Image copyright Rockstar The hotly anticipated game Red Dead Redemption 2 is due for release on Friday (26 October). The western-style adventure is set in the aftermath of a failed train robbery and is actually the prequel to the original 2010 title. It’s the first major release for studio Rockstar Games since the launch of …
Image copyright Reuters Morrisons has lost its challenge to a High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that saw thousands of its employees’ details posted online. The Court of Appeal upheld the original decision against the supermarket, issued in December 2017. Workers brought a claim against the company after employee Andrew …
Image copyright Vievu Image caption A Vievu camera Police in New York have been told to stop using some of their body-worn cameras after one of them exploded. On Saturday, a night officer noticed smoke coming out of their camera and took it off. It then exploded, the NYPD said in a statement. It ordered …
Image copyright Peter Macdiarmid A US private equity company has been accused of misleading the government about the biggest sale of state assets in UK history. BBC Panorama has discovered Cerberus told the government it was planning to offer homeowners better mortgage deals before its £13bn purchase of former Northern Rock mortgages in 2016. But …
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft was launched by Japan’s space agency (Jaxa) in 2014. Three-and-half years later it reached its destination – the asteroid known as 162173 Ryugu. The 900m (2,950ft) wide space rock is thought to be left over from the early days of our Solar System and could provide clues about the origin and evolution …
Image copyright Kirstin Sinclair Strong sales in Europe and the Middle East have boosted profits at UK footwear firm Dr Martens. Earnings grew 33% to £50m in the year to March, with sales up 20% to £348.6m. The Northamptonshire-based company, most famous for its distinctive boots, said it had seen double-digit growth in revenues and …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary hopes more smaller rivals will disappear Ryanair has blamed strikes by pilots and cabin crew for a slide in half-year profits over the summer, but maintained its forecasts for the full year. The airline reported a 7% fall in profits to €1.2bn (£1.06bn) for the …
Image copyright Getty Images One of China’s leading stock indexes has had its highest daily spike in more than three years following signs that the government will step in to support battered equity markets. The Shanghai Composite jumped 4.4%, putting it on track for its biggest one-day rise since September 2015. The moves extend a …
Image copyright solidcolours/Getty One of the world’s biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of “staggering hypocrisy” over its new ad campaign that urges smokers to quit. The Marlboro maker said the move was “an important next step” in its aim to “ultimately stop selling cigarettes”. But Cancer Research said the firm was simply …
Image copyright Addison Lee Would you trust a taxi with no driver? Taxi firm Addison Lee is betting its customers will be ready to, in London at least, in just three years time. It has joined forces with self-driving software specialist Oxbotica, and says the tie-up means it will offer self-driving taxis in the capital …