Monday, 18 February 2019

Honda set to close Swindon car plant

Added: 18.02.2019 15:14 | 5 views | 0 comments

The carmaker is set to announce the closure of its Swindon plant in 2022, jeopardising 3,500 jobs, sources say.

Tags: Honda, Jobs

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Flybmi won't be the last airline failure, say analysts

Added: 18.02.2019 14:17 | 12 views | 0 comments

The airline's collapse follows a string of European failures as a perfect storm hits the industry.

Tags: EU

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Valentine's Day: This man devised a formula for finding love, and followed it

Added: 18.02.2019 13:17 | 13 views | 0 comments

Wouldn't it make sense to take a more rational approach to choosing your perfect partner?

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

747: How the jumbo jet shaped 50 years of flight

Added: 18.02.2019 12:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

Fifty years since the Boeing 747's first flight, BBC Rewind looks back on how the jumbo jet changed aviation and global travel.

Tags: Aviation, Boeing

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The art dealer making jewellery from e-waste

Added: 18.02.2019 12:18 | 8 views | 0 comments

Eliza Walter works at an art gallery, but in her spare time she makes sustainable jewellery.

Tags: SPA, Jewel

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Carlos Ghosn and Japan's 'hostage justice' system

Added: 18.02.2019 12:18 | 13 views | 0 comments

Critics say the pressure to confess is immense and there is no real presumption of innocence.

Tags: Japan

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Japan turns to tech to cut long working hours

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

Overwork is a longstanding problem in Japan and companies are turning to technology for solutions.

Tags: Japan, Technology

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

May challenged on 'rip-off' energy cap pledge

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 6 views | 0 comments

An MP reminds the PM of her call to end to rip-off energy prices, but tells her 2.5 million people were now in fuel poverty.

Tags: Fuel

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

'I was in the taxi and he put his hand on my knee'

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

As taxi drivers face the prospect of extra criminal checks, one woman tells of being assaulted by her driver.

Tags: Women, Taxes

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The fashion models struggling with a life of debt

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

Models travel between fashion capitals for the chance to appear on the catwalks, but many will go home without pay and more debt.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Valentine's Day: Japan falling out of love with 'obligation chocolates'

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 9 views | 0 comments

Some women in Japan are moving away from the custom of giving 'obligation chocolates' to male colleagues.

Tags: Women, Japan

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hotels train staff to spot human trafficking

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 7 views | 0 comments

The check-in desks of hotels are becoming the front line for detecting victims of human trafficking.

Tags: Hotels

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Brexit healthcare worries for Brits in Spain

Added: 18.02.2019 11:18 | 18 views | 0 comments

British pensioners in Europe worry about healthcare costs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Tags: EU, Brexit, SPA

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Late-paying big firms 'should get public contract bans'

Added: 18.02.2019 10:17 | 6 views | 0 comments

Small business leaders want big companies to prove they pay their suppliers on time before winning government deals.

Tags: Government

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How the chocolate bar became a million dollar idea

Added: 18.02.2019 10:17 | 15 views | 0 comments

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the chocolate bar became a million dollar idea.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Train firms want overhaul of ticket system

Added: 18.02.2019 9:17 | 12 views | 0 comments

Rail operators' proposals could see an end to the traditional peak and off-peak fares structure.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NatWest worker told customer 'vegans should be punched'

Added: 18.02.2019 9:17 | 12 views | 0 comments

A NatWest worker said he felt vegans were forcing their beliefs on him but the bank apologised for his outburst.

Tags: Workers

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Would you be happy to see your doctor online?

Added: 18.02.2019 9:17 | 18 views | 0 comments

Video consultations are saving doctors time and money, but are they good for patients, too?

Tags: Sean Young, Money

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Peak rail fares could go under rail price shake-up

Added: 18.02.2019 8:18 | 14 views | 0 comments

Train operators propose a ticketing overhaul that could end traditional peak and off-peak fares.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

London's secret billion-pound guilds

Added: 18.02.2019 8:18 | 17 views | 0 comments

London's trade guilds date back a thousand years and have billions of pounds in assets. But have they forgotten their original purpose?

Tags: London, USA

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Brexit fractures Britain's 'hijacked' opposition party

Added: 18.02.2019 15:18 | 5 views | 0 comments

“We are clear where we stand on Brexit. This is a national catastrophe and we want no part facilitating the disaster if it happens.”

Tags: Opposition, Brexit

Source: www.nbcnews.com

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