A leading oilfield services firm in Aberdeen has lost its court battle to avoid a fine for illegally exchanging pricing information with competitors. A division of Balmoral Group was fined £130,000 two years ago by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It was part of a much bigger price-fixing scandal, in which three other companies …
Reports linking Prince Mohammed Bin Salman initially surfaced in October Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s media minister has denied reports linking him with a £3.8bn takeover of Manchester United. Rumours of his interest resurfaced over the weekend, although reports suggest the Glazers are not looking to sell. United’s American owners bought the club …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Flybmi won’t be the last airline to collapse, analysts say In two short sentences, Flybmi’s announcement that it had collapsed summed up the airline industry’s woes: fuel costs, green taxes, Brexit uncertainty, falling passenger numbers. It might have added fierce competition, but that is probably a statement of the …
Image copyright Getty Images Japanese carmaker Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon plant in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk, sources say. The Japanese carmaker will shut the plant in 2022 but retain its European headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire. Sources say Honda will make an announcement on the future of the …
Image caption The belief that the Earth is flat has gained ground among many conspiracy theorists YouTube is playing a significant role in convincing some people that the Earth is flat, research suggests. A study quizzed people at flat earth conferences and found most cited videos viewed on the site as a key influence. They …
Image caption An image search for “best toilet paper” returns a page filled with news story images of Pakistan’s flag Google searches for “best toilet paper in the world” appear to have been manipulated to return images of the Pakistan national flag. The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters acting in …
The film Solo: A Star Wars Story has been Oscar nominated in the best visual effects category. Visual effects supervisor Julian Foddy of ILM London spoke to Al Moloney about some of the challenges the company faced in helping to make the film. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The FSB says 36% of small businesses in Scotland have suffered cashflow issues because of late payments Big companies who pay their suppliers “unacceptably late” should be banned from getting public contracts, small business leaders have claimed. The Federation of Small Businesses wants firms to prove in advance that …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption NatWest apologised and said it had started disciplinary proceedings against the employee A customer who called a bank to apply for a loan was told “all vegans should be punched in the face”. The Bristol woman, who did not want to be named, went to NatWest for a loan …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Australia’s parliament was the subject of an attempted hack two weeks ago Australian PM Scott Morrison says the country’s major political parties and parliament were hit by a “malicious intrusion” on their computer networks. The activity was carried out by a “sophisticated state actor”, he said. But he added …