Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Speeds vary around the world but all countries experience network congestion A study into 4G has indicated that the UK is one of a handful of European countries where download speeds fall below 20 megabits per second (Mbps) at the busiest times of day. In the table of 77 …
Image copyright Tass/Getty Image caption Taking videos and pictures, like selfies, will be banned for active servicemen Russia’s parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security. The bill forbids military personnel from using a phone with the ability to take pictures, …
Image copyright Getty Images Sussex Police, the government and Gatwick airport say that the severe travel disruption last year was caused by a “sustained” drone attack. The situation caused disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. Gatwick’s decision to close was taken after a risk assessment with police. The airport says there were well over …
Image copyright Getty Images Swiss banking giant UBS has been fined €3.7bn (£3.2bn; $4.2bn) in a French tax fraud case. A court in Paris found that the bank had illegally helped French clients hide billions of euros from French tax authorities between 2004 and 2012. UBS has denied any wrongdoing and a lawyer representing the …
Image copyright Getty Images Food ordering app Just Eat is to remove all restaurants with a hygiene rating of zero from their platform. Any food outlet attempting to join Just Eat will also have to be rated at least “generally satisfactory” for hygiene. It comes after a BBC investigation last year found half of outlets …
Image copyright Getty Images Indian billionaire businessman Anil Ambani is facing a prison sentence after a deal between his cash-strapped firm Reliance Communications (RCom) and telecoms giant Ericsson collapsed. Ericsson is owed 5.5bn rupees (£59.3m) by RCom under the terms of an agreement to manage and operate its network. RCom failed to comply with India’s …
Image copyright Getty Images Laura Ashley has warned investors that it will post profits lower than it had forecast for the financial year. It also said it made zero profit for the last six months of 2018 as sales fell 4.2%. “Trading conditions have been difficult,” the company said. While fashion sales increased, furniture and …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption BA customers were caught out by an attack that sought to steal payment card information Thousands of websites are being hit by cyber-thieves who implant code to scoop up payment card numbers, research suggests. Security giant Symantec found more than 4,800 websites were being hit by these “form-jacking” attacks …
Image copyright Getty Images Lloyds Banking Group said it set aside £750m in 2018 for further payment protection insurance (PPI) claims. Banks are having to repay customers who did not want, need or understand the loan insurance. The addition takes the bank’s total provision pot to £19.4bn. The bank is making fewer of these additions, …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s competition watchdog has said the proposed tie-up between Sainsbury’s and Asda could push up prices and cut choice for customers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was “likely to be difficult” for the chains to “address the concerns”. The CMA also said the merger could lead to …