Image caption The avocado’s reputation as a healthy food has fuelled its popularity Avocado on toast, in a salad or a smoothie? There are many ways to eat the green fruit which is popular with hipsters across the world – a craze that Kenya is cashing in on. At Le Grenier à Pain restaurant in …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption There have been rallies in Malta demanding justice in the Caruana Galizia case The European Central Bank has revoked the licence of Malta’s Pilatus Bank after its chairman was arrested in the US on money-laundering charges. Malta’s Financial Services Authority announced the move, saying it had called on the ECB …

Image copyright Getty Images Online bookings and check-in with Ryanair will close for 12 hours after the airline said it needed to shut down its website and mobile phone app. It said the shutdown from 17:00 UK time on Wednesday to 05:00 on Thursday was needed for a computer systems upgrade. Ryanair “sincerely apologised” to …

Image copyright PA Image caption Opponents say a third runway at Heathrow Airport will create a “tsunami” of noise The UK’s aviation regulator says concerns over the cost and schedule of a new Heathrow Airport runway must be answered “urgently and decisively”. In a letter to the Department for Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority says …

Image caption Administrators EY said 19 “profitable” stores would continue to operate A meat retailer with stores across the Midlands and North of England has closed 35 stores and one distribution centre with the loss of 354 jobs. In October, South Yorkshire-based Crawshaws said it was attempting to raise equity to restore growth and profitability. …

Image copyright AFP Image caption The decision to re-impose sanctions met fury in Iran Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to “break” swingeing sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the economy. The Trump administration is restoring all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal in a bid to pressure Iran. They will …

Image copyright Getty Images The head of Japanese tech group Softbank has condemned the murder of a journalist by Saudi security forces, but said his company must continue to work with Riyadh. In his first public comments since Jamal Khashoggi was killed, Softbank chief Masayoshi Son said his firm had a “responsibility” to the Saudi …

Image copyright BF UK holidaymakers are delaying booking Channel crossings for next summer amid concerns about the consequences of Brexit, Brittany Ferries has said. Forward bookings were down between 4% and 5% from some of its regular customers, the company said. Nigel Wonnacott from Brittany Ferries said people were worried about the impact of Brexit …

Image copyright Getty Images Service stations should make drivers pay for fuel in advance to prevent theft, a top police officer says. Petrol firms had made it too easy to drive off without paying because they wanted to entice motorists into their shops, said Simon Cole of the National Police Chiefs’ Council. About 25,000 people …

Image copyright Getty Images China has promised to further cut import tariffs and open its economy as it tries to address criticisms that its trade practices are “unfair”. In a speech at a Shanghai trade expo, President Xi Jinping also made a robust defence of the global free trade system which he said was “under …