Tuesday, 30 November 2021

MPs back setting new-build house ground rent at one peppercorn a year

Added: 30.11.2021 7:17 | 14 views | 0 comments

People with leases on new-build houses say freeholders are charging them exorbitant amounts.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Westpac: Australia bank pays out over charging dead people

Added: 30.11.2021 5:17 | 9 views | 0 comments

Australia's second largest bank Westpac has agreed to pay $81m in penalties and compensate customers.

Tags: Australia

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Amazon: Union election to be rerun after claims of foul play

Added: 30.11.2021 5:17 | 24 views | 0 comments

Amazon workers in the US state will get a second chance to unionise in a major blow to the online giant.

Tags: Workers, Amazon, Election

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jack Dorsey: What's next for Twitter's co-founder?

Added: 30.11.2021 4:17 | 26 views | 0 comments

The last time the tech visionary left Twitter, he set up another company now worth $100bn.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Why broken African phones are shipped to Europe

Added: 30.11.2021 2:17 | 36 views | 0 comments

A lack of recycling facilities in Africa has spurred one Dutch company to import broken phones.

Tags: EU, Africa, Cycling

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mandatory masks: 'We worry people won't shop with us'

Added: 30.11.2021 0:04 | 36 views | 0 comments

Shopkeepers are concerned about enforcing mask-wearing and terrified they will have to close again.

Tags: Concerts

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Covid: 'We’ve had 20 cancellations in one weekend'

Added: 30.11.2021 0:04 | 33 views | 0 comments

As worries emerge over a new Covid variant, hospitality fears it could thwart the busiest time of year.

Tags: Hospitals

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Facial recognition firm faces possible £17m privacy fine

Added: 29.11.2021 21:17 | 38 views | 0 comments

Clearview AI allegedly breached privacy rules and must now delete relevant photos from its records.

Tags: Facial recognition

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Asda charters cargo ship to prevent Christmas shortages

Added: 29.11.2021 17:00 | 40 views | 0 comments

Supermarket says the move ensures it will not run out of decorations, gifts and toys.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as chief executive

Added: 29.11.2021 16:57 | 37 views | 0 comments

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down from leading the company, saying he's "ready to move on".

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey steps down as chief executive

Added: 29.11.2021 16:18 | 42 views | 0 comments

The founder and chief executive will step down from leading the company.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nissan boss warns no end in sight to global chip shortage

Added: 29.11.2021 12:44 | 46 views | 0 comments

The Omicron variant could exacerbate the shortage of chips used in cars, Makoto Uchida tells the BBC.

Tags: Nissan, Acer

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Covid: Omicron variant causes passengers to scramble for flights

Added: 29.11.2021 12:43 | 46 views | 0 comments

One traveller told the BBC he had found an alternative flight home, but he faces extra costs of £4,000.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Omicron: What Covid refund rights are there for holidays abroad?

Added: 29.11.2021 12:07 | 47 views | 0 comments

What rights do you have if your holidays plans or rules change, as a new Covid variant affects travel?

Tags: Planes

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits

Added: 29.11.2021 9:17 | 53 views | 0 comments

Nasa has asked the private sector to design new spacesuits that can be used on the Moon.

Tags: PC, SPA, NASA

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The 99-year-old cyclist who has won a world silver medal

Added: 29.11.2021 8:17 | 24 views | 0 comments

How a former World War Two pilot came second in a cycling competition for older people.

Tags: Cycling, World War Two

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CEO Secrets: Don't rely on one supplier, have a back-up

Added: 29.11.2021 8:17 | 49 views | 0 comments

Always have a back-up supplier so they can take over if needed, says offcuts boss Nish Parekh.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Macau casino shares fall after 'illegal gambling' arrests

Added: 29.11.2021 7:17 | 53 views | 0 comments

A prominent gambling industry figure in Macau is believed to be among those arrested.

Tags: Gambling, Arrests, Mac, Macau

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

More work needed to create green jobs, report says

Added: 29.11.2021 0:02 | 60 views | 0 comments

Efforts to create "green jobs" need to intensify if the government is to meet its target, a report says.

Tags: Government, Jobs

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

More than 17 million have used buy now, pay later services

Added: 29.11.2021 0:01 | 58 views | 0 comments

Interest in buy now pay later options is surging, with growth fastest among users in their 40s and 50s.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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9 months after the Texas freeze, the power grid remains vulnerable

Added: 30.11.2021 6:17 | 17 views | 0 comments

This article was published in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans.

Tags: Money, Texas

Source: www.nbcnews.com

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