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Image copyright Getty Images Facebook-owned WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israel’s NSO Group, alleging the firm was behind cyber-attacks that infected devices with malicious software. WhatsApp accuses the company of sending malware to roughly 1,400 mobile phones for the purposes of surveillance. Users affected included journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, and diplomats. NSO […]

Image copyright Becky Kearns Image caption Becky Kearns moved into a less demanding role at work when she started IVF Becky Kearns was 27 and had just started a new job in human resources (HR) when she was diagnosed with early menopause. “I needed to go through IVF relatively quickly to have any chance of

Image copyright Ellie H-M Image caption Body painter and Scottish social media star Ellie is known on Instagram for her spooky looks Halloween is in full swing, with people across the world ordering their costumes and preparing for the annual holiday. But for some women, Halloween is not just a once-a-year holiday reserved for children.

Image copyright Getty Images PSA Group, the French owner of Peugeot, is exploring a merger with its US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler, according to reports. A deal between the two carmakers would create a business with a combined market value of nearly $50bn (£39.9bn). If the talks are confirmed, it will be Fiat Chrysler’s second attempt

Image copyright Getty Images “Terrible. [They] stick in one’s throat.” That was one smoker’s dismissal of Camel cigarettes, just before taking a blind taste test in 1920s America. His usual brand, Lucky Strike, “go down easy and smooth” he said. And that’s how he know he must be smoking a Lucky. As Allan M. Brandt

Retired coal miners got the news Tuesday that they’ve feared for years: Murray Energy has filed for bankruptcy. The biggest privately owned coal company in the U.S., Murray is the eighth coal company to seek Chapter 11 protection this year alone, according to The Wall Street Journal. Its founder, Bob Murray, has aspired to be

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The electronics retailer was targeted earlier this month Fraudsters have stolen thousands of pounds from Currys PC World customers after hijacking the retailer’s eBay account. Criminals were able to change payment details on a number of eBay listings, including for the iPhone 11. This enabled them to siphon money

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dennis Muilenberg is being quizzed over the deadly 737 Max 8 crashes US lawmakers have accused Boeing of creating a “pattern of deliberate concealment” as it sought approval for its 737 Max 8 model to fly. The accusation came as Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg was quizzed by the

Image copyright PA Media Bloomsbury Publishing has become an unexpected victim of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Nigel Newton, chief executive of the firm, which publishes Harry Potter among other titles, said books printed in China for the USA became 15% more expensive overnight on 1 September. This was as a

Fashion designer Roland Mouret says that plastic hangers are his industry’s “little dirty secret”. Figures from hanger recycling company First Mile show that 100 million hangers are thrown away every year and Mr Mouret has created a new recyclable hanger, which he says is fully sustainable. “Without touching the creative side of every designer and