Image copyright AFP Image caption Former Tesco executives Chris Bush (left), John Scouler (centre) are on trial, Carl Rogberg (right) is not well enough to attend the hearing Two former directors at Tesco have gone on trial, accused of manipulating figures that resulted in the firm’s profits being overstated by £250m. Chris Bush, Tesco’s former …
Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Hope Hicks, the former communications director for the White House, is joining Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Ms Hicks, 29, will serve as chief communications officer for Fox, the parent company of Fox News and other news outlets. She left the White House in April, after rising to prominence as …
Image copyright Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning a two week shutdown of its Solihull plant at the end of October. Britain’s biggest carmaker blamed weakening global demand, especially in China, and has faced falling diesel sales in recent months. JLR said employees at the West Midlands plant would be paid for the …
Image copyright Getty Images Heathrow Airport has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public. Reports at the time claimed this included the Queen’s …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Dave Lee tries out Facebook’s Portal+ Facebook is launching two video call machines for the home in the midst of its latest data breach scandal. The Portal products automatically zoom in on users and follow them as they move, to offer a superior experience to existing …
Image copyright Tesco Tesco is removing “best before” dates from another 116 fruit and vegetable products in a move the supermarket says will help consumers cut food waste. In May, the UK’s biggest grocer successfully trialled removing labels from 70 pre-packaged fresh food lines. Among the produce being added to the list are apples, oranges, …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An attempt to tackle Google over data tracking has been blocked by the courts The High Court has blocked a bid to sue Google for allegedly unlawfully taking data from 4.4 million UK iPhone users. The legal case was mounted by a group called Google You Owe Us, led …
Image copyright Yale Image caption William Nordhaus’s research has been to used to examine the consequences of climate policy interventions This year’s Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their work on climate change. The economists were praised for their research on the relationship between global warning and …
Image copyright Getty Images PayPal’s UK subsidiary has agreed to pay an extra £3.1m in tax following a review by HMRC. Research by the BBC’s Wake up to Money found that tax at the e-payments firm rose from £181,000 in 2016 to £4.7m. In its newly-filed accounts, PayPal says: “HMRC has been reviewing the company’s …
Image copyright Newscast Shares in struggling fashion chain French Connection have risen 25% to 55p after it said it may be up for sale. Following speculation at the weekend, it said it was “reviewing all strategic options” including the potential sale of the firm. It adds, though, there is no certainty an offer will be …