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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Police said there was “no sign of violence to the body and no indication of an accident”. The former head of Danske Bank’s arm in Estonia has been found dead days after he went missing. Police had been searching for Aivar Rehe since he left his home in Tallinn […]

Image copyright Getty Images Sainsbury’s will close 60-70 Argos stores as it adds more of the catalogue shop’s outlets to its own stores. The company will open about 80 Argos outlets in its supermarkets, it said in a trading update. The move comes as the UK’s second largest supermarket chain warned investors that profit for

Image caption Wrightbus is one of Ballymena’s largest employers A large number of employees will be made redundant at Wrightbus later when the firm is placed into administration. The company is suffering from cash flow problems and has been seeking investment or a new owner. The firm, which is the last UK-owned bus manufacturer, is

Image caption Sue Petrow was due to fly home on Wednesday Thomas Cook holidaymakers and crew are free to leave Cuba, according to the Civil Aviation Authority. Repatriation flights have been arranged with the aid of the British Ambassador to Cuba, it said. Tourists had said they were prevented from leaving their hotels until they

Image copyright PA Media French power company EDF said the new nuclear plant it is building at Hinkley Point C will cost up to £2.9bn more than thought. It raised its estimate for the project, in Somerset, to between £21.5bn and £22.5bn, blaming “challenging ground conditions”. It also said the risk of the project being

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are among their family members to have gained global attention. Three Instagram adverts for cosmetic fillers have been banned for suggesting that treatments could make them look like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads,

Image copyright Getty Images Prices have soared for customers scrambling to rebook flights after the collapse of Thomas Cook. In the case of Fraser Mallen and his wife, replacement flights for a trip to New York for next month are costing more than £6,000. Others are reporting steep increases too. So are the price hikes

Image copyright EPA Image caption Edwin Drake was the first American to successfully drill for oil It was 27 August 1859, and a crucial message had been sent. Entrepreneur Edwin Drake’s last financial backer had finally lost patience. Pay off your debts, give up and come home, the message read. Drake had been hoping to

Staffordshire University might be one of the smallest in the UK, but it has some quirky degree courses. One is theme park management. Undergraduates spend half of their time at Alton Towers whose owner Merlin Entertainments helped design the course. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Adam Neumann had attracted powerful investors but they lost patience as the firm’s planned flotation ran into trouble Adam Neumann led WeWork, the property firm he co-founded in 2010, to become a global juggernaut and a symbol for office cool. The company has more than 500 locations in 29