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Image copyright Tatiana Cardeal/Oxfam Brasil Image caption Fruit picker Carmen Priscilla says she has to live on just $1,175 (£901) per year After a decade working on a fruit farm, Lucas da Silva says he couldn’t take it any more. “I felt that I was working like a slave,” says the 25-year-old. Mr da Silva […]

Image copyright Getty Images The boss of Sonos apologised on Thursday for a decision to prevent older speakers from receiving software updates. In a statement, the company’s chief executive Patrick Spence said the company would deliver updates to all products “for as long as possible”. But the company did not retract its earlier decision. The

Image copyright Getty Images As public health concerns rise over a new virus, the impact is being felt by China’s travel and tourism sector. More than 400m Chinese were expected to travel over the Lunar New Year which starts today, normally one of the busiest periods for airlines, hotels and tourist attractions. Instead, flights and

Image copyright Tinder Image caption Tinder aims to crack down on “catfishing” with its new verification feature Tinder is adding a panic button and other safety features to the dating app. The new functions will include emergency assistance, location tracking, and photo verification. Tinder will offer the features first in the US from 28 January,

Image copyright Siemens/ PA Image caption A proposed design for an HS2 train No-one took full account of how complex and risky the HS2 high-speed rail project was likely to be, says the government spending watchdog. The Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 Ltd did not allow for all uncertainties when estimating initial costs, said

Image copyright AFP The UK’s largest business, trade and education bodies have set out their priorities for a post-Brexit immigration system. They called for flexibility for skilled workers to enter the UK through a points-based system, and a reformed sponsorship process. The Home Office said it would introduce a points-based immigration system. It added that

Image copyright Getty Images Former Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf is to pay $17.5m (£13m) to settle charges over the bank’s fake accounts scandal. He was also banned from working in the financial industry “in any manner” for life. It’s a rare example of a top banking executive being personally punished for failing to

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTesco chief executive on getting rid of multi-wrap plastic use Tesco is removing plastic wrapping from its multipack tins in an effort to cut down on waste. The supermarket giant says it will remove 350 million tonnes of plastic a year from the environment. Britain’s biggest supermarket

Image copyright Co-operative Group More than 400 employees have launched an equal pay claim against the Co-op supermarket chain in the latest retail pay battle. The Co-op shop workers, mostly women, say they are being underpaid compared with warehouse workers, who are mostly men. The claim comes after similar actions against Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and

Image copyright Reuters Image caption George Soros donated millions to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has launched a stinging attack on the “authoritarian rulers” of both the US and China. He said President Donald Trump was a “conman and the ultimate narcissist” who had breached the limits of the US constitution.