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Image copyright Getty Images An incident in January, when a pilot became unresponsive at the controls of a plane coming into land at Heathrow, is just the latest in a string of potentially dangerous “fume events” going back decades, reports the BBC’s Mike Powell. This year, 2020, was only hours old when a British Airways […]

Image copyright Getty Images Supermarket giant Tesco is set to cut more than 1,800 jobs as it makes changes to bakeries in larger stores. It said that 1,816 bakery staff were at risk of redundancy, with the changes taking place from May. The retailer said it would convert 58 of its bakeries so they will

Image copyright Getty Images Farming leaders have said it would be “insane” to sign a trade deal that allows the import of food that would be illegal to produce in the UK, such as chlorinated chicken. The National Farmers Union (NFU) president, Minette Batters, said allowing these imports would be “morally bankrupt”. The NFU called

Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s City watchdog has admitted that it inadvertently published online the personal data of people who made complaints against it. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the names of the complainants, along with some addresses and telephone numbers, were accessible. It will contact the most affected people to apologise and

Image copyright Getty Images Manchester United’s revenue fell in the six months to December, largely because of the club’s absence from this season’s Champions League. Broadcasting revenue fell by 33.4% over the period, although commercial revenue rose by 6.5% and matchday revenue remained largely the same. For 2020, the club expects its total revenues to

Image copyright Anadolu Agency Gulf states have imposed more flight restrictions in an effort to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all flights to and from Iran apart from Tehran. Bahrain has suspended all flights to and from Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE until

Image copyright Itsu “Fast food across the entire globe is fried, and still dominated by a handful of people.” says Julian Metcalfe, the boss of Asian-inspired food chain Itsu. He told the BBC that the company sees fried food “as the enemy”, as it plans to expand ahead of a possible float on the stock

Image copyright Dot Dot Dot Image caption Katharine Hibbert had previously been a journalist, writing about the problem of empty buildings The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Katharine Hibbert, founder of UK property guardianship company Dot Dot Dot. Journalists might feel passionately

Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Japan fell sharply early Tuesday morning as investors worried about the spread of the coronavirus. The slump followed a global stock market plunge on Monday with Wall Street and London suffering big drops. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped more than 3.5% when it re-opened following a public holiday on

Image copyright Timewise Image caption Marc Nohr For Marc Nohr, being a part-time boss means he can spend more time with his family and on charity work. He is one of about a million people in senior or manager-level jobs who work part time, a number which is growing, according to official figures. Mr Nohr,