Image copyright Getty Images Rent-to-own firm PerfectHome has agreed to pay out a total of £2.1m, after concerns were raised about the unfair treatment of some of its customers. As many as 37,000 customers...
The maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals should be cut to £30 or less, the UK’s Gambling Commission has recommended. Currently people can bet up to £100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino...
Image copyright Getty Images The Church of England is offering its members a faster way to pay – through contactless transactions or Apple and Google Pay. Over 16,000 churches will be able to offer...
Image copyright Getty Images Falling petrol prices and a slower rise in the cost of food contributed to a drop in UK consumer price inflation during February. The rate fell from 3% to 2.7%,...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption US retailers say tariffs against China would punish American working families A group of US retail giants including Walmart, Target and Costco has asked US President Donald Trump to...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption BHS collapsed in 2017 with the loss of 11,000 jobs “Irresponsible” company directors who profit from their firm’s failure while workers and suppliers lose out face a fresh crackdown...
Image copyright ANNA BONImage caption Illiterate farmer Yacouba Sawadogo tests out a mobile web-to-voice service in Burkina Faso We’re growing more used to chatting to our computers, phones and smart speakers through voice assistants...
If you want a job that rides the wave of the future, get hired by a firm that combats cyber-threats. Criminal and malicious hackers are endlessly inventive and every day despatch novel viruses and...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Michael Sheen hopes the alliance can drive change to regulation The actor Michael Sheen has founded a new initiative aimed at providing “fairer alternatives” to mainstream rent-to-own firms and...
Image copyright Which?Image caption Thorntons Classic egg comes with substantial packaging As much as a third of the weight of an Easter egg is still the cardboard and plastic packaging it comes in, according...
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook’s shares have fallen sharply, wiping $37bn off the firm’s value, as it faces questions from US and UK politicians about its privacy rules. The social network is under fire...
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Alexander Nix is the CEO of Cambridge Analytica The UK’s Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham says she will seek a warrant to look at the databases and servers used by...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘The High Street dying story is overstated’ The High Street isn’t dead, the boss of department store chain John Lewis has said ahead of its 50th...
Image copyright Adam LawrenceImage caption Alex Mahon became boss of Channel 4 last year Channel 4 has revealed it pays its female staff almost a quarter less than its male staff on average. Its...
Image copyright Getty Images Uber has said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all US cities after a fatal accident. A woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the...
Image caption A daigou or remote shopper, buys things on the behalf of others Technology is changing the way we work and the jobs we do. Will artificial intelligence and robots relieve us of...
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook shares have fallen sharply as the social network faces questions from US and British politicians about its privacy rules. Facebook is under fire after reports detailing how Cambridge Analytica,...
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook shares have been hit as the social network faces questions from US and British politicians about its privacy rules. Facebook is under fire after reports detailing how Cambridge Analytica,...
Image copyright Bret Fitzgerald Shares in the UK’s biggest technology firm, Micro Focus International, have plunged after it warned of a sharper than expected fall in revenues and its chief executive resigned. Shares in...