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Image copyright PA Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight on Saturday after an apparent mix-up between air traffic controllers and the pilots. The flight, which left Stansted Airport on Saturday evening, was headed for Turkey when there was allegedly disruptive behaviour from a female passenger on board. The flight […]

Image copyright Matthew Stock Tesco has found itself in a pickle over the label on one of its ready meals. Customer Matthew Stock did not mince his words when he tweeted the supermarket asking it to explain a best before date of 20140 on a sachet of burger relish. The chain responded saying the date

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The company employs about 3,600 people in Northern Ireland. Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has agreed to buy Bombardier’s CRJ aircraft programme for $550m (£432m). In May, Bombardier put its entire Northern Ireland operation up for sale. Bombardier employs about 3,600 people across several locations in NI. The Belfast operation

Image copyright Getty Images A social mobility charity says top professions in the UK are still unduly dominated by people who have gone through private schools and Oxford and Cambridge universities. The Sutton Trust and Social Mobility Commission analysed the educational background of 5,000 people in top jobs. It found these influential people were five

Image caption About 900 jobs are set to be lost at Kerry Foods’ Burton-upon-Trent factory A town’s biggest employer is shutting its factory with 900 jobs being axed. Union representatives said the closure of Kerry Foods in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, was a “calamity” for the town and they will meet with management on Friday. Unite the

Image copyright Getty Images Biffa has been convicted of breaking the law by sending household rubbish to China that was labelled as waste paper. Instead, the bundles included nappies, sanitary towels and condoms, according to the Environment Agency, which prosecuted the waste giant. The waste management firm was found guilty in a three-week jury trial

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The disruption originated from the network of national carrier KPN The Netherlands has been hit by its largest telecommunications outage in years, with the 112 emergency number knocked out across the country. The disruption, which lasted four hours, originated from national carrier KPN, and affected other providers linked to its

Image copyright Getty Images Southern Water has been hit with a record £126m punishment after spills of wastewater into the environment from its sewage plants and for deliberately misreporting its performance. The penalty will see customers get a rebate of at least £61 each. “What we found in this case is shocking,” said Rachel Fletcher,

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWorld’s tallest indoor waterfall opens in Singapore airport Unauthorised drone flying has prompted disruptions at Singapore’s Changi Airport for the second time in a week. The country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) said 18 flights had been delayed, and seven flights diverted due to drones and bad weather.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Asprey says that his butter coffee drink helped him to change his life for the better The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Dave Asprey, founder of cult US coffee brand Bulletproof. Dave Asprey plans to