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Image copyright Twitter/Dairylea An advert showing a woman who has been hit in the face with food has been pulled over fears it could spark copycat behaviour. In a series of Tweets, Dairylea said it “Dareyleas you” to “splat one in a friend’s face”. One showed a girl aiming what appears to be a cream […]

Image copyright Getty Images The UK is at risk of slipping into recession, according to a closely watched survey of industry managers. The dominant services sector grew only slightly in August, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from IHS Markit/CIPS suggests. “The lack of any meaningful growth… raises the likelihood that the UK economy is slipping

Image copyright AFP RBS says its profits could fall by a third this year after a surge of last-minute claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance ahead of the August deadline. The bank said it expects to take an additional charge of between £600 and £900m after receiving a “significantly higher” amount of claims last month.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harry Potter was among Lego’s best sellers in 2018 The boss of Lego has said the toymaker is working with UK retailers to “make sure they have enough stock” this Christmas in case of a no-deal Brexit. Niels Christiansen said the Danish firm was not expecting problems but that

Image copyright PA Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to unveil the government’s spending plans for the coming year on Wednesday. The statement will set departmental budgets for just one year rather than the usual three years, due to uncertainty over the impact of Brexit. Mr Javid will announce a further £2bn of Brexit funding for

Image copyright Getty Images Huawei has accused the US government of “using every tool at its disposal” to disrupt its business. In a press release on Tuesday, the Chinese tech giant said the US had launched cyber-attacks to infiltrate its networks and was threatening its employees. The firm, which was put on a US trade

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Robert Burke, William Wills and John King approaching Coopers Creek in 1861 In 1860, Robert Burke and William Wills famously led the first European expedition across the largely unknown interior of Australia. It did not go well. Due to a combination of poor leadership, bad planning and misfortune, Burke,

Image copyright Getty Images The big message the government will try to send with its spending round is about the austerity decade ending. In particular the thing it will want to get across is that funding is pouring into those public services most visibly problematic for the Conservatives in the 2017 general election, ahead of

This article is part of a series of op-eds by CEO signatories who are part of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-led business coalition focused on advancing diversity and inclusion in the U.S.  By Marten Roorda, CEO, ACT Based on media coverage of the college admissions process, the “road to college” is

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Walmart boss Doug McMillon has announced changes to gun policies Walmart is to stop sales of some types of ammunition following recent shootings, including one at one of its stores in Texas that left 22 dead. The head of the company said it will discontinue sales of bullets that