Image copyright Getty Images Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended the government’s choice of a UK company with no ships as one of the providers of extra ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Mr Grayling told the BBC he would make no apologies for “supporting a new British business”. The firm, Seaborne …
Image copyright AFP/Getty The chief executive and founder of Iceland Foods has described a dispute with HMRC over the company’s Christmas savings scheme as “just madness”. Under the scheme, staff can voluntarily set aside money from their weekly wages and claim it back later. However, HMRC has told the company the payment means staff are …
Image copyright Getty Images A missing Australian’s body could have been found 18 months earlier if searchers had not relied on incorrect Google Maps data, a coroner has said. Darrell Simon, 46, was last seen in November 2014 at his partner’s house about 80km (50 miles) west of Brisbane. Search crews scoured Mr Simon’s nearby …
Image copyright PA Image caption Airliners are still one of the safest modes of transport, say experts Last year saw a sharp rise in fatalities from air crashes compared with 2017 but 2018 was still the ninth safest year on record, figures show. Airliner accidents killed 556 people last year compared with 44 in 2017, …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This year I will… definitely not take up yoga New Year’s Resolutions are, like rules, meant to be broken. Last year, about one in five people came up with some sort of resolve on 1 January, according to a poll by YouGov. However, separately it has also been claimed …
Image copyright Getty Images Rail fares have increased by an average of 3.1% in England and Wales – and almost 3% in Scotland – despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018. The rail industry says 98p of every pound spent on a ticket is invested back into the network. But Wednesday’s price …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An office environment can be very intimidating for autistic employees Peter, Evan and Brian work at a small technology firm based by the beach in Santa Monica, testing software and fixing bugs. On first inspection it seems like any other Los Angeles-based company, with tasteful art on the white …
Image copyright Getty Images The retail sector took a battering in 2018. Some 40,000 jobs have been lost or are at risk. Household names like House of Fraser, New Look and Marks & Spencer have been forced to close stores and take a long look at how they do business. A profit warning from Asos …
Image copyright Getty Images A new energy price cap has now come into force – but householders can still get a better deal by shopping around, consumer groups say. Regulator Ofgem has estimated that the new cap will save 11 million people an average of £76 a year. Typically, the cap means that typical usage …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSpeaking ahead of his fight with Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury said he wants to help homeless people by donating some of his prize money New year, new ideas, time to broaden your horizons? For sporting stars, this might involve participating in a high-profile charitable campaign. After all, …