Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Sainsbury’s have fallen 5% after the retailer said it was seeking to delay an investigation into its proposed merger with Asda. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has denied its request for an 11-day extension but Sainsbury’s said it would appeal against the decision. The move raised fears the …
Geraint Thomas (in yellow) celebrates winning the 2018 Tour de France with his Team Sky team-mates The future of Team Sky, which has delivered Tour de France wins for Britons Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas, is in doubt after broadcaster Sky announced it will withdraw backing at the end of 2019. Team …
Image copyright Reuters Just under two million TSB customers were unable to carry out online banking transactions on Wednesday morning after maintenance work overran. It is at least the third time this year that account-holders have been hit by technical problems. Maintenance work was due to finish at 06:00 GMT on Wednesday morning, but online …
Image copyright Getty Images The packaging on your Christmas chocolates could make up almost half their total weight. Ferrero Rocher was found to be the worst for excess wrapping in a study from the consumer group Which? Ferrero defended its use of packaging, saying it’s needed to protect its chocolates. Coming in second and third …
Image copyright Dixons Carphone Image caption Dixons Carphone employs more than 42,000 people in eight countries Shares in Dixons Carphone have tumbled by 14% after the retailer wrote down the value of its mobile business, Carphone Warehouse. The retailer, which also owns Currys PC World, posted a loss of £440m for the six months to …
Image copyright Reuters Superdry, best known for its coats and hoodies, has warned of weaker than expected profits, saying customers haven’t bought extra winter layers this year. It now expects annual profits of between £55m and £70m – analysts had been expecting around £84m. Superdry blamed warm weather, consumer uncertainty and a lack of innovation. …
Image copyright AFP The methods Facebook uses to thwart ad-blocking technology have been criticised by web developers. The social network injects dozens of lines of code in every page to make it harder for ad blockers to detect and hide sponsored posts. But that makes the website less efficient and stops software such as screen …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Video games have been linked to myopia and addiction in China A panel of censors set up to vet mobile video games in China has signalled it will be hard to please. State media reports that of the first 20 titles it assessed, nine were refused permission to go …
“Meghan Markle” was the most searched-for person’s name for the second year running on Google’s UK search service. But the Duchess of Sussex came second to the overall winner of the most queried term – “World Cup” – in the company’s search trends review for 2018. “Royal wedding” and “royal baby” were the top two …