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Image caption Zipporah Kuria met with the European Aviation Safety Agency about the Boeing 737 Max Boeing is not a trustworthy company anymore, according to Zipporah Kuria, whose father was killed when a 737 Max plane crashed earlier this year. Ms Kuria, who met with Europe’s aviation watchdog on Wednesday, said: “I wouldn’t even use […]

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75% but indicated it may have to cut interest rates if global economic growth fails to recover or if Brexit uncertainties persist. It said the UK economy was expected to pick up from its current weakness. However, the Bank said it would monitor companies’

Image copyright Getty Images Retail sales fell in November with shoppers keeping a tight grip on spending amid uncertainty about Brexit and ahead of December’s election. Monthly retail sales fell by 0.6% in November, the fourth month in a row without growth, the Office for National Statistics said. “All main sectors saw their sales fall

Image copyright Reuters The accommodation-booking service Airbnb does not need an estate agent’s licence to operate in France, Europe’s top court has ruled. The French tourism association had complained that Airbnb did not comply with French property laws. It means the app’s users avoid a threat of disruption to its service in the country. Had

An audio feed of the Bank of England’s press conferences was leaked to hedge funds before they were broadcast, the Bank has admitted. The Bank said one of its suppliers had “misused” the feed, which is there as a fall-back in case the video broadcast fails. As a result traders had access to the words

Image copyright Getty Images Indonesia has become the latest Asian country to face an outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly pig virus devastating farmers across the region. On Wednesday, the country’s agriculture ministry said nearly 30,000 pigs have died from the disease in North Sumatra. The virus is expected to wipe out more than

Image copyright Getty Images Riku Kitamura remembers his first “drinking party” as a new graduate in Japan. The 28-year-old worked for a market research firm and the team would regularly socialise over drinks in the evening. “[At first] I did feel the pressure that I had to drink more, that I had to catch up

The highly competitive tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon have announced they are teaming up in an effort to make smart home tech easier to use. The firms, along with the Zigbee Alliance, will work together so that smart home products are compatible with many different smartphones and voice assistants. Ikea is among other companies

Image copyright Reuters Image caption More than 110 engineers at the Port of Felixstowe are preparing to strike Workers at the UK’s busiest container port will take strike action for two days after Christmas in a dispute over outsourcing. The union Unite claims the Port of Felixstowe is transferring engineering jobs to cut costs, and

Image copyright Getty Images The recall of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines will start on 9 January, according to owner Whirlpool. Owners of the affected machines who register on a dedicated website will be asked from that date whether they want a repair or a replacement. Whirlpool has been forced to recall about 500,000 appliances