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Image copyright Gianni Casagrande Image caption Gianni Casagrande uses a brow styling gel to control his “bushy” eyebrows A growing number of young men are wearing make-up and big brands are embracing the trend. Could the stigma around male cosmetics finally be disappearing? Gianni Casagrande began wearing make-up about three years ago. The 22-year-old from […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rupert Murdoch with sons Lachlan (l) and James (r) Shares in 21st Century Fox have jumped amid reports that several major companies have come forward as suitors for parts of its business. The US firm’s shares gained more than 6% on Friday, after several sources reported interest from Comcast, […]
Image copyright HS2 Image caption Carillion is a member of consortium that is building parts of the HS2 rail link Shares in Carillion, the UK’s second-biggest construction firm, fell 48% on Friday after it issued its third profit warning since July and said it expected to breach its loan conditions. The firm blamed slower asset […]
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou discusses why he’s started an award for disabled entrepreneurs in the UK. Source link
Image copyright Jaguar Land Rover Image caption One of Jaguar Land Rover’s driverless cars The UK’s biggest car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover has been testing driverless cars on public roads. The trials have been underway for several weeks on a half-mile route in Coventry city centre. The vehicles rely on sensors to detect traffic, pedestrians […]
Sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world and it is thought this is where a huge, untapped video gaming potential lies. The BBC’s Tamasin Ford reports from the electronic games festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast – the biggest eSports event on the continent. Source link
Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Sky were boosted by reports that Comcast and Verizon Communications are interested in buying parts of media giant 21st Century Fox. Fox’s 39% stake in Sky is reportedly one of the assets being eyed by the suitors, and this triggered a 4.1% rise in the UK broadcaster’s share price. […]
Image copyright PA Sky Bet has extended its multi-million pound sponsorship deal with the English Football League until the summer of 2024. The gambling operation is the headline sponsor for the Championship, League One and League Two football divisions. It gets its logo on shirts, and rights for “Bet and Watch” for some matches. Sky […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption MPs said their inquiry should act as a “wake-up call” for the wider food industry Problems at a major UK chicken supplier forced to suspend operations over hygiene concerns were “not a one-off”, MPs have claimed. A site run by the 2 Sisters Food Group in the West Midlands […]
We’ve all heard parents complaining about their children being lazy or glued to the TV. But what happens when kids have an issue with their parents sitting around and not doing much? Well Munaf Kapadia found a unique way to tear his mother away from the television – by making her his head chef in […]
Image copyright PA More than a million credit card users who are struggling financially have had their credit limits increased without asking, a charity has said. Such borrowing could make their financial problems worse, so Citizens Advice is calling for a ban on unsolicited increases in credit card limits. It wants Chancellor Philip Hammond to […]
Image copyright AFP Most government support for research and development subsidises investment that would have been made anyway according to a respected think tank. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) estimates that up to 80% of tax credits for research and development (R&D) are a “deadweight”. It said the subsidy should be “largely abolished”, […]