Image copyright PA The pilot of a Flybe plane that plummeted 500ft (152m) in 18 seconds had selected the wrong autopilot settings, an investigation has found. Some 44 passengers and four crew were on board the Belfast City to Glasgow flight on 11 January when the plane “pitched nose-down” towards the ground. An Air Accidents …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption What do the 2018 mid-term elections mean for business? Big business thrived in the first two years of the Trump administration, as President Donald Trump is fond of noting. That was due in part to new policies, including a major corporate tax cut and looser regulation. The 2018 mid-term elections …
Image copyright Getty Images Dyson, the household appliance maker, has won a legal battle over energy labelling laws for its vacuum cleaners in the European courts. The UK engineering firm claimed tests to assess the efficiency of vacuum cleaners favoured rivals’ models. Dyson said the system failed to reflect actual conditions of use. The company, …
Image copyright Reuters Electric car company Tesla has appointed an executive at Australian company Telstra to chair its board. Robyn Denholm takes over the role from founder Elon Musk, who will remain as Tesla’s chief executive. Mr Musk agreed to give up the chairmanship last month to resolve claims of fraud brought by US financial …
Image copyright Getty Images Half-year results at the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s have shown a 20% rise in underlying profits. Pre-tax, the figure for the 28 weeks to 22 September was £302m, compared with £251m in the same period last year. However, the retailer’s regular pre-tax profit nearly halved once exceptional costs were taken into account. …
Image copyright Getty Images The Duke of York has said his initiative to support entrepreneurs should continue “engaging” with Saudi Arabia, despite the killing last month of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi rulers, was killed inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. The Duke said the journalist’s death was an …
Image copyright NuGen Image caption An artist’s impression of what Moorside nuclear plant would have looked like Japan’s Toshiba is set to wind up NuGen, its UK-based nuclear arm, after efforts to offload the business failed. NuGen was behind the development of the Moorside nuclear power station project in Cumbria, in north-west England. Toshiba’s move …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Gates used the beaker of faeces to highlight bacteria and sanitation-related disease Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates had his hands full on-stage in Beijing on Tuesday, showing a jar of human faeces. The stunt was part of his speech at the Reinvented Toilet Expo event – a …
Many fashion companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help predict future fashion trends. One system detects the colour, pattern, size and combination of clothes in social media images and e-commerce websites. The company behind it says the AI can help work out what is popular in both local and global markets. The UK …
Image caption Children watch Andy Pandy in 1950 More than 7,000 people still watch TV in black and white more than half a century after colour broadcasts began. London has the most TV licences for black and white sets at 1,768, followed by 431 in the West Midlands and 390 in Greater Manchester with 390. …