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Image copyright Getty Images Ryanair has reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits as it reduced fares to drive up passenger numbers. Profits fell 21% to €243m (£219m) for the three months to the end of June, as the average ticket price fell 6%. The airline was also hit by higher costs for fuel and […]

Image copyright Getty Images A former Boeing engineer has told the BBC that work on the production line of the 737 Max plane was not adequately funded. The aircraft is currently grounded after two crashes which killed 346 people. The 737 Max is the company’s fastest selling plane and has earned the company billions of

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Does such driver assistive technology actually make us less attentive drivers? The European Union is planning to make speed limiters compulsory on all new cars from 2022 and the UK is set to follow suit even after Brexit. But is the technology reliable enough yet? It is certainly disconcerting

Image copyright Getty Images The chief executive of Vauxhall-owner PSA says it could move all production from its Ellesmere Port factory if Brexit makes it unprofitable. Carlos Tavares told the Financial Times that the firm has alternatives to the plant which it could use. The move would probably lead to the closure of the site,

Image copyright Getty Images The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned the government that neither the UK or EU is ready for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. “While the UK’s preparations to date are welcome, the unprecedented nature of Brexit means some aspects cannot be mitigated,” said the CBI. It has published practical

Image copyright Amy House An art teacher who started paying off her student loans more than a decade ago still owes about $88,000 – despite being promised the loan would have been written off by now. How has that happened? Kelly Finlaw has a little speech that she recites at the start of each academic

Fifteen-year-old Jaden Ashman has won half of $2.25 million (£1.8m) after coming second with his teammate in the Fortnite World Cup finals. He started playing the game on the day it came out and spent as many as eight hours daily practising in his room. Forty million players attempted to qualify over 10 weeks of

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The round £1 coin was demonetised at midnight on 15 October 2017 Twenty four million old-style £1 coins have been returned to the Royal Mint over the last year. But that still leaves 145 million outstanding – even though people have been unable to spend them in shops since

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Michael Gove, the newly appointed chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, is in charge of preparing for a no-deal Brexit The government is now “working on the assumption” of a no-deal Brexit, Michael Gove has said. Mr Gove said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with

Image caption Mike and family: Three generations having a ball together on holiday Whether people are holidaying at home or abroad, multi-generational holidays are on the rise. Mike, his parents Stella and Robert, his kids James and Jessica and his partner Claire are all holidaying together in Matlock. Mike jokes that “it helps they’ve got