Image copyright Getty Images/Facebook Image caption The Irish Data Commission will decide whether the EU should penalise Facebook rather than there being country-by-country reviews The Irish Data Protection Commission has formally begun an investigation into Facebook’s recent data breach. It will now decide whether the firm should be fined for failing to prevent hackers from …
The chief executive of Citroën has told the BBC’s Theo Leggett the car industry needs to consider women more when it designs cars. Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Linda Jackson said the car maker was canvassing women’s views on what they required from a car. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images An advert for Costa Coffee has been banned for urging customers to buy a bacon roll rather than avocados. The radio ad featured a voiceover which said there was “a great deal on ripen-at-home avocados” but they will only “be ready to eat for about 10 minutes, then they’ll go off”. …
Image copyright Press trust of india Image caption The default of IL&FS has spooked investors India’s government has taken over a major private infrastructure financing and construction group after it began to default on its $13bn (£10bn) debt repayment – and the news sparked panic in the financial market. Devina Gupta and Pooja Agarwal explain …
Image copyright Funding Circle Image caption Samir Desai, chief executive and co-founder of Funding Circle Shares in Funding Circle, the financial technology firm, have tumbled in the first day of full trading on the London Stock Exchange. At one point shares were down 24% from Wednesday’s flotation price of 440p. Because it cuts out banks, …
Theresa May has predicted “better days ahead” after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up. Addressing her party conference in Birmingham, the prime minister said people needed to know that austerity was over and “their hard work has paid off”. Theresa May: PM’s conference speech in text, video …
Sixteen more would-be tycoons will be battling it out as The Apprentice returns to TV screens. The reality show, chaired by business magnate Lord Alan Sugar, kicks off on BBC1 on Wednesday at 9pm. Last year’s series crowned two winners who landed £250,000 for their businesses. Previous winners were given highly paid jobs in Lord …
Morgan Twyning and her partner moved in with his parents as rent would have eaten up most of their salaries. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mrs May will bring the Conservative Party conference to a close with her keynote address Fuel duty is to be frozen for the ninth year in a row, the prime minister is to announce – saying the government is “on the side of “hard-working families”. Mrs May will tell the …
Image copyright PA Pret a Manger will list all ingredients, including allergens, on its freshly made products following the death of a teenager who had an allergic reaction after eating a Pret sandwich. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a sandwich at Heathrow Airport in 2016. Theresa May called …