Image copyright Google Image caption About 850 workers are employed at Michelin’s Dundee factory Michelin is to close its tyre factory in Dundee, with the loss of about 850 jobs, confirming that it would leave the city by 2020. The company said the factory was “unsuitable” given current market conditions and it would not be …
Image copyright PA The UK’s chancellor has rejected suggestions he has abandoned a target to eliminate the budget deficit by the middle of the next decade. Questions over Philip Hammond’s commitment to the target were raised after his Budget last week which promised a big increase in spending. But he told the Treasury Committee on …
Image copyright Gab Social network Gab is back after a finding a new web host. The network, which describes itself as championing free speech, went offline after it was revealed that the man accused of a gun attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh was an active member. Its previous host GoDaddy withdrew its support along …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Khan was on an official visit to China as Pakistan faces grave economic challenges A Pakistani TV channel has apologised after broadcasting a speech by PM Imran Khan in China with a caption displaying the word “begging” instead of Beijing. The typo appeared during a live address at the …
Image caption The avocado’s reputation as a healthy food has fuelled its popularity Avocado on toast, in a salad or a smoothie? There are many ways to eat the green fruit which is popular with hipsters across the world – a craze that Kenya is cashing in on. At Le Grenier à Pain restaurant in …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption There have been rallies in Malta demanding justice in the Caruana Galizia case The European Central Bank has revoked the licence of Malta’s Pilatus Bank after its chairman was arrested in the US on money-laundering charges. Malta’s Financial Services Authority announced the move, saying it had called on the ECB …
Image copyright Getty Images Online bookings and check-in with Ryanair will close for 12 hours after the airline said it needed to shut down its website and mobile phone app. It said the shutdown from 17:00 UK time on Wednesday to 05:00 on Thursday was needed for a computer systems upgrade. Ryanair “sincerely apologised” to …
Image copyright PA Image caption Opponents say a third runway at Heathrow Airport will create a “tsunami” of noise The UK’s aviation regulator says concerns over the cost and schedule of a new Heathrow Airport runway must be answered “urgently and decisively”. In a letter to the Department for Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority says …
Image caption Administrators EY said 19 “profitable” stores would continue to operate A meat retailer with stores across the Midlands and North of England has closed 35 stores and one distribution centre with the loss of 354 jobs. In October, South Yorkshire-based Crawshaws said it was attempting to raise equity to restore growth and profitability. …
Image copyright AFP Image caption The decision to re-impose sanctions met fury in Iran Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to “break” swingeing sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the economy. The Trump administration is restoring all sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal in a bid to pressure Iran. They will …