Image copyright Getty Images The government has published its official economic analysis of the impact of its Brexit deal. It suggests the government’s version of Brexit could leave the size of the UK economy up to 3.9% smaller after 15 years, compared with staying in the EU. But a no-deal Brexit could deliver a 9.3% …
Image copyright Getty Images Getting families to put down their tablets and phones and talk to each other can be hard, but one restaurant chain is trying to persuade them. In a trial scheme parents willing to hand over their devices to restaurant staff will get free children’s meals. Frankie & Benny’s said figures showing …
A popular massage-booking app left thousands of customer records exposed, including complaints about those who had asked for sexual favours. Urban, previously known as Urban Massage, left its online database containing 309,000 customer profiles unsecured, a security researcher found. Among the records were allegations of sexual assault, linked to identifiable individuals. Urban said it was …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The families of the victims visited the site of the crash to pay tribute Indonesian investigators have said the Lion Air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded. The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departing …
Image copyright Getty Images New Zealand has become the latest country to block a proposal to use telecoms equipment made by China’s Huawei because of national security concerns. Spark New Zealand wanted to use Huawei equipment in its 5G mobile network. However, a NZ government security agency said the deal would bring significant risks to …
Image copyright 118 118 Image caption 118 118 is the most popular directory inquiry service The price of a call to directory enquiries will be capped at £3.65 for 90 seconds. Phone industry regulator Ofcom says it is responding to a “steep” rise in prices. The most popular service, 118 118, charges £11.23 for a …
Image copyright Reuters The planned Brexit deal combines most of the economic benefits of remaining in the EU with the political benefits of leaving the EU, Philip Hammond said. Analysis showed that staying in the EU would be a better economic outcome “but not by much”, the chancellor said. With two weeks until MPs vote …
Image copyright Getty Images The number of new international students enrolling at United States universities and colleges went down by almost 7% last year, according to official data published this month. It’s the second year in a row that the number of new international enrolments in the US has declined, denting a market worth £42bn …
Image copyright Reuters Executives at China’s ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing are being fined over the deaths of two female passengers earlier this year. A 21-year-old woman was killed in Zhengzhou in May after using Didi’s Hitch service, which pairs up commuters heading in the same direction. Then in August, a 20-year-old woman was raped and …
Image copyright Mike Tinmouth Image caption Mike Tinmouth says the fraudsters were convincing A bank customer was tricked into transferring money by fraudsters who pretended to be responding to his angry Twitter post about poor service. Writer Mike Tinmouth was furious with the process and time taken to open a business account with Barclays. He …