Image copyright EA Image caption Battlefield 3 was one game made unplayable by the attacks A US man accused of knocking game servers offline in a series of attacks has pleaded guilty to charges of computer hacking. Sony, EA Origin and Steam were all hit by Utah resident Austin Thompson’s attacks in 2013 and 2014. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Most plug-in hybrids in the UK are bought for company fleets Tens of thousands of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) bought with generous government grants may be burning as much fuel as combustion-engine cars. Data compiled for the BBC suggests that such vehicles in corporate fleets averaged just 40 miles per …
Image copyright Justyna Kowalczyk Image caption Justyna Kowalczyk says the “Brexit box” was her partner’s idea “It might sound a bit crazy,” admits Justyna Kowalczyk. She’s talking about her “Brexit box” tucked under the kitchen table. In the plastic container, which is around the same size as a small box of photocopier paper, she has …
Image copyright Getty Images “Can you tell me how much you earn?” It’s not a question many of us would be happy asking a colleague, around the boardroom table or in the queue for the work canteen. It’s not a question many of us would be happy answering either, according to campaigners for women’s rights. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police believe a password reset issue was the reason for Salonen’s actions A man has been jailed for sending a “potentially lethal homemade bomb” to a Bitcoin firm in London – after it refused to reset his password for him. The Met Police, which investigated the case, said detectives …
Image copyright SA parliament A spectacular $130m (£100m) “heist” at a bank in South Africa has provoked a furious political storm, revealing how deeply corruption is now entrenched in local government and beyond, and showing how hard it may be for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to root out the graft and mismanagement that flourished under …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOperations manager Jake Rattenbury took the BBC behind the scenes at the warehouse A cold storage firm says it has run out of room because the food industry is stockpiling in the run-up to Brexit. Cardiff-based Wild Water has rented extra space in Newport, Bristol and Staffordshire, …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Only Grape is Essex: TOWIE star Gemma Collins has been pictured enjoying a fine fizz Essex could rival the Champagne region as a major producer of fizz, experts have claimed. Scientists identified about 86,000 acres of countryside – with similar traits to the French plonk powerhouse – deemed …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cammell Laird’s cranes are a familiar part of the Liverpool skyline Some workers at shipbuilder Cammell Laird have voted to strike over fears 290 jobs could be axed despite the yard securing two big Royal Navy contracts. Last month it was announced that the Merseyside base would receive £620m …
Image copyright Instagram Scamp and Dude Retailer Next has reached a settlement with the fashion brand Scamp & Dude over claims it copied the smaller firm’s designs. Next said it would pay the profits from any sales of a contested design to the label, which will donate the proceeds to charity. In September, the label …