Image copyright Getty Images Buying a flat or maisonette in England is cheaper than a year ago, according to official figures, with the cost of semi-detached homes rising fastest. First-time buyers have been buying later in life and a number of buy-to-let investors have pulled out of the market owing to tax changes. This may …
An MP reminds the PM of her call to end to rip-off energy prices, but tells her 2.5 million people were now in fuel poverty. Steve McCabe said one firm announced a 10% price rise, days after Ofgem “relaxed her energy cap”. Theresa May said her party introduced the energy price cap and that consumers …
Image copyright Royds Withy King Image caption John Carey’s wife Lydia died in November of asbestos-related lung cancer An electrician whose wife developed lung cancer after washing his asbestos-contaminated overalls has won a landmark action in the High Court. John Carey continued a claim against Vauxhall Motors in Luton after his wife Lydia died of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mike Ashley owns Newcastle United Profits at Mike Ashley’s private company dropped in 2017 when Sports Direct was hit by the fall in the value of the pound and Newcastle United’s revenue slumped. Mash Holdings’ accounts for the financial year to end-April 2017, show profits fell to £102.5m from …
Image copyright PA Image caption Unions says Ford aims to cut 1,000 jobs at Bridgend by 2021 Ford has said a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for the firm’s manufacturing operations in the UK and that it would do “whatever is necessary” to protect its business. The comments come after a report the carmaker was …
Huawei is playing on New Zealanders’ love of sport with an advert it hopes will soften the rugby-mad nation’s stance towards using the Chinese giant’s technology. The advertisement has appeared in two major newspapers and on billboards. It read: “5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand.” New Zealand is one of several nations …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK is the German motor industry’s largest export market The EU should offer the UK concessions over Brexit, a leading German economic think tank has told the BBC. The boss of the IFO Institute said steps should be taken to keep the “EU and the UK in a …
UK inflation fell to 1.8% in January, the lowest in two years, the Office for National Statistics said. This is down from 2.1% the previous month. A fall in electricity, gas and other fuels drove the decline, the ONS said. Head of Inflation Mike Hardie said: “The fall in inflation is due mainly to cheaper …
The film Christopher Robin has been Oscar nominated in the best visual effects category. Visual effects supervisor Chris Lawrence spoke to Al Moloney about some of the challenges the company faced in helping to make the film. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright DJI Image caption Geo-fencing provides a virtual perimeter for real-world geographic areas, preventing drones from flying there Drone-maker DJI is improving the technology that prevents them being flown near airports. The changes come after drones disrupted flights from the UK’s Gatwick airport in December. A more sophisticated geo-fencing system will create a 3D …