Image copyright Riot Games Image caption Riot’s League of Legends is one of the most lucrative video games League of Legends’s developer is facing legal action over allegations it paid female employees less than men because of their gender and tolerated sexual harassment. The action against Riot Games is being pursued by one of its …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGary Cohn: Trade tariffs are a consumption tax Gary Cohn, Donald Trump’s former chief economic adviser, warned that the trade war between Beijing and Washington will impose unwanted taxes on Americans. He told the BBC he agreed with the US President’s move to lower the US corporate …
Image copyright Getty Images House prices in the UK could fall in 2019 if the government fails to reach a Brexit deal, one senior economist has said. Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY ITEM Club, said he expected prices to fall “modestly” if there is no agreement with Brussels. However, a negotiated deal …
Image copyright Darren Bell John Lewis is searching for a new chairman after Sir Charlie Mayfield said he would step down in 2020. The departure comes at a challenging time for the partnership, which posted a 99% fall in half-year profits in September. A replacement for Sir Charlie is not expected to be announced in …
M&S chief executive Steve Rowe says he is “protecting the magic” of M&S food. Source by [author_name]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLast month Persimmon’s boss refused to answer questions about his pay The boss of Persimmon Jeff Fairburn is to leave after a row over his £75m pay award. Persimmon said he left by “mutual agreement and at the request of the company”. It said the issue was …
Image copyright British Poultry Image caption Banham Poultry had been in business since 1965 in Attleborough A poultry firm collapsed last month with debts of £40m, the BBC can reveal. The Norfolk company, which supplied chicken to Morrisons and Aldi, was sold in a deal which safeguarded 1,000 jobs at its Attleborough factory. But hundreds …
Image copyright Getty Images Marks and Spencer has reported falling clothing and food sales and has warned that it sees little improvement in sales this year. Overall like-for-like sales, which strip out store openings, were down 2.2% for the six months to the end of September. Like-for-like food sales fell 2.9% and clothing and home …
Image caption Mr Pettitt died as a result of multiple organ failure, the inquest heard Experts assisting surgeons in a robotic heart operation on a man who later died left the theatre early, an inquest has heard. Stephen Pettitt, 69, suffered multiple organ failure and died days after the procedure at the Freeman Hospital in …
Image copyright SNPVAC Image caption This picture – which the company says was staged – was condemned by an airline union Six Ryanair cabin crew members pictured sleeping on the floor of a Spanish airport office last month have been sacked, the airline says. The image, which Ryanair said was staged, was widely shared online. …