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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Olivia Colman’s pregnancy was written in to BBC One’s The Night Manager Claire Danes’s pregnant belly was hidden with computer graphics in the second season of Homeland, Olivia Coleman hid hers in big sweaters during filming of The Night Manager. And when Gillian Anderson’s bump could no longer be […]

Image copyright Amazon Image caption The car seats ranged in price from £3.99 to £30.99 Amazon says it “regrets” that suspect child car seats have once again been found on sale on its UK store, and says it has removed them. The products were discovered by BBC Panorama as part of a wider-ranging programme. The

Image caption Fashion buyer Xia Yae purchases clothing in Bicester Village, Selfridges and Harrods for clients in South Korea On a rainy weekday morning, the luxury shopping outlet Bicester Village feels deserted. While February is typically a quiet time for the Oxfordshire retail village, staff the BBC spoke to said visitor numbers were much lower

Image copyright Getty Images General Motors has said it will retire the iconic Australian car brand Holden as it leaves more markets. The American car giant said it will wind down Holden sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand by next year. It also said China’s Great Wall Motors had agreed to

Theo is nearly a third of the age of his colleague Charlie – and he manages her. The pair work at a marketing firm in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. They explain the prejudices they had to overcome in order to build a successful working relationship. In a society increasingly fragmented by age,

Image copyright Getty Images Japan’s economy shrank at the fastest rate in five years at the end of 2019 as it was hit by a sales tax rise, a major typhoon and weak global demand. Annualised gross domestic product (GDP) fell by a much steeper than expected 6.3% in October-December. There are also concerns the

Image copyright Francesco Calo Image caption It only cost Francesco “a few pennies” to repair his TV screen “I was a kid of the early 80s, when electronic items were quite expensive and were supposed to last for ages.” Francesco Calo has been learning how to fix his broken TV at a repair event in

A demand for social media skills is bringing younger people into the workplace, often straight from school. When managed badly it can create resentment amongst older colleagues – but when the age divide is bridged successfully, it can also lead to a win-win situation. “It was quite scary knowing that I had so little experience,”

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe Heathrow Airport has apologised for disruption after the west London hub was hit by “technical issues”. One passenger said the situation was “utter chaos” after a problem with the airport’s IT system saw staff called in to help passengers get to gates

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Demonstrators take part in an anti-Tesla protest in Germany Tesla has been ordered to temporarily halt preparations for a car factory in Germany after environmentalists won a court injunction on Sunday. The electric carmaker had been clearing forest land near the capital, Berlin, ahead of building its first European car