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Image copyright Getty Images Airlines stand to lose $29.3bn (£23.7bn) of revenue this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the global airline industry body has warned. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts demand for air travel will fall for the first time in more than a decade. Airlines in China and other parts of […]

Image copyright Bank of England Spend £20 today and it could soon be on its journey to becoming compost. The Bank of England has begun the massive task of destroying £40bn-worth of paper banknotes which were replaced by new polymer £20 notes on Thursday. Around two billion paper notes will be withdrawn and recycled to

Image copyright Getty Images Human life “as we know it” could be threatened by climate change, economists at JP Morgan have warned. In a hard-hitting report to clients, the economists said that without action being taken there could be “catastrophic outcomes”. The bank said the research came from a team that was “wholly independent from

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption “Baby Yoda” became a social media phenomenon The dearth of Baby Yoda toys disappointed many Star Wars fans last November – even those who had not yet watched “The Mandalorian”, the new show where the big-eyed baby alien is introduced. But Disney, which owns the franchise, and its toy-making

Image copyright Getty Images The US agency in charge of secure communication for the White House has been the victim of a cyber-attack. The US Department of Defence confirmed that computer systems controlled by the Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) had been hacked, exposing the personal data of about 200,000 people. The agency oversees military

Image copyright Faith Mussa In the past, it was very difficult for music artists in Malawi to find a place where they could record their music, as studios were few and far between. Just a decade ago, artists would have to wait for their turn to get the chance to use the few production studios

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption ISS World provides cleaning and security services worldwide A cyber-attack has hit the major facilities company ISS World, which has half a million employees worldwide. ISS provides cleaning, catering, security and other services to companies in the UK and elsewhere. Its websites have been down since 17 February. And

England’s matches at Wembley on 19 and 23 June were among the games for which fans thought they had bought tickets Uefa has apologised for a technical error over Euro 2020 tickets that has left fans hundreds of pounds out of pocket. A new batch of tickets for this summer’s tournament was made available on

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Victoria’s Secret fashion shows were cancelled in 2019 as they were branded as “sexist” and “dated” A controlling stake in the lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret will be sold to a US private equity firm. On Thursday, the fashion retailer L Brands announced it will sell 55% of the company

Image copyright Getty Images Barclays has scrapped a system that tracked the time employees spent at their desks and sent warnings to those spending too long on breaks. The bank introduced the computer monitoring system last week, but had faced a staff backlash. Barclays said scrapping the system was a response to “colleague feedback”, but