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Last month, tour firm Thomas Cook went out of business, putting 9,000 jobs in the UK at risk. But Hay’s Travel has taken over its 500-plus travel shops and says it will continue to employ up to 2,500 of the people who work in them. On Monday, staff at the former Thomas Cook shop in […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The broadband industry had noted some homes could be given gigabit speeds without having to lay down full-fibre connections The UK government has opted not to pursue a target of delivering full-fibre broadband to all households by 2025. Prime Minster Boris Johnson proposed the target while campaigning to become

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s grievance against Adidas’ supply power dates back to 2013 Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has called for an investigation into the sportswear industry, complaining about the dominance of Adidas and Nike. The firm said the “must-have” brands hold a bargaining position which allows them to control

Image copyright Getty Images New tariffs on $156bn of Chinese goods will be imposed if a trade deal is not finalised by 15 December, the US Treasury Secretary has warned. Steven Mnuchin said he still hoped a tentative US-China deal agreed last week to suspend fresh tariffs would be formally approved. But his caution, during

Image copyright Getty Images This year’s Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for their research on alleviating global poverty. Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer’s work focuses on different ways to reduce poverty. Their work had “dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice”, the Royal Swedish

 STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobel Economics Prize for 2019 awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for studies on poverty. BREAKING NEWS:The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”#NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/SuJfPoRe2N

Image copyright Getty Images Vodafone has apologised after an error meant customers using the mobile network abroad were hit with roaming bills of up to £5,000. Customers took to Twitter, saying they were unable to use their phones and could not reach the operator. Many received alerts from Vodafone that their data had run out,

Image copyright AFP The Budget has been announced for 6 November, with Chancellor Sajid Javid saying it will be “the first budget after leaving the EU”. “This is the right and responsible thing to do – we must get on with governing,” he said. It will be Mr Javid’s first Budget since he became chancellor

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionConfused by Brexit jargon? Reality Check unpacks the basics Holiday company adverts are still urging you to whisk your family off on a European city break during the half-term holiday. Yet the minds of many potential holidaymakers are somewhat scrambled by Brexit. The government’s planned exit day

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook had said it hoped to launch Libra in 2020 Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency must not go ahead until the company proves it is safe and secure, according to a report by the world biggest economies. In a blow to the social media giant, the report by the G7 group