Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Driverless cars – a technology ready to roll or not? The Department for Transport wants to see fully autonomous cars – driving with no human oversight – and cars with no steering wheels tested on UK roads. Currently, the rules around trials require a human remote driver – not …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s service sector stagnated last month, with new orders falling for the first time in two-and-a-half years, according to the IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI). The figures showed a reading of 50.1 in January, lower than December’s 51.2. IHS Markit’s Chris Williamson said the results indicated that the UK …
Image copyright ASA Gambling games promoted within the official I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! app have earned the firm behind them a rebuke from the UK’s advertising watchdog. Gibraltar-based Tombola both sponsored ITV’s app and featured ads for its products inside, including virtual fruit machines and scratch cards. Tombola said it had …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alstom makes TGV high-speed trains Brussels has knocked down a proposed French-German rail merger, designed to help Europe compete with China. The EU’s competition commission blocked the tie-up, saying uniting France’s Alstom with the rail arm of Germany’s Siemens would lead to higher prices. The firms had said the …
Image copyright Getty Images Fracking firm Cuadrilla wants to raise the current limit for the size of tremors that can be felt as a result of its drilling operations. Under current rules, drilling must be stopped for 18 hours if it triggers earth tremors above a 0.5 magnitude. But other industries enjoy “higher thresholds” when …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAround 200 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze Ocado shares have dropped 6% and the retailer has warned over a hit to sales following a huge fire which swept through its warehouse in Hampshire. About 200 firefighters spent the night tackling the blaze, which broke out …
Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has vowed to end what he described as China’s “theft” of American jobs. Giving his second State of the Union address, Mr Trump told the US Congress a trade deal with China would require “structural changes to end unfair trade practices”. The speech comes ahead of last-minute …
Image copyright Getty Images Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago have been investigated over pressure selling and misleading discount claims, the competition watchdog says. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was concerned the sites were making rooms seem more popular than they were. The sites will now say if commissions they receive affect the …
Image copyright Creative Commons Image caption Interserve holds the contract for cleaning Network Rail stations Interserve – one of the UK’s largest providers of public services – has reached a deal with creditors to prevent its collapse. The rescue plan involves cutting its debts from over £600m to £275m by issuing new shares. Chief executive …
Image copyright Getty Images Angela Ahrendts, the former high fashion boss of Burberry brought in to revitalise Apple’s retail stores, is stepping down after five years. Apple said Ms Ahrendts will leave the company in April “for new personal and professional pursuits”. She is one of its highest paid executives, earning nearly twice as much …