‘I’m being jailed – but the court was misled’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Matt Connolly was convicted last year The UK's top financial watchdog made statements for...
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‘I’m being jailed for four emails from 12 years ago’
Image copyright Matt Connolly The crime for which Matt Connolly was convicted, alongside British co-defendant Gavin Black, is conspiracy to...
Thomas Cook: Remaining 4,800 passengers set for return
Image copyright Reuters Flights repatriating the remaining 4,800 Thomas Cook holidaymakers are due to take off on Sunday as the...
What to do if you hate your boss
Image copyright Getty Images "I actually loved my job but when you have a boss that hates what you do...
‘My home’s freehold isn’t worth the paper it’s written on’
Image copyright Denise Sullivan Image caption Denise's freehold house has more than a dozen 'restrictive covenants' on it When Denise...
Harrogate: What happened when the shops left town
Image copyright Alamy Image caption Harrogate's commercial property market is the toughest some experts can recall Cream teas, quaint streets...
India shelves crackdown on single-use plastic
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the nation to work towards ending the use of plastic. It comes...
US unemployment rate falls to 50-year low of 3.5%
Image copyright Getty Images The US unemployment rate has fallen to a 50-year low, possibly easing recession worries after recent...
Car sales: September figures deepen industry gloom
Image copyright Shutterstock Hopes of a big rise in UK car sales in September have been dashed, spreading more gloom...
How the highlighter pen became a million dollar idea.
Highlighter pens have become indispensible tools for the office worker and the student alike. But their history stretches back to...
Japanese car sales sink in South Korea amid trade rift
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA man smashed up his Japanese-made car in protest at the trade...
Consumers ‘overpay by £1.2bn a year on car and home insurance’
Image copyright Getty Images Failings in the market for home and car insurance mean consumers are overpaying by about £1.2bn...
BP names new boss as Bob Dudley steps down
Image copyright PA BP's chief executive Bob Dudley is stepping down from the oil giant next year, becoming the latest...
Hong Kong protests: Rich chase golden visas as unrest simmers
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow Hong Kong got trapped in a cycle of violenceWealthy Hong Kong...
Why a row over jets could raise the cost of whisky
Image copyright Speyside Distillers Image caption Patricia Dillon is managing director of Speyside Distillers in Scotland Scotch whisky should, in...
John Lewis demands discounts from landlords
Image copyright PA John Lewis is seeking discounts from its landlords to cut costs, in a highly unusual move that...
Falling felines: Keeping cats in high-rise flats safe
Singaporean cat owners are grappling with high-rise syndrome - the phenomenon of cats falling from a height and sustaining severe...
Warburtons ‘on the verge of compostable packaging’
The chairman of Warburtons, Jonathan Warburton, has told BBC Radio 5 Live that the company is "on the verge" of...
