Image copyright Pete Bucktrout/BAS Image caption Up to 4,000 scientists and researchers work in Antarctica during the summer months Picture a wide snowy expanse as far as the eye can see, edged by mountains on one side, and an iceberg-filled sea on the other. That is the view from the Rothera Research Station on Adelaide …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Driverless taxis – the transport of the future? I’m guessing you are scoffing in disbelief at the very suggestion of this article, but bear with me. A growing number of tech analysts are predicting that in less than 20 years we’ll all have stopped owning cars, and, what’s more, …
Image copyright Vodafone advertisement A Vodafone advert starring Martin Freeman, in which the actor seems to be breaking up with his partner but is really trying to leave the phone firm, has been banned for being misleading. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the advert implied it was possible for customers to leave a contract …
Image copyright kieferpix/Getty Images Mental health problems can affect anyone in the workplace. Stress, depression, and anxiety have huge consequences for individuals and society. And, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the most common causes are workload, following by lack of support, and bullying. Image copyright Simon Jacobs Entrepreneur Guy Tolhurst, who runs …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Passers-by in front of the Deciem in New Covent Garden Market, London Toronto-based beauty brand Deciem has temporarily shut its stores following a shock announcement by its founder. Brandon Truaxe said in a video on Instagram that they were closing until further notice citing “major criminal activity”. He did …
Mariya Gancheva is a successful investment banker working in the heart of London’s financial district. But several years ago the huge stresses and pressures of her job saw her health – both physical and mental – suffer. Mariya’s solution was to take up yoga. She says it allowed her to find balance in her life, …
Image copyright AFP A deal to buy three key North Sea gas fields has moved closer after uncertainty created by US sanctions against Iran delayed the process. Rhum and its neighbouring assets the Bruce and Keith fields deliver about 5% of the gas produced in the UK. The Rhum field – about 240 miles north …
Image copyright Gerd Skof Image caption Skof says the farm had several owners in the decade before he bought it in 1987 The birthplace of the iconic McIntosh apple – an aging orchard in Ontario, Canada – is up for sale. Pioneered by John McIntosh in 1811, the McIntosh Red would grow to become the …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Nhalnhla Nene became finance minister for the second time in February South Africa’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has quit after admitting meeting members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa said he accepted the resignation “in the interests of good governance”. The Guptas …
Image copyright Getty Images HSBC has reached a $765m (£582.3m) settlement in the US over its sale of mortgage-based securities during the run-up to the financial crisis. The deal resolves claims by the US that HSBC misled buyers about the quality of the securities, which were backed by pools of home loans. The issues, which …