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Image copyright YouTube/Ryan’s World Image caption Ryan’s World has 22.9 million subscribers An eight-year-old boy who reviews toys has been named as the highest earning YouTuber, for the second year in a row. Ryan, of Ryan’s World, earned $26m (£20m) in 2019, up from $22m in 2018, according to an annual top-10 ranking by Forbes, […]

Image copyright Getty Images The UK should consider tougher rules for online giants such as Google and Facebook, a UK competition regulator has said. The firms’ dominance in digital advertising is squeezing publications and newspapers, the Competition and Markets Authority said. People using these platforms also may not be control of their data, the CMA

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Dame Vera Lynn turned 100 years of age in 2017 A gin company has been ordered to pay Dame Vera Lynn £1,800 in legal costs after losing a case to trademark the singer’s name for its drink. Halewood International applied to register the trademark “Vera Lynn” in June last

Image copyright AFP Image caption MPs criticised auditor KPMG and the industry as a whole after construction giant Carillion collapsed in January 2018 The latest look into big accountancy firms has argued that auditors should not just be regular accountants. Anyone overseeing the health of a company and its balance sheet should be approved and

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Denise Coates was awarded a CBE in 2012 for services to the community and business Bet365 boss Denise Coates has received a £320m payday, confirming her position as the UK’s best paid executive. The co-founder of online gambling firm was paid a £277m salary plus dividends as the popularity

Image caption The company has apologised to customers about the fault Worried owners of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines are still struggling to access a recall website to check whether their machine is a fire risk. Half a million appliances need to be fixed or replaced as their door locking system can overheat. But manufacturer

Image copyright Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Fiat Chrysler and rival PSA Group, owner of Peugeot and Vauxhall, have confirmed a $50bn (£30.8bn) merger deal. The deal, which is aiming for annual cost savings of $4bn through shared purchasing agreements and combined technologies, will create the world’s fourth-largest carmaker. PSA boss Carlos Tavares will become

Image copyright Getty Images Every McDonald’s in Peru has been closed for two days of mourning, after two young employees were electrocuted at a branch in the capital, Lima. Alexandra Porras Inga, 19, and Gabriel Campos Zapata, 18, reportedly died on a night shift while cleaning the kitchen. The New York Times reports they were

Image copyright Victoria Alderman Image caption Victoria Alderman likes the “effortless” experience of donating through an app Every time Victoria Alderman eats out, she donates 10% of the bill to fight hunger and malnutrition via a charitable giving app. And each time the 25-year-old receptionist from Cambridge, Massachusetts, takes an Uber 2% of the cost

Image caption Neville Herron estimates he has paid an extra £32,000 Mortgage borrowers “unfairly trapped” on high interest rates when their lenders were nationalised are launching legal action against the companies they say are responsible. Some 150,000 homeowners are said to have been overcharged for years, unable to switch to a cheaper deal after their