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Image copyright Getty Images The email addresses and travel details of about 10,000 people who used free wi-fi at UK railway stations have been exposed online. Network Rail and the service provider C3UK confirmed the incident three days after being contacted by BBC News about the matter. The database, found online by a security researcher, […]

Image copyright Getty Images The cheapest form of new power in the UK – onshore wind – is set to make a comeback, according to a government decision today. Ministers previously blocked projects after complaints from local campaigners that they were a blot on the landscape. The government responded by denying onshore wind the chance

Image copyright Getty Images British Airways and budget rival Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights as demand for travel drops amid fears about the spread of coronavirus. BA is cancelling 226 flights from 16-28 March to destinations including New York, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. Ryanair will cut up to 25% of

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Donald Trump tweeted a tribute to Jack Welch after hearing of his death Jack Welch, a titan of American business who transformed General Electric (GE) into America’s most valuable company, has died aged 84. He ran the US conglomerate from 1981 until 2001, and was once named “manager

Image copyright Getty Images Tesco is issuing new cards to 600,000 Clubcard account holders after unearthing a security issue. The supermarket giant said it believed a database of stolen usernames and passwords from other platforms had been tried out on its websites, and may have worked in some cases. No financial data was accessed and

(Reuters) – Jack Welch, who grew General Electric Co during the 1980s and 1990s into the most valuable public company in the United States, has died at age of 84, the conglomerate said on Monday. Welch – known as “Neutron Jack” for cutting thousands of jobs – bought and sold scores of businesses, expanding the industrial giant

Image copyright Greenpeace Almost 100 branches of Barclays bank were unable to open for business on Monday after Greenpeace obstructed the entrances. The campaign targeted branches across the UK to protest against the bank’s funding of oil and gas companies. Greenpeace claims among banks, Barclays is the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Europe. It

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shopping around for a better deal might be tough among the big brands Some overdraft borrowers will see charges double while others will make “astonishing” savings when new prices kick in, new analysis shows. New rules for overdraft charging demanded by the City regulator take effect next month. Financial

Image copyright Getty Images The government has stressed that the NHS is “not on the table”, as it publishes its negotiating strategy for post-Brexit trade talks with the US. The 180-page document also pledges to maintain food standards, lower import taxes, or tariffs, on many UK exports – and increase trade in services. It estimates

Image copyright Getty Images Young people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds are at greater risk of being in unstable employment, according to research. The group is 47% more likely to to be on a zero-hours contract, a study said. A report from the Carnegie Trust, University College London’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies