Image copyright Getty Images The Co-op is offering to beat funeral prices offered by rivals, amid greater competition in the sector. The firm is also reducing the cost of its lowest-priced “Simple” funeral. Rival provider, Dignity, found more of its customers chose its budget option, with a standard-issue coffin and no frills after it reduced …
Image copyright Newsquest Image caption The double launch means The National and The Herald have now become seven-day operations Two new Scottish newspaper titles, The Herald on Sunday and Sunday National, have published their first editions. The move by owners Newsquest follows the closure of its previous Sunday paper, The Sunday Herald, which shut down …
Image copyright Getty Images Debenhams has brought in advisors from KPMG to assess a number of options to improve the fortunes of the department store chain. It is in the midst of a turnaround plan designed to cut costs and boost sales. Industry insiders say the firm and KPMG are looking at a number of …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Argentines are angry that the government turned to the IMF (FMI in Spanish) Argentina is once again looking into the barrel of an economic crisis. The currency is sliding, inflation rising and there could well be a recession in the making. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing an emergency …
Germany’s Therme Erding water park is offering virtual reality (VR) headsets to riders of its waterslides. The VR can transform the ride into one through snowy mountains or outer space. BBC Click finds out more. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Mobike Image caption The cycle hire scheme launched in June 2017 with 1,000 bikes made available Bike sharing firm Mobike is to pull out of Manchester after losing 10% of its cycles each month to theft and vandalism. The Chinese firm said too many had been stolen, dumped in canals and bins, had …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption It isn’t clear how hackers boarded BA’s website and app – but cyber-security experts have some suggestions British Airways has revealed that hackers managed to breach its website and app, stealing data from many thousands of customers in the process. But how was this possible? BA has not revealed …
An exhibition exploring the design work of hit video games including Splatoon, Journey and No Man’s Sky has opened in London. It provides a rare insight into the design processes at often secretive developers such as Nintendo. Curator Marie Foulston from the V&A said it was important for design spaces to “embrace and elevate” video …
Image copyright Stuart McClay Image caption The project is being led by Abertay University A £9m video gaming research and development hub based in Dundee has been announced. The InGAME project will provide space for artists, designers, writers, and business specialists. The project is being led by Abertay University, in partnership with the University of …
Image copyright Getty Images People being harassed by cold calls about PPI compensation or personal injury claims could gain some respite under new rules being introduced by the government. The new measures mean companies will only be allowed to contact people who have opted-in to receive the calls. Claims management companies that break the rules …