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Image copyright Disney Image caption Disney says Buzz “is the best selling toy of all time” in its UK stores When Buzz, Woody and Jessie return to our screens on Friday with the release of Toy Story 4, it’s not just cinemas that will be hoping for queues at their doors. Retailers also hope the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Dixons Carphone have plunged by a quarter after it reported a full-year loss and predicted more pain for its mobile phone business this year. The retailer lost £259m in the year to 27 April, compared with a pre-tax profit of £289m last year. Sales fell by 1% to £10.43bn.

Image caption Like many people, comic artist Leah Pearlman uses Facebook to promote and share her work Leah Pearlman draws comics about ideas like “emotional literacy” and “self-love”. When she began posting them on Facebook, her friends responded warmly. But then Facebook changed its algorithm – how it decides what to put in front of

Image copyright Getty Images Philip Hammond is set to warn that a no-deal Brexit would harm the British economy, devour a £26.6bn Brexit war chest, and risk the break-up of the UK. The chancellor is expected to say that Conservative candidates who are vying to be the next prime minister that they must come up

Image copyright Getty Images Young people under 30 are spending less on non-housing items than the same age group in 2001, a new report suggests. The Resolution Foundation think tank studied changes in pay, housing, taxes and benefits to see if it was still true that newer generations are better off than their predecessors were.

Image copyright Boohoo Image caption Boohoo’s first recycled range will be made with reclaimed plastics “If someone really cared about buying ethically sourced, green clothes then they wouldn’t shop at Boohoo,” shopper Camilla tells the BBC on Oxford Street. She is commenting on the fast fashion retailer’s first recycled clothing range – made with reclaimed

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHydrogen trains: Are these the eco-friendly trains of the future? Hydrogen-powered trains are arguably the greenest trains out there. “Mini power stations on wheels”, is how Alex Burrows from the University of Birmingham describes them. He is the project director for the ‘Hydroflex’ train which was showcased

Hydrogen-powered trains are said to be the greenest trains out there. “Mini power stations on wheels”, is how a University of Birmingham researcher describes them, as they give off zero emissions and their only by-product is water. Two hydrogen trains are already in service in Germany but that design is not compatible with the UK’s

Image copyright Reuters The US central bank has opened the door to an interest rate rise, in a shift in guidance that follows criticism by President Donald Trump. The Federal Reserve left rates on hold, but said uncertainties about the economic outlook could force its hand. According to the vote, one Fed policymaker advocated an

A pilot whose heroics became a Hollywood film says he knows the desperation that engulfed the cockpits on Boeing’s two doomed 737 Max planes. Captain Chesley Sullenberger said flight control flaws would have left the pilots in a “fight for their lives” and unable to quickly grasp why the aircraft were not responding. He was