Image copyright Chris Harvey Image caption Phyllis Harvey died nearly two years ago at the age of 88 A church treasurer said she was shocked by the extortionate cost of her mother’s funeral – and immediately saved hundreds of pounds by searching for a better price. Chris Harvey said she was quoted more than £4,000, …
Image copyright Reuters The Frankfurt headquarters of Deutsche Bank have been raided by prosecutors in a money laundering investigation. Germany’s public prosecutor alleged that two staff members have helped clients launder money from criminal activities. Police cars were seen outside the tower blocks that house the headquarters of Germany’s biggest bank. Other Deutsche offices in …
Image copyright Videoslots Three online casino companies have been fined and one has been prevented from operating in the UK following a crackdown by the industry regulator. The Gambling Commission has fined three firms almost £14m for not having “effective safeguards” to prevent money laundering and harm to customers from gambling. Daub Alderney is to …
Image copyright AFP The chief executive of consumer goods giant Unilever, Paul Polman, will retire at the end of this year. Mr Polman, 62, has run the Marmite and Dove soap maker for the past decade. The move comes less than two months after his plan to change Unilever’s structure was scrapped in the wake …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Kim Seong-ju (C) was among the victims and relatives celebrating the victory in Seoul South Korea’s top court has ordered a Japanese firm to compensate Koreans it used as forced labour in World War Two. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited has been ordered to pay up to 150m won ($133,000; £104,000) …
Image copyright Getty Images Large parts of the British economy are not ready for a no-deal Brexit, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said. Fewer than half of businesses have initiated contingency plans, Mr Carney told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He said the UK would need a transition period to adapt to whatever …
Image copyright Kellogg Kellogg’s is to put “traffic light” labelling on most of its cereal packs sold in the UK from January, having previously refused to do so. The UK government’s voluntary scheme, introduced in 2013, indicates how much salt, sugar or fat foods contain. Kellogg’s said it had made the change after having “listened” …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK and US have agreed an “open skies” deal for post-Brexit flights, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said. The arrangement means airlines would continue to fly from the UK to the US after Brexit, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. Flights between the countries operate under the US-EU open skies …
Image copyright Emma Barnett Image caption BBC presenter Emma Barnett recently returned to work after having her first child Maternity leave is often held up as a magical, idyllic time to spend with your new baby. The worries of your usual life evaporate while you’re “off work”, and saying anything otherwise is still considered taboo. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Could Teesside’s fortunes be revived by becoming a free port area? Can “free ports” spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom? Jonty Bloom reports from Teesside, which plans to become the UK’s first free port, offering customs-free imports and hoping to bring back manufacturing jobs. Teesside in the north east of …