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November 2, 2018
Ikea looks set to open more small stores in the UK

Ikea looks set to open more small stores in the UK

Image copyright Ikea Image caption The first – and only – “Planning Studio” was opened on London’s Tottenham Court Road Swedish furniture retailer Ikea looks set to roll out its smaller city centre store format after seeing a positive response to its first outlet in London. UK boss Javier Quinones said the London shop was …

November 2, 2018
North-South house price divide ‘to narrow’

North-South house price divide ‘to narrow’

Image copyright NASA The North-South divide in house prices will narrow in the next five years as property values in northern England rise by a fifth, a report suggests. Estate agent Savills has predicted that British house prices will rise in line with average incomes from 2019 to 2024. But house price growth will range …

November 2, 2018
Gatwick Airport staff to strike in pay dispute

Gatwick Airport staff to strike in pay dispute

Image copyright PA Image caption Workers involved are those who help disabled passengers and others needing special assistance Workers who assist disabled passengers and others in need of help at Gatwick Airport are to stage a series of strikes in a row over pay. Members of the Unite union will hold three 48-hour walkouts starting …

November 1, 2018
Google staff walkout: How US employers silence sex accusers

Google staff walkout: How US employers silence sex accusers

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStaff leave New York offices over women’s treatment Hundreds of staff at Google offices around the world have walked out in protest at sexual harassment and unequal pay for women. One of their key demands is ensuring women can settle misconduct claims in the courts, but why …

November 1, 2018
Apple shares fall despite rise in revenues and profits

Apple shares fall despite rise in revenues and profits

Image copyright Getty Images Apple’s strategy of charging more for its phones has paid off, with revenues jumping in the last three months despite relatively flat sales. The firm sold 46.9 million iPhones in the quarter to end-September, compared with 46.7 million in the prior year. But higher prices lifted revenue 20% to $62.9bn, while …

November 1, 2018
US indictment accuses Chinese firm of stealing trade secrets

US indictment accuses Chinese firm of stealing trade secrets

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new initiative aimed at countering China’s economic criminal activity The US justice department has indicted three individuals and two companies based in China and Taiwan for allegedly stealing a US company’s trade secrets. This is the fourth economic espionage case the department has …

November 1, 2018
‘Hologram’ lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London

‘Hologram’ lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London

Image copyright Imperial College London University classes are set to be given a futuristic spin by letting lecturers appear as hologram-like apparitions beamed in from afar. Imperial College London will show off the technology at a special event later on Thursday before deploying it more widely. It believes it will be the first academic body …

November 1, 2018
Samsung agrees to payouts after worker deaths

Samsung agrees to payouts after worker deaths

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The death of Hwang Yumi prompted her father to lead a compensation campaign The death of a 23-year-old former Samsung worker has led to the company agreeing a major compensation deal. Hwang Yumi died en route to hospital in 2007 after developing leukaemia. Her father led a campaign to …

November 1, 2018
Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak fares

Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak fares

Image copyright Virgin Trains Virgin Trains says it has permanently removed all peak-hour restrictions to trains that travel on Friday afternoons from London Euston station. It said the decision was made to ease overcrowding on Friday evening off-peak trains to destinations such as Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Passengers on off-peak trains are often forced to …

November 1, 2018
Knightsbridge cafe accountant fined over staff pension lie

Knightsbridge cafe accountant fined over staff pension lie

Image copyright PA Image caption Hashmukh Shah admitted purposely misleading officers from The Pensions Regulator An accountant who lied about employees having a workplace pension has been fined just under £4,000. Hashmukh Shah, 63, admitted to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about the status of staff at Gran Caffe Londra, opposite Harrods. In the first …

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