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Image copyright Getty Images The chief executive of Cathay Pacific, Rupert Hogg, has resigned in the wake of the protests in Hong Kong. Paul Loo is also leaving as chief customer and commercial officer. Mr Hogg said: “These have been challenging weeks for the airline and it is right that Paul and I take responsibility […]

Image copyright Getty Images Ted Baker is ending its partnership to sell children’s clothing through Debenhams and is switching to Next. It has signed a five-year deal with Next, who will “create and sell” Ted Baker-branded clothes, shoes and accessories for babies and children. The news comes just months after Debenhams, which has sold Ted

Image copyright Getty Images China’s Huawei, the tech giant under scrutiny for its alleged links to the Chinese government, has become caught up in a controversy surrounding the representation of Taiwan. Huawei has come under fire for allegedly implying in its smartphone settings that Taiwan is independent. Despite a backlash on social media, Huawei has

Image caption Sara Plaza has lived beside the vast salt flat all her life Out of habit, Sara Plaza smiles when her photo is taken, but when she talks about what has happened to the land around her home, tears start to run down her face. “There used to be beautiful lagoons down there, with

Image copyright Ian Rutter Image caption Ian Rutter has cut his spending due to Brexit worries. “We are heading for instability.” Ian Rutter is a healthcare worker at a hospital in Harrogate, and he is very worried about the economic effects of Brexit. So much so, he has taken on more weekend agency work to

Image copyright Getty Images How easy is it to get a pay rise? You could try to wrangle more money out of your employer with hard work or canny negotiating tactics. But in practice, other factors are likely to be more important. Some of these are in our control, but more often they come down

Image copyright Getty Images The debate over the future of running Britain’s rail network flared up once more this week. While the government tepidly defended its system, unions and passengers united to attack it as prices were hiked again above the government’s own preferred measure of inflation. Even the Department for Transport called the current

Image copyright EPA Image caption Details about the data breach at Capital One came to light in July A software developer accused of stealing data from finance company Capital One took files from over 30 other organisations, prosecutors claim. The alleged thief, Paige Thompson, was arrested after reportedly talking online about taking Capital One data.

Image copyright Reuters A fraud investigator who flagged warnings about Bernie Madoff’s $65bn Ponzi scheme has set his sights on one of America’s blue chip companies. Harry Markopolos claimed that General Electric was hiding an accounting scandal, sending its shares tumbling. In a 175-page report, he accused GE of concealing $38.1bn in potential losses and

Image copyright Reuters The facial-recognition system at King’s Cross is to be investigated by the UK’s data-protection watchdog. Media exposure of live facial recognition at the site prompted the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to look into how it was being used. The ICO will inspect the technology in place and how it is operated to