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Image copyright Sky Image caption An artists impression of Sky’s Elstree development, which will have 14 sound stages. Media giant Sky is to build huge new studios near the existing Elstree site outside London, creating 2,000 jobs. The 32-acre development will be used by Sky, other Comcast-owned firms including NBC Universal, and be open to […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption Lawyers for British diver Vern Unsworth (L) said Mr Musk’s tweets were “vile and false” Tesla boss Elon Musk is due to take the stand in a Los Angeles court and face the British diving specialist he accused of being a paedophile. Vern Unsworth was among the team credited with

Image copyright Getty Images TSB has pushed back its target for about half of its senior jobs to be held by women by up to five years. The bank had originally pledged to meet the target by next year, but it now says this will happen before 2025. In fact, TSB has moved further from

Image copyright Getty Images Video-sharing app TikTok has been hit with a class action lawsuit in the US that claims it transferred “vast quantities” of user data to China. The lawsuit accuses the company of “surreptitiously” taking content without user consent. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok has built up a keen US fan base. TikTok,

Image copyright FaceApp Image caption FaceApp alters users’ photos to make them look older or younger The FBI said FaceApp and other mobile applications developed in Russia pose a “potential counterintelligence threat”. The comments were made in a letter to US Senator Chuck Schumer after he called for an investigation into the app. The face-editing

Image copyright Leon Image caption John Vincent has been chief executive of the business since 2014 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to John Vincent, chief executive and co-founder of fast food chain Leon. John Vincent admits he was “just mad” for fast

Image copyright Getty Images The Ferguson Marine shipyard has been formally taken into public ownership, the Scottish government has announced. The move came after administrators agreed final terms for the transaction with Scottish ministers. In the autumn, administrators from Deloitte concluded public ownership was in the best interests of the creditors, despite receiving three commercial

Image copyright My Wardrobe HQ Image caption Jane Shepherdson is credited with building Topshop into a global brand Treating your wardrobe as a source of income could be the way forward, according to retail veteran Jane Shepherdson. She’s the new chairman of a high-end fashion rental start-up called My Wardrobe HQ, which is hoping to

Kailash Satyarthi has been freeing children from slavery for more than 30 years. The Nobel peace laureate organises raids on factories where children are working and reunites them with their families. He has had a global impact by organising marches on the issue, and today is encouraged by a new generation marching for the issues

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said President Trump ordered the investigation The US is preparing tariffs on $2.4bn (£1.85bn) worth of French exports as retaliation against the country’s new digital services tax. The top US trade official said the new tax, which France approved in July, unfairly targets American