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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMurray Menzies paid into the pension scheme even when it was not compulsory For decades plumbing firm boss Murray Menzies paid into a pension scheme for his workers at a time when it was not compulsory. But a series of complex changes to the law mean the […]

Image copyright Getty Images What would happen if GPS – the Global Positioning System – stopped working? For a start, we would all have to engage our brains and pay attention to the world around us when getting from A to B. Perhaps this would be no bad thing: we’d be less likely to drive

Image copyright Boeing A Boeing whistleblower has claimed that passengers flying on board the company’s 787 Dreamliner could be left without life-saving oxygen if the cabin were to suffer a sudden decompression. John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at the company, says he organised tests which suggested that up to a quarter of the

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe moment the dam collapsed The collapse of a dam that killed at least 250 people in Brazil in January could have been prevented if its owner had reported defects to authorities, the mining regulator says. The National Mineral Agency (ANM) said in a statement that mining

Image copyright Newscast Troubled baby goods retailer Mothercare has called in administrators, putting 2,500 UK jobs at risk. There will be a phased closure of all of its 79 UK stores, administrators from PwC said. The UK firm “has been loss making for a number of years”, but international franchises are profitable, PwC said. On

Image copyright PA Image caption The RMT has announced drivers and guards will take 27 days of industrial action A union has announced 27 days of rail strikes during December and on New Year’s Day as part of a long-running dispute over train guards. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its guards and

Image caption Alex Milsom says he cannot unscrew the box and there is no access to it from the side On Saturday afternoon, the hot water went off in Alex Milsom’s shared house in west London. Discussing the problem with his housemates on WhatsApp, one person replied: “It’s because there’s a cage on the thermostat.”

Image copyright Getty Images Boeing’s boss Dennis Muilenburg will not take a bonus this year following two crashes involving the firm’s 737 Max plane which killed 346 people. Boeing’s chairman David Calhoun said Mr Muilenburg had made the suggestion. Mr Muilenburg recently faced US lawmakers who accused the firm of building “flying coffins” and engaging

Image copyright Yash Puri Yash Puri returned from three months parental leave last week and immediately decided to spread the word about the benefit of spending time with his young children. “I see dads in the office who want to know about my story. They say: ‘I wish I could do that’, and I say:

Image copyright Facebook Facebook is introducing new branding for its products and services in an attempt to distinguish the company from its familiar app and website. Instagram and WhatsApp are among the services that will carry the new FACEBOOK brand in the next few weeks. The main Facebook app and website will retain its familiar