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Image caption Mike Adams says most website issues can be fixed quickly In a bid to attract attention, many businesses put the first sentence of their website in bold capitals. But for those using screen readers, owing to sight loss or impairment, all they hear is every letter sounded out. It does not take long […]

Image copyright War on Want Image caption Staff have formed a picket line at the Wandsworth Town branch McDonald’s workers in the UK have gone on strike as part of a global day of protests over pay. Staff at six South London stores are walking out on Tuesday, while protests will be held across the

Image copyright FT The Financial Times has named its first female editor since it was founded in 1884. Roula Khalaf will take over from Lionel Barber, who announced on Tuesday that he would leave in January after 34 years at the pink-coloured financial newspaper. Ms Khalaf, his deputy, said she was “thrilled” to be running

Image copyright VIRGIN Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has apologised for a “poorly chosen image” he tweeted to mark the launch his new Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa. The entrepreneur tweeted a photo which was criticised for failing to reflect the diversity of South Africa. One of the critics is South African fashion

Image copyright Getty Images UK wage growth slowed down in the three months to September, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Unemployment dropped by 23,000 to 1.31 million over the same three-month period. Average earnings increased by 3.6%, compared with 3.8% growth in the previous month. It comes after last

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption E-scooters have been launching all over the world Brexit is delaying the potential launch of public-use electric scooters in the UK, says Sweden’s Voi Technology, which claims Britain risks being left behind. Fredrik Hjelm, co-founder and chief executive of the shared e-scooter firm, said he has held talks with

Image copyright Lisa Vanderpump Image caption Lisa Vanderpump is a well-known celebrity in the US The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to entrepreneur and reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump. Lisa Vanderpump says she has appeared in more reality TV programmes than anyone else.

The 2020 Formula 1 season will feature 20 drivers from 10 teams competing at 22 races Formula 1 has launched a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. The intention is to wipe out the carbon footprint of activity at race tracks, including road and air transport of staff and equipment to the events. F1

Image copyright Cynthia Tuck Image caption Cynthia Tuck was married to her husband George for 39 years “I felt devastated, absolutely devastated and so guilty. My life collapsed really”. Cynthia Tuck remembers the moment she realised she had been conned out of her life savings, and those of her late husband, George. She’d become one

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dara Khosrowshahi later backtracked and said the comments were wrong The chief executive of ride-hailing app Uber has called the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “a mistake”, comparing it to his firm’s failings with self-driving cars. Pressed on Saudi links with Uber in a TV interview, Dara Khosrowshahi