TSB and HSBC banking apps hit by computer glitches
Image copyright Getty Images TSB and HSBC have become the latest banks to be hit by computer glitches. TSB said users of its smartphone app and internet banking were having difficulty logging in. HSBC said about 50% of mobile users were having trouble connecting, although many succeeded when they tried a second time. It is …
Australian banking inquiry: Misconduct ‘driven by greed’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Revelations from the banking inquiry have shocked the Australian public Abuse and misconduct within Australia’s banks and financial institutions were driven by a culture of greed, a landmark inquiry has said. A royal commission this year, the country’s highest form of public inquiry, has exposed widespread wrongdoing in the industry. …
Millennium hotels boss Jennifer Fox leaves after 10 weeks
Image copyright M&C The boss of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels has stood down less than three months after taking over. Group chief executive Jennifer Fox and M&C “have mutually agreed” she will leave with immediate effect, the company said. In a statement, M&C said chief of staff Tan Kian Seng would take over until …
Ryanair cancels 250 flights across Europe on Friday
Image copyright Getty Images Tens of thousands of Ryanair passengers across Europe face travel disruption on Friday after strikes forced the airline to cancel 250 flights. The total had stood at 150 until German pilots decided on Thursday to walk out, resulting in another 100 cancellations. They will join striking pilots in the Netherlands and …
Air travel ‘without your passport leaving your pocket’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Imagine walking through an airport without having to queue at all New technologies are helping to tackle one of the great scourges of air travel – airport queues. But at what cost to our privacy? Queues to check-in and drop your bags, at security, at passport control and finally …
The Japanese anime tackling workplace bullying
Image copyright Netflix Image caption Aggretsuko, a cute little red panda office worker, is charming audiences around the world Aggretsuko, a Japanese cartoon for adults on Netflix, is currently making waves around the world. But why is it so popular with millennials? Aggretsuko is a cartoon character created by Sanrio, the company behind the popular …
Will going online save the sari weavers?
Traditional Indian businesses that weave saris by hand are under threat with a growing number of buyers preferring cheaper versions made by electrical looms. As retail giants such as Amazon and Walmart enter India’s estimated $27 billion e-commerce market, how will these local businesses compete? Reporting by Devina Gupta, filmed and edited by Premanand Boominathan …
Is this the solution to the UK’s housing problem?
The UK insurer Legal & General is launching an affordable housing business with the aim of providing 3,000 new homes a year within four years. The modular homes are being made in a “house factory” in Leeds. As figures reveal number of new houses being built is falling in England, could this be the solution …
Regulators accuse Tesla’s Elon Musk of securities fraud
Image copyright Scott Olson/Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla boss Elon Musk of securities fraud. The US financial regulator says Mr Musk’s claims that he had secured funding to take the electric carmaker private were “false and misleading”. It is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as …