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Image copyright Youtube Image caption In the ad, someone is shown receiving a delivery in a field after apparently tunnelling underground to escape from prison A TV ad for Deliveroo has been banned for suggesting the food delivery firm could deliver anywhere in the UK. The ad, shown in March, showed various scenes of people […]

Image copyright Getty Images The use of bailiffs to pursue drivers for unpaid parking fines has risen by 21% in two years in England and Wales, according to a debt charity. Parking debts were passed from councils to enforcement agents on nearly 1.1 million occasions in 2018-19, analysis by the Money Advice Trust found. Bailiffs

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways says it will take “some time” for flights to get back to normal, despite the end of a two-day strike by pilots. Nearly 150 aircraft are out of place, along with more than 700 pilots and 4,000 cabin crew, it said. BA was forced to cancel almost all of

Image copyright Getty Images About 16 shops are closing every day as retailers restructure their businesses and more shopping moves online. A net 1,234 stores shut on Britain’s top 500 high streets in the first half of the year, according to research by PwC and the Local Data Company. That is up from 1,123 in

Image copyright Getty Images Fitness start-up Peloton plans to raise up to $1.3bn (£1.1bn) in an initial public offering, the latest loss-making firm gearing up for its market debut. The US company sells expensive stationary bikes and provides on-demand workout sessions. Peloton said it would price shares at up to $29, giving it a potential

For restaurants, winning Michelin stars is like winning Olympic medals. Pied à Terre, in London, used to have two of them. But then it changed chefs and lost one of the stars. So what is the restaurant’s owner, David Moore, doing to try to win it back? We find out in this week’s CEO Secrets.

Image copyright Getty Images The classical Greek philosopher Socrates believed the ideal house should be warm in winter and cool in summer. With clarity of thought like that, it’s easy to see how the great man got his reputation. At the time, such a desire was easier to state than to achieve, yet many pre-modern

Lyft has updated its safety policies as it faces a lawsuit filed by 14 women who say the company failed to protect them from being sexually assaulted by their drivers while using the ride-sharing app. On Tuesday, Lyft President John Zimmer announced the changes, which include a feature that requires a company representative to check

Image copyright Apple Image caption The iPhone 11 Pro is said to last four hours more than before, while the Pro Max is said to last five hours longer Apple has unveiled its iPhone 11 range of handsets, which feature more cameras than before and a processor that has been updated to be faster while

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption L Brands chief executive Les Wexner The head of Victoria’s Secret has told investors he is “embarrassed” by his long friendship with the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The remarks were the latest effort by L Brands boss Les Wexner to distance himself from Mr Epstein, who died in