purple Tuesday is a day when UK retailers are encouraged to think more about the needs of their disabled customers in order to grab a share of the £249bn spending power of disabled people. Twenty-one-year-old Holly Greader from Cardiff tells the BBC what going shopping is like for her as a wheelchair user. For more …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“It infuriates me that we’re in 2018 and we still have to go: what about us?” Shopping can be frustrating at the best of times, but for many disabled people it comes with even more unnecessary challenges – narrow aisles, no step-free access, rushed shop assistants. But …
Image copyright Getty Images Consumers typically spend 24 hours each year calling or writing to complain, while at work, about poor customer service, research suggests. Problems with repairs in the home, delivery errors and frustrations about buying a property are the most common complaints, according to the Institute of Customer Service. The issues lead to …
Fake news can sometimes very closely mimic real news. Zoe Kleinman takes a look at where fake stories come from and how they travel. This is part of a series by the BBC on disinformation and fake news – a global problem challenging the way we share information and perceive the world around us. To …
Image copyright PA Image caption Andrew Tinkler denies any wrongdoing The former boss of the Stobart Group has denied improperly taking £5m of “so-called expenses” amid court claims he had his “own interests at heart”. Andrew Tinkler was sacked as chief executive at the Carlisle logistics firm – known for its green trucks – for …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mustafa Kasim was accused of illegally stealing personal details from vehicle repair software A car repair worker has been sentenced to jail for stealing customers’ personal data from his former employer. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it is the first time someone will go to prison as a …
Image copyright Xiaomi Image caption Only three Mi 8 Lite phones could be bought in the first flash sale “Flash sales” publicising a Chinese smartphone company’s UK launch have sparked a backlash on social media. Xiaomi advertised two of its new handsets for £1 each last week as part of a “crazy deals” promotion. But …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple chief executive Tim Cook presents the firm’s newest line of products Apple shares have slumped by more than 4%, dragging down US markets and wiping more than $40bn (£31bn; €35bn) off the tech giant’s market value. The fall followed a profit warning from one of the firm’s major …
Image copyright Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Image caption The Summit supercomputer is housed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. China has been pushed into third place on a list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. The latest list by Top 500, published twice a year, puts two US machines – Summit and …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hal discovered a plan by Dave (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood) to disconnect him Actor Douglas Rain, who was the voice of the sinister computer Hal in sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey, has died, the organisers of a theatre festival he founded have said. Rain died at …