Image copyright Reuters Carlos Ghosn has been sacked as chairman of Mitsubishi Motors after his arrest in Japan over misconduct claims. It follows a similar move by Nissan last week amid claims he falsely understated his salary and used company money for personal gain. Mr Ghosn, who headed an alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, …
Image copyright Facebook Image caption At least 26 commercial adverts – like this one for a line of hats – have been spotted in Facebook’s library for political ads Dozens of adverts for hats, jewellery, clothing and other things with no apparent political message whatsoever have been added to Facebook’s new library of UK political …
Image copyright Inkvite If you see a writer in a movie, most likely she (or he) will be tapping on a laptop. But many young writers are doing it on mobile phones, and sometimes in teams. Daniel, who uses the pen name LisVender, begins the story, which his writing team decides to call A Small …
Image copyright @cognito15 Rail passengers who are unhappy about how their complaints have been handled will be able to appeal via a service launched on Monday. The Dispute Resolution Ombudsman is an independent body designed to hold train companies to account. Figures show 28% of people who made a complaint to a rail company in …
Image copyright Zillow Image caption Spencer Rascoff has been chief executive of Zillow since 2010 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Spencer Rascoff, chief executive of US property website Zillow. Going to a Rolling Stones concert has inspired generations of teenagers to …
Victoria Stapleton admits she used to be a slapdash person – she was always trying to cut corners. But having founded the fashion label Brora, which specialises in cashmere, she learned that growing the firm needed meticulous planning. Having been in business for 25 years, she now owns 14 stores in the UK and the …
Image copyright Getty Images The government’s Brexit deal would leave the UK £100bn a year worse off by 2030, analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has claimed. The study commissioned by the People’s Vote, which wants a second referendum, said GDP would shrink by 3.9% annually. “This is the equivalent …
Image copyright Getty Images A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a controversial oil deal that led to Nigeria losing an estimated $6bn. The campaign group Global Witness has calculated the OPL 245 deal in 2011 deprived Nigeria of double its annual education and healthcare budget. Eni and …
Image copyright Getty Images/Facebook A cache of Facebook documents has been seized by MPs investigating the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Rarely-used Parliamentary powers were used to demand that the boss of a US software firm hand over the details. The Observer, which first reported the story, said the documents included data about Facebook’s privacy controls. …