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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A number of NBA teams, including the Rockets (in red) have worn uniforms with Chinese characters to help promote the game in China The general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team has apologised after a tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters led to a Chinese backlash. Daryl […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAlmost 6 million tonnes of waste is generated on passenger flights each year. Squeeze and settle into your chair on a long-haul economy flight, and you might be offered a drink, in a plastic cup, which you’ll stir with a plastic stick. You might be given a

Image copyright PA Image caption Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire produces 7% of the UK’s electricity Four new gas-fired turbines at Drax power station have been approved by the UK government – against a ruling from its Planning Inspectorate. The turbines replace coal-fired units, but the inspectorate said they should be blocked

Image copyright Reuters Thomas Cook customers who had booked holidays with the collapsed travel firm can now claim for a refund online. About 800,000 people had been due to take trips with the firm in the coming months, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is handling the refund process. It will take 60

Image copyright Matt Connolly The crime for which Matt Connolly was convicted, alongside British co-defendant Gavin Black, is conspiracy to commit fraud by rigging interest rates. The documentary evidence implicating him is four emails between 12 and 14 years old. Connolly, 54, from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Black, 49, from Twickenham, southwest London, are

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUnilever boss, Alan Jope, says his firm is cutting back on plastic to stay relevant Unilever, which owns brands like Surf, PG Tips and Walls, has said it plans to halve the amount of new plastic it uses over the next five years. The firm is responsible

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Roger Jenkins was chairman of investment banking in the Middle East Three former top Barclays executives are due in court on Monday charged with fraud linked to how the bank raised billions of pounds from Qatar in 2008. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case centres on alleged undisclosed payments

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Matt Connolly was convicted last year The UK’s top financial watchdog made statements for use in court that were later acknowledged by a senior official to be false, the BBC has discovered. The statements were used in a case against two ex-Deutsche Bank traders convicted of rigging interest rates.

Image copyright Reuters Flights repatriating the remaining 4,800 Thomas Cook holidaymakers are due to take off on Sunday as the return of almost 150,000 people nears its end. The Civil Aviation Authority, which launched its Operation Matterhorn plan after the tour firm collapsed, said 24 flights would operate today. The final passengers are due to

Image copyright Getty Images “I actually loved my job but when you have a boss that hates what you do – or is just trying to undermine you – it really does kill your enthusiasm,” says Craig (not his real name). At first, he liked his manager but that changed when he saw her shout