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December 27, 2018
Plastic bag fee ‘to double to 10p’ and include every shop

Plastic bag fee ‘to double to 10p’ and include every shop

Image copyright PA The 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in England will be doubled to 10p, and extended to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary. The change is contained in a government consultation aimed at further reducing the plastic used by consumers and could come into effect in January 2020. …

December 27, 2018
Slime – it’s a slippery business

Slime – it’s a slippery business

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption How long will the slime craze last? Slime is serious business, and shows no sign of losing its slippery appeal among children. YouTube slime “crafters” have gained celebrity status, with some gaining hundreds of thousands of online followers. That’s led to significant growth for suppliers, including Blackburn-based Zimpli Kids. …

December 27, 2018
Britain’s ethnic workers face £3.2bn ‘pay penalty’

Britain’s ethnic workers face £3.2bn ‘pay penalty’

Image copyright Getty Images Britain’s black and ethnic minority workers face a “pay penalty” and earn less than white colleagues in the same jobs, according to a research group. A report from the Resolution Foundation says overall the 1.6m BAME workers are paid about £3.2bn less than their white counterparts every year. It used data …

December 26, 2018
US stock markets rally after pre-Christmas slump

US stock markets rally after pre-Christmas slump

Image copyright Reuters Stock markets in the US have seen significant rises, with the Dow Jones up by nearly 5% and the technology-focused Nasdaq rising by nearly 6%. It contrasts strongly with the run-up to Christmas when stocks suffered their worst weekly falls in a decade. Analysts say data from MasterCard showed US holiday retail …

December 26, 2018
Boxing Day sales: Footfall down for third year, analysts say

Boxing Day sales: Footfall down for third year, analysts say

Image copyright EPA The number of people heading to the Boxing Day sales has fallen for the third year running despite some heavy discounting, retail analysts have said. Springboard, which examines information from High Street and shopping centre cameras, found UK average footfall up to mid-day was 4.2% lower than in 2017. It suggested Boxing …

December 26, 2018
Are you ready to break up with your phone?

Are you ready to break up with your phone?

Image copyright Getty Images There is a growing sense of unease among many smartphone owners about the amount of time we’re spending on our devices. Google told me that around 70% of the Android users it spoke to wanted to “find a better balance” in their tech use. But this puts the tech sector in …

December 26, 2018
2018: The year in business – from K-pop to soybeans

2018: The year in business – from K-pop to soybeans

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The global success of K-pop and boy band BTS was one of the surprises of 2018 One of President Donald Trump’s key aims in 2018 was to “level the playing field” of global trade. But so far, his main achievement has been to fill the fields of America with …

December 25, 2018
Japan’s Nikkei index slides amid US uncertainty

Japan’s Nikkei index slides amid US uncertainty

Image copyright EPA Japan’s main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders’ worries following a slide on Wall Street. The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell. Investors have been concerned about President Trump’s dispute with the US central bank chief and …

December 25, 2018
UK now has systems to combat drones – Ben Wallace

UK now has systems to combat drones – Ben Wallace

Image copyright PA Image caption Ministers say those who use drones “for criminal purposes” can expect “the most severe sentence”. Detection systems are now able to be deployed throughout the UK to combat the threat of drones, ministers say. It follows three days of disruption at Gatwick airport last week, when drones were sighted near …

December 25, 2018
Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection

Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection

Image caption Ken Munro demonstrated the hack to the BBC on a recent episode of Click Thousands of hot tubs can be hacked and controlled remotely because of a hole in their online security, BBC Click has revealed. Researchers showed the TV programme how an attacker could make the tubs hotter or colder, or control …

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