Image copyright Getty Images Speaker-maker Sonos has apologised after accidentally revealing the email addresses of hundreds of its customers to each other. The firm upset people last week by saying it will stop issuing software updates for its older devices from May. A staff member was emailing customers who had complained about the decision. But […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption The teenager’s #FridaysForFuture protest has grown into a global movement Climate change activist Greta Thunberg says she is trademarking her name and the #FridaysForFuture movement to stop people from impersonating her. In 2018, Ms Thunberg’s school strike grew into a global movement that became known as #FridaysForFuture. Millions of people
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The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.75%. In Mark Carney’s final interest rate meeting as governor, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to keep rates unchanged. Policymakers expect an improving global backdrop and reduction in uncertainty following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s election victory. However, the MPC said it
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Image copyright HANNA BRAR Image caption Hanna Brar says her work is “super intense, but I love it” “One of the wackiest things I made at work would definitely be a ‘space donut’. They were like normal donuts, but looked a bit more futuristic!” Hanna Brar, a 24-year-old props assistant from Norwich, has only been
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Image copyright Getty Images Consumer goods giant Unilever has begun a strategic review of its tea business, including PG Tips and Lipton. The company said the move was prompted by a slowdown in sales of traditional tea as more consumers switch to the herbal variety. It is part of efforts by chief executive Alan Jope
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Image copyright Siemens/ PA Image caption A proposed design for an HS2 train Sajid Javid has decided to throw his support behind HS2 ahead of a key meeting with Boris Johnson later. The chancellor is expected to tell the PM he supports the controversial London to Birmingham rail link after studying Treasury analysis of its
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Image copyright Getty Images UK car production sank to its lowest in almost a decade in 2019, with output forecast to continue falling this year. Factories produced 1.3 million units last year, down 14.2% on 2018 and the third consecutive year of decline, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders. Structural
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Image copyright Getty Images Google is temporarily closing all of its offices in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan as a result of the coronavirus. Other tech giants, including Amazon and Microsoft, have also taken action to protect staff from infection. This week global corporations have been shutting operations in China and advising overseas staff not
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Image copyright Northern Rail Image caption Northern, which is also known as Arriva Rail North, was the main train operator in northern England On Wednesday, troubled rail company Northern was brought under government control following concerns about its poor service and shaky finances. The franchise will be stripped from operator Arriva Rail North from 1
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Image copyright AFP Customers have overpaid on electricity for seven years because the regulator has made targets too easy for network operators, a watchdog has said. The National Audit Office (NAO) said regulator Ofgem allowed the companies which run the wires and pylons to make bigger profits than they needed to. This £800m of excess
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