Image copyright Getty Images Thousands of overseas sellers have been evicted from online marketplaces in the UK such as Amazon and eBay owing to a tax crackdown. Businesses, mostly from China, sold items including British flags, phones and fake eyelashes but evaded VAT. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sends notices to seven different online sales …
Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Abe was speaking during a visit to London The “whole world” wants the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Japan’s PM has claimed, after talks with Theresa May. Shinzo Abe pledged “total support” for the withdrawal agreement she has negotiated with the EU, which faces a crunch vote in …
Image copyright PA Growth in the UK’s economy slowed in the three months to November, expanding at its weakest pace in six months. The economy grew by 0.3% during the period, less than the 0.4% in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The ONS said manufacturers suffered their longest …
Image copyright Quiz Image caption Quiz launched a collection in collaboration with Love Island’s Gabby Allen Fast-growing fashion retailer Quiz has made its second profit warning in three months. It now expects to make £8.2m, down from an estimate of £11.5m made in October. Quiz targets 16 to 35-year-old “fashion forward females”. Last year it …
Image copyright Getty Images Flybe is being bought for £2.2m by a consortium including Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Group. The sale comes after the Exeter-based airline’s warning in October that it would lose £22m because of poor demand, a weaker pound and higher fuel costs. Shareholders in Flybe will receive 1p a share, while the …
Image copyright Getty Images Prosecutors in Japan have indicted former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn with two fresh charges, according to local media. Mr Ghosn, who has been detained since November, was charged with aggravated breach of trust and understating his income. He had already been indicted on a separate charge of underreporting his pay over …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The original Wylfa Nuclear power station was decommissioned in 2015 Hitachi said “no formal decision” has been made over the future of a UK nuclear plant following a report it would halt construction. The Nikkei Asian Review reported the firm’s board would likely decide to suspend all work on …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump says there is a border “crisis” Washington is at a standstill, as US President Donald Trump and Democrats feud over his demand to include $5.7bn (£4.5bn) for a border wall in a new spending bill. The fight has closed parts of federal agencies since 21 December and …
Image copyright AFP Like it or loathe it, the consumer is king – or even, queen – and no more so than over Christmas. The spike in festive spending between November and January typically makes up 40% of a retailer’s takings. For many, the season’s tidings weren’t particularly cheerful (if not perhaps as bleak as …
Only a small percentage of the African continent is mapped in any detail. This has huge consequences for disaster relief and also for urban planning, as people pour into cities at an unprecedented rate. In Zanzibar, East Africa, the World Bank is funding a new mapping initiative which is becoming a model for how other …