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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption VW has been in the spotlight at the show this year I have a love-hate relationship with international motor shows such as this week’s extravaganza in Frankfurt. On the one hand, if you like cars, if you have a single drop of petrol in your veins, it’s impossible not […]

Image caption Caroline Aston believes the golden arches will eventually be welcomed by Rutland’s residents The picturesque county of Rutland boasts a Michelin-star restaurant, dozens of gourmet eateries and regular farmers’ markets – but what it doesn’t have is anywhere to pick up a Big Mac. This may all be about to change. These days,

Image copyright Getty Images US drug-maker Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy, as part of efforts to deal with thousands of lawsuits that accuse the firm of fuelling the US opioid crisis. The company’s board approved the Chapter 11 filing on Sunday. The move is designed in part to resolve more than 2,000 lawsuits filed

Image caption Aldi’s profits fell 18% last year Aldi plans to open a new store in the UK every week on average for the next two years, its boss has told the BBC. Giles Hurley said the discount retailer would invest £1bn to achieve its aim. “The reality is that almost 50% of the population

Image copyright Joshua Browder Image caption Joshua Browder’s first creation was an algorithm that fights parking fines. A service which automatically cancels subscriptions at the end of the free trial period has launched in the UK. It was developed by Josh Browder, who as a teenager developed an algorithm called Do Not Pay, which continues

DETROIT (AP) — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike. Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses. It

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Young people are least likely to seek redress through employment tribunals About one in 20 workers does not get paid holidays, while one in 10 does not get a payslip, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think tank. It found workers over the age of 65 are

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq Oil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. At the start of trading, Brent crude jumped 19% to

The United Auto Workers called for a strike against General Motors starting Monday after the union and the automaker failed to settle on a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. If the two sides can’t agree on a contract by midnight, nearly 50,000 UAW members won’t be showing up to work, likely grinding production to a

Image copyright Reuters Almost 50,000 General Motors workers have been called out on strike after the car giant failed to reach a pay and conditions deal with the United Auto Workers union (UAW). “We do not take this lightly. This is our last resort,” UAW vice-president Terry Dittes told reporters in Detroit. The sides had