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Image copyright YouTube Image caption YouTubers Amp Somers, Chrissy Chambers and Chase Ross are suing YouTube A group of YouTube video-makers is suing it and parent company Google, claiming both discriminate against LGBT-themed videos and their creators. The group claims YouTube restricts advertising on LGBT videos and limits their reach and discoverability. But YouTube said […]

Image copyright Aggreko Image caption Aggreko supplies temporary power power to events such as the Glastonbury music festival The global firm which helps keep the lights on at the Olympics and Glastonbury music festival says it is being challenged by customers to cut carbon. Aggreko, which supplies temporary power generators to high-profile events around the

Image copyright PA Sales in department stores rose for the first time this year in July, the Office for National Statistics said, with data showing an unexpected rise in total retail sales in the month. Monthly retail sales rose 0.2% – defying forecasts for a 0.2% fall – boosted by online sales. Department stores rose

Image copyright Asda Asda has reported a fall in sales in the first six months of the year and warned about “uncertainty surrounding Brexit”. Sales fell 0.3%, even though second-quarter sales rose after being boosted by Easter. Asda boss Roger Burnley said consumer confidence was at a six-year low, “due in no small part to

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption No fracking has taken place on the site since December Energy firm Cuadrilla has resumed fracking at its site in Lancashire, it has confirmed. Drilling began at the Preston New Road site in October but operations were halted on a number of occasions due to underground tremors. No fracking

As the protests intensify in Hong Kong, international luxury brands are getting caught in the crossfire. Global brands such as Versace, Coach, Calvin Klein, Givenchy ASICS, and Swarovski have all become tied up in controversy on the mainland this week for listing Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as a separate countries or regions – not

Image copyright Reuters Customers have provided a ray of sunshine for Metro Bank as the embattled business topped official satisfaction ratings. Metro was joint top with First Direct, with 82% of personal British customers saying they would recommend the banks to their family and friends. Metro has seen its share price nosedive in recent months

Image copyright Getty Images Markets in Europe stabilised on Thursday following a turbulent day on US and Asian stock exchanges, fuelled by investor fear of a global recession. The FTSE 250, seen as a good gauge of the UK economy, gained 0.18% recovering some of the losses it made the pervious day, when it closed

“Fall in love with the problem not the solution,” says Sean Petterson, the 29-year-old boss of StrongArm Tech, a firm which designs wearable monitors for construction workers to help them guard against workplace injuries. Filmed by James Cooke: Produced by Mat Morrison Find more business tips at CEO Secrets. You can also follow the series

Image copyright EPA Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could be heading for a recession. Data from the German statistics office on Wednesday showed the economy shrank by 0.1% between April and June. That takes the annual growth rate down to 0.4%. Germany narrowly avoided a recession last year. But this time, there are predictions the economy