Image copyright Powerleague Image caption Powerleague operates 440 football pitches at 50 sites across the UK and Ireland Five-a-side football operator Powerleague has put forward a rescue plan that will result in the closure of 13 sites and the loss of 109 jobs. The company plans the changes through an insolvency procedure known as a …
Image copyright Cosworth Image caption Cosworth founders Keith Duckworth (second left) and Mike Costin (third left) are pictured in the 1950s with colleagues Bill Brown and Ben Rood A motorsport firm whose engines have powered the cars of champions including Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, is marking 60 years in business. Cosworth was …
Image copyright Angelene Bungay Image caption Angelene Bungay lost £13,000 after transferring it to someone she thought was her builder More consumers who fall victim to “push” payment scams may be reimbursed by their bank under proposed new rules. A draft voluntary code for banks aims to prevent “Authorised Push Payment” (APP) scams. Such scams …
Image copyright Rebellion Image caption The Comic Cuts strip dates back to the 19th Century The rights to a catalogue of British comic titles dating back more than 130 years has been bought up by the publishers of cult comic 2000 AD. Rebellion’s acquisition of the archive of TI Media follows its purchase of the …
Image copyright Getty Images TSB and HSBC have become the latest banks to be hit by computer glitches. TSB said users of its smartphone app and internet banking were having difficulty logging in. HSBC said about 50% of mobile users were having trouble connecting, although many succeeded when they tried a second time. It is …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Revelations from the banking inquiry have shocked the Australian public Abuse and misconduct within Australia’s banks and financial institutions were driven by a culture of greed, a landmark inquiry has said. A royal commission this year, the country’s highest form of public inquiry, has exposed widespread wrongdoing in the industry. …
Image copyright M&C The boss of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels has stood down less than three months after taking over. Group chief executive Jennifer Fox and M&C “have mutually agreed” she will leave with immediate effect, the company said. In a statement, M&C said chief of staff Tan Kian Seng would take over until …
Image copyright Getty Images Tens of thousands of Ryanair passengers across Europe face travel disruption on Friday after strikes forced the airline to cancel 250 flights. The total had stood at 150 until German pilots decided on Thursday to walk out, resulting in another 100 cancellations. They will join striking pilots in the Netherlands and …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Imagine walking through an airport without having to queue at all New technologies are helping to tackle one of the great scourges of air travel – airport queues. But at what cost to our privacy? Queues to check-in and drop your bags, at security, at passport control and finally …