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Image copyright Reuters The founder of UK software firm Autonomy has submitted himself for arrest as part of an extradition process brought by the US over charges of conspiracy and fraud. Mike Lynch sold Autonomy to US computer giant Hewlett Packard (HP) for $8.4bn in 2011. But he faces allegations that he fraudulently inflated the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Major online companies should be required to host publicly accessible archives of certain targeted adverts, a government-commissioned report says. Political ads and those for housing, credit, jobs and age-restricted products should be included, it says. It follows controversy over the targeting of political adverts during the 2019 general election. Web users

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption LG had a prominent booth at MWC last year LG has pulled out of one of the world’s biggest tech shows citing fears over the spread of coronavirus. The South Korean tech firm has cancelled its appearance at Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is held every year in Barcelona.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A model displays a car at the annual Indian Auto Expo Chinese attendees are not welcome at India’s Auto Expo next week due to concerns about the coronavirus. Chinese guests are prevented from attending the show because of “government policy” an Indian Society of Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) spokeswoman said.

Image copyright Getty Images Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has asked staff to take three weeks of unpaid leave to help it cope with the impact of the coronavirus. The carrier had already been hit by the effect on passenger demand of several months of anti government protests in Hong Kong. It has offered

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Getting rid of pests is big business When construction work disturbed a pack of rats near his commercial kitchen business in County Wicklow, Ireland, Shane Bonner knew he needed a savvier approach to pest control. His existing contract, which used a no-frills bait box and regular site inspections, was

10 clubs in the Premier League are currently sponsored by gambling firms Bookmakers are “considering” a voluntary ban on football shirt sponsorship and pitchside advertising, a parliamentary committee has heard. It would expand on the whistle-to-whistle ban on television gambling adverts introduced last year. Half of Premier League clubs and 17 of 24 Championship clubs

Image copyright City of London Police Image caption Police raids included a flat in London’s Kings Cross area a week ago More than 40 people have been arrested in a crackdown on courier fraud across England and Wales. Police say more than 3,000 people, most of them elderly, have been duped into withdrawing large sums

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The mobile operators will meet on Wednesday to try to agree on sharing the costs of masts and other equipment An agreement to share network equipment in order to improve phone coverage in rural areas has hit a stumbling block over costs. Rival operators are unhappy at the price

Image copyright Reuters Claims made by Ryanair about its carbon emissions have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog. Europe’s biggest airline by passenger numbers had billed itself as the region’s “lowest emissions airline” and a “low C02 emissions airline”. But the Advertising Standards Authority ruled Ryanair’s claims in press, TV and radio adverts could