Botox is the drug made from a deadly poison that magically rejuvenates the face… or sometimes destroys it. Hollywood actresses flocked to use it when it first came out, and millions of other people followed them. But the man who invented Botox never meant for it to eliminate wrinkles. He had his eyes on something …
Image copyright Getty Images Fashion firm Gap Inc has announced is shutting 230 stores and splitting off its Old Navy brand, a restructuring aimed at “revitalising” the company. It emerged as new figures revealed that like-for-like sales at Gap continued to fall while Old Navy’s revenue rose. Old Navy will be a standalone company while …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Seaborne Freight has had its contract for the Ramsgate-to-Ostend route revoked The government is facing a court challenge over the contracts it awarded to three shipping firms as part of its no-deal Brexit preparations. Eurotunnel, which operates railway services between the UK and France, says the contracts were handed out …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPremium Bonds numbers generator Ernie 5 is launched It has responsibility for drawing the winning numbers for three million prizes every month, worth £90m, and now it is getting a new lease of life. Ernie – or Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment – is the machine which …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed at the Auto China 2018 motor show Tesla on Thursday said it would start accepting orders for its Model 3 in the US at a price of $35,000 (£26,400), finally delivering on a promise it made more than two years ago. To make …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ofcom is trying to persuade more people to upgrade to faster broadband New rules forcing broadband firms to reveal to customers exactly how fast a new broadband service will be before they sign a contract, come into force on 1 March across the UK. It is part of regulator …
Image copyright Google Image caption The Nest Guard contained a microphone, but Google did not disclose that in the product’s specifications US senators have written to Google asking for more details about revelations that a hidden microphone had been built into its Nest devices. The existence of the microphone was revealed when Google announced that …
Image copyright Getty Images YouTube says it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to “better protect children and families”. Several brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles were leaving predatory comments on videos of children. YouTube had originally disabled comments on videos that were attracting predatory …
Image copyright Reuters The government of Mozambique has filed a case in the High Court in London against the investment bank Credit Suisse over what has become known as the “tuna bond” scandal. Credit Suisse was one of the lenders that helped to arrange $2bn (£1.5bn) of government-backed loans that pushed Mozambique into a debt …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US government advice suggests the supplements have “little or no effect” on weight loss A company that sold “ineffective” fat-fighting herbal supplements is facing a $12.8m (£9.6m) fine for allegedly buying fake reviews on Amazon. The fine is part of a settlement deal Cure Encapsulations has reached with the …