Image copyright Alamy Image caption Piedmont was renowned for its innovative mechanised silk production Piedmont, in north-west Italy, is celebrated for its fine wine. But when a young Englishman, John Lombe, travelled there in the early 18th Century, he was not going to savour a glass of Barolo. His purpose was industrial espionage. Lombe wished […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBranson: No-deal Brexit ‘devastating for Virgin’ A no-deal Brexit would cause the pound to plummet and be worth the same as the dollar, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has said. This would be “devastating” for Virgin, and force the group to shift investment out of the UK,
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Image copyright Getty Images Retailers should remove plastic-backed fridges and freezers from sale, according to a consumer group, as new, tougher manufacturing rules come in. The testing standard has changed, making the manufacture of plastic-backed appliances far less likely. Now Which? wants to see such products still on sale removed from the shelves as it
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Image copyright Getty Images Dust from car brakes and tyres will still pollute city air even when the vehicle fleet has gone all-electric, a report has warned. Fragments of microplastics from tyres, road surfaces and brakes will also flow into rivers, and ultimately into the sea, government advisors say. Ministers say they want to pass
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new tax will target huge – mostly American – technology companies US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on internet and technology giants. “The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax… unfairly targets American companies,” the US trade representative said
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Spam is one of the most popular food brands of all time – over eight billion cans of it have been sold. It’s become something of a joke in the western world – being lampooned in songs and comedy sketches. Yet in some countries in Asia and the Pacific, it’s considered it to be the
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Image copyright PA Image caption The airport said it was working “to rectify this issue as quickly as possible” Flights at Gatwick Airport have been suspended due to what it says is an issue in its control tower. The airport apologised and said it had experienced a problem with its air traffic control systems. In
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Image copyright Reuters The head of the US central bank has signalled that a cut interest rates is coming after he warned of growing risks to the global economy. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said “uncertainties about the outlook have increased in recent months”. This was despite last week’s strong US jobs figures and an
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The report says many jobs could “disappear almost overnight, especially in industries such as agri-food and haulage”. A no-deal Brexit could put 40,000 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland, according to new analysis from Stormont’s Department for the Economy. The report says many jobs could “disappear almost overnight, especially
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Image copyright PA Media The UK economy returned to growth in May after shrinking in April, but the news failed to allay fears of a future slowdown. The economy grew 0.3% from the month before, after declining 0.4% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Growth for the three months to May
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