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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption California accounts for a large chunk of US vehicle sales Four major carmakers have struck a deal with California on fuel efficiency rules, despite an attempt by the Trump administration to strip the state of the right to set its own standards to fight climate change. California negotiated with […]

Image copyright Getty Images Ofcom has fined a Russian news service £200,000 for “a serious breach” of impartiality rules in several news and current affairs programmes. The broadcasting regulator said RT’s breaches included reports on the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury and the Syria conflict. Ofcom has instructed RT, formerly Russia Today,

Image copyright Getty Images Mobile operator Three says it will offer 5G on all its new and existing tariffs at no extra cost, when it launches its next-generation service. Existing customers will be able to use 5G at no extra cost – if they have a compatible handset – while new contracts will include 5G

Image copyright Getty Images Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has said it is “still finalising” its financial results, which were due to be released early on Friday morning. The firm said it expected the results would still be published on Friday. The retailer had previously delayed publishing annual results on 15 July, citing uncertainty in trading

Image caption Campaign group Feedback Global says its gleaning efforts are have doubled over the past four years It is a hot July day in Lancashire and a dozen people are gathering on a dusty farm track two miles outside the market town of Ormskirk. They are gleaners – volunteer harvesters picking what’s left in

Image copyright Getty Images A deadline to agree a contract ensuring the swift delivery of medical supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit has been pushed back by seven weeks. If the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, delays at ports could affect deliveries of products such as blood, medicines and transplant organs.

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways will resume flights to Cairo on Friday after services to the Egyptian city were suspended for a week because of security concerns. In a statement, the airline said it had “reviewed security arrangements” and would restart flights. No further detail was provided on the nature of the security issue.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alphabet’s Google is a dominant force in online advertising Google-parent Alphabet and the online retail giant Amazon have both reported a near 20% rise in revenues for the latest quarter. Alphabet said advertisers were spending more on its search and YouTube services. However Amazon reported profits that were lower

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US model Kendall Jenner modelling a Sonia Rykiel creation from her 2015 spring/summer ready-to-wear collection The French fashion house Sonia Rykiel, which symbolised the spirit of Parisian 1960s rebellion, has gone into liquidation. The business will be wound up after the search for a buyer failed. Sonia Rykiel, the

Image copyright Getty Images The European Central Bank has opened the door to a cut in interest rates and the resumption of quantitative easing. The bank wants to prop up confidence in the eurozone, which has struggled with a manufacturing recession that risks unravelling years of stimulus. The ECB, which kept interest rates unchanged on