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Image copyright Getty Images The price of the precious metal palladium has soared on the global commodities markets. It has jumped by more than 25% in the last two weeks alone, and almost doubled in value over the last year. At about $2,500 (£1,922) an ounce of palladium is more expensive than gold, and the […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHS2: How much work has already been done? Building the high-speed rail link HS2 could cost up to £106bn, a government-commissioned review has said. The unpublished report, seen by the Financial Times, says there is “considerable risk” that estimated costs could rise by another 20%. In 2015,

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Virgin Trains were replaced on the West Coast Main Line after Stagecoach was disqualified UK rail operator Stagecoach is taking the government to the High Court later, where it will argue ministers acted unlawfully in awarding rail franchises. Last year, Stagecoach and its partners were barred from bidding to

The Post Office says it is ”assisting the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the fullest extent” with inquiries into cases of postmasters convicted of theft and fraud. Prosecuted after unexplained shortfalls were found in postmaster’s branch accounts, the ex-workers blamed flaws in the IT system, Horizon, provided by Fujitsu. The Post Office denied there was

Image copyright ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT Image caption The wigs were part of the company’s men’s autumn and winter collection at Paris Fashion Week Japanese fashion brand Comme Des Garçons has been accused of cultural appropriation after white models took to its runway wearing cornrow wigs. The wigs were part of the company’s men’s autumn and winter

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch the critical moments from the SpaceX test SpaceX has conducted a test of the abort manoeuvre it would use if one of its crew-carrying rockets ever developed a problem during flight. The rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center saw a Falcon-9 vehicle’s ascent into the sky deliberately

Image copyright Getty Images Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms when her father was president of Angola, a southern African country rich in natural resources. The documents show how she

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption What deals has Donald Trump managed to do? Is Donald Trump anything more than, as he once put it, “Tariff Man”? The US president uses the tool against trading partners to fight battles from “unfair” steel price practices to France’s digital tax on tech giants. Most prominent has been

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sajid Javid (right) visiting Trafford Park Metrolink tram Businesses have warned that food prices may rise and jobs may be affected after the chancellor vowed to end alignment with EU rules after Brexit. Sajid Javid told the Financial Times the UK would not be a “ruletaker” after Brexit, urging businesses

Image copyright Jo Wallwork Image caption Carol Norton had £4,000 stolen from her even though the criminals knew her husband Keith (pictured) was terminally ill “I couldn’t believe I could lose £4,000 as easy as that. It was terrible”. Carol Norton is talking about the moment she realised she’d had thousands of pounds stolen from