Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pro-independence protesters on the streets of Barcelona this week On 1 October 2017, Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont unilaterally declared independence from Spain, sparking the country’s worst constitutional crisis since 1975. It followed a referendum in the restive region – deemed illegal by the Spanish government and courts – …
Image copyright Getty Images/PA Image caption Stringer said Spotify had “built a robust and futuristic distribution model” The head of Sony Music has said the company would not rule out launching a rival streaming service to Spotify. “We have hundreds of thousands of tracks going back 100 years, so we have quite a lot of …
Image copyright Reuters More than 200 million US mobile phones have received a test “Presidential Alert”. The trial is designed to check that a previously unused emergency communications system works properly. Unlike other alerts – such as natural disaster warnings – there was no way to opt out, except switching a device off or blocking …
Image copyright Getty Images/Facebook Image caption The Irish Data Commission will decide whether the EU should penalise Facebook rather than there being country-by-country reviews The Irish Data Protection Commission has formally begun an investigation into Facebook’s recent data breach. It will now decide whether the firm should be fined for failing to prevent hackers from …
The chief executive of Citroën has told the BBC’s Theo Leggett the car industry needs to consider women more when it designs cars. Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Linda Jackson said the car maker was canvassing women’s views on what they required from a car. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images An advert for Costa Coffee has been banned for urging customers to buy a bacon roll rather than avocados. The radio ad featured a voiceover which said there was “a great deal on ripen-at-home avocados” but they will only “be ready to eat for about 10 minutes, then they’ll go off”. …
Image copyright Press trust of india Image caption The default of IL&FS has spooked investors India’s government has taken over a major private infrastructure financing and construction group after it began to default on its $13bn (£10bn) debt repayment – and the news sparked panic in the financial market. Devina Gupta and Pooja Agarwal explain …
Image copyright Funding Circle Image caption Samir Desai, chief executive and co-founder of Funding Circle Shares in Funding Circle, the financial technology firm, have tumbled in the first day of full trading on the London Stock Exchange. At one point shares were down 24% from Wednesday’s flotation price of 440p. Because it cuts out banks, …
Theresa May has predicted “better days ahead” after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up. Addressing her party conference in Birmingham, the prime minister said people needed to know that austerity was over and “their hard work has paid off”. Theresa May: PM’s conference speech in text, video …