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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Nike Waffle Racing Flat Moon Shoe is expected to fetch about $160,000 A collection of sneakers has sold at auction for $850,000 (£690,000) to Canadian entrepreneur Miles Nadal. Sotheby’s put 100 pairs of the rarest sneakers ever from Nike, Adidas and Air Jordan on sale in New York. […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — While the U.S. Congress talks about reining in big tech companies, Europe is taking action. The European Union said Wednesday it is investigating whether Amazon uses data from independent retailers to gain an unfair advantage, a decision that could lead to changes in how the internet’s biggest marketplace works. The move echoes

Image copyright Reuters A father who lost his whole family in the March Boeing crash, said he misses them “every minute of every day”. Paul Njoroge said he has “nightmares about how (his children) must have clung to their mother crying” during the doomed flight. The Canadian’s wife, three children and mother-in-law were on the

Image copyright PA Media Cross-channel ferry companies have warned of gridlock around British ports, as they confirm they will not allow trucks to board ferries bound for France after a no-deal Brexit, unless they have the right paperwork. “We cannot take lorries across that cannot enter the country,” one ferry company told BBC Newsnight. Many

Image copyright Getty Images Detached homes in London fell in value by more than £50,000 in a year, according to official figures, driving the slowdown in UK house price growth. Typically, this type of property cost £903,088 in May last year, but fell by 6.1% to £847,998 by this May, Land Registry figures show. The

Image copyright Marks & Spencer Image caption The Little Shop collectables can be stored in a special album Marks & Spencer says a controversial giveaway plastic toy campaign will continue despite protests from environment-conscious customers. The retailer is offering miniature replicas of its most popular food items in a promotion called Little Shop. There are

Image copyright Getty Images Tourists could face a “shock” this summer when they travel abroad according to foreign currency experts. Those that buy euros at the airport can expect to receive around 98 euro cents for their pound. Better rates can be found by buying in advance, with the Post Office offering €1.0819. But that’s

Image copyright Getty Images EU anti-trust regulators have opened an investigation into Amazon after allegations that it misuses “sensitive data” from independent retailers who sell on the online giant’s website. Anti-trust commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she would take “a very close look” at its business practices. The European Commission said it would examine Amazon’s standard

Image copyright Just Giving Image caption Simon Brown was killed on the Gatwick Express in August 2016 A rail firm has been fined £1m after a man died leaning out of a train window. Simon Brown, 24, was killed when he hit his head on a steel gantry on the side of the track while

Image copyright Getty Images Swatch has reported falling sales and profits following a crackdown on unofficial sales of its watches, and political trouble in one of its most important markets, Hong Kong. The owner of the Omega and Longines brands said net income fell 11% to 415m Swiss francs (£340m; $420m) in the first half.