Image copyright iStock Image caption Their names, birth dates and addresses have all been leaked Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said. A personal computer at the state-run centre was found to have been “infected with …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Can councils rejuvenate failing shopping centres? Local councils have spent more than £800m on the purchase of UK shopping centres over the last three years. In many struggling town centres, these big properties have become something of an unloved asset by investors. Buyers are thin on the ground. But …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Darkness performing at HMV’s Oxford Street store in 2017 The music retailer HMV is poised to enter administration for the second time in six years, a move that would affect 2,200 staff at its 120 stores. HMV’s sales have been hit by competition from streaming services and online …

Image copyright Huw Evans picture agency UK stock markets rose in early trading on Friday, after a turbulent week for markets. The FTSE 100 index of the UK’s largest companies was about 1% higher at the start of the session. It follows a torrid week in which stock markets around the world have swung significantly …

Image copyright Phil Kirk/Oxfam The rise of online has helped revive the second-hand book market, but what impact has it had on traditional, second-hand book shops? When a box of old books arrives at Oxfam’s Witney bookshop in Oxfordshire, it’s a bit like opening a treasure chest. Manager Sally Lee and her team pile up …

Image caption Liv Garfield, of Severn Trent, is the youngest female CEO of one of the top 100 businesses in the UK Women are put off from applying for jobs in male dominated industries because of “restrictive” application forms, a top business chief has said. Severn Trent chief executive Liv Garfield, one of the UK’s …

Image copyright Getty Images US stock markets have rallied following a volatile day which saw their European counterparts lose ground as global political and economic uncertainty continued to haunt investors. The Dow Jones – which fell by more than 500 points or 1.8% earlier on Thursday – finished 1.1% up. The S&P 500 and tech-heavy …

Image caption Instagram regulars did not react positively to the horizontal scrolling test Instagram has apologised after a test feature was accidentally rolled out to millions of people using its app. The change meant moving through a feed had to be done by swiping horizontally rather than vertically. Almost as soon as the change was …

Image copyright Colin O’Brady Image caption Colin O’Brady’s Instagram page features a daily selfie of his chores, such as securing his tent each night A 33-year-old American man has become the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unassisted. Explorer Colin O’Brady finished in 53 days, ahead of British Army Captain Louis Rudd, 49, after …