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As London prepares for the Pride parade this weekend, there have been an increasing number of companies displaying their support of LGBT+ rights. Rainbow-striped logos spread across the high street and many clothing brands have released pride outfit ranges as well as sponsoring blimps during the parade. The BBC’s Katie Silver has been to the […]

Jeff Bezos filed the paperwork to create the e-commerce retailing giant Amazon 25 years ago. His genius was to recognise the potential of the internet long before others. Amazon is known for its disruption of well-established industries through technological innovation and mass scale. But its dominance is problematic. Its growth has displaced traditional retail jobs.

Image caption Brenda and John Wright believe there is a discrepancy in the signatures on the statements of truth used to evict them Representatives of a government-owned bank are suspected of forging signatures on court documents in repossession cases, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. In the US, such practices – on a

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The utility firm said employees delivering services to customers would be “largely unaffected” Six hundred and fifty jobs are to be cut by Thames Water as part of a plan to reduce costs. The UK’s largest water company, based in Reading, has told 350 members of staff they are

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption One of the firm’s major projects was to renovate part of Brighton Pavillion Britain’s oldest building firm, R Durtnell and Sons, has ceased trading, putting more than 100 jobs at risk. The company was founded in 1591, and has been run by 13 generations of the same family. The

Image copyright Darron Watson Image caption Loganair are now operating routes to Dublin, Belfast and London Southend Scheduled passenger flights have returned to Carlisle Lake District Airport for the first time in more than 25 years. Scottish-based Loganair are now operating routes to Dublin, Belfast and London Southend. Airport owner Stobart Group had planned to

Image copyright Getty Images Sales of low emission cars in the UK have fallen for the first time in more than two years, the industry has said. The decline comes as overall sales of new cars continued to fall, dropping 4.9% in June from the year before. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said

Image copyright Getty Images Bookmaker William Hill has said it plans to close about 700 betting shops, which could lead to 4,500 job losses. The firm said the move followed the government’s decision in April to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. Since then, the company added, it had seen “a

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Neil Woodford suspended his flagship fund in June The firm of well-known fund manager Neil Woodford is planning redundancies after investors pulled billions of pounds from his flagship fund. The cuts are expected to affect a small number of support staff, rather than staff managing investments. Woodford Investment Management employs

Image copyright Getty Images Kim Kardashian-West has won $2.7m in damages after accusing Missguided USA of ripping off her outfits. She took the fashion brand to court in the US, claiming it was using her name to sell clothes and was “notorious” for “knocking off” designer items she wore. It didn’t defend itself and was