Aldi accused of copying pram shade
24 Apr 2019 3:01:42
Entrepreneur Cara Sayer says the supermarket chain has copied her product, a claim it denies.
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How have Airbnb and short lets changed Edinburgh?
24 Apr 2019 3:01:38
A lettings agent and long-term resident give their take on how the growth of Airbnb and short term lets have changed Edinburgh.
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Premier League wage bill surges to £2.9bn
24 Apr 2019 3:01:34
Having five teams doing well in the Champions League helped push clubs' total revenue up to £4.8bn.
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Thousands of penguin chicks wiped out
24 Apr 2019 3:01:03
The second largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica disappears, satellite images show.
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Tesla reports $702m quarterly loss
24 Apr 2019 2:33:52
The US electric car and battery maker said it would return to profit in the third quarter.
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Facebook sets aside $3bn for privacy probe
24 Apr 2019 1:09:09
The social media giant said sales for the first three months of the year leapt 26% to $15.08bn
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'Exhilarating' implant turns thoughts to speech
24 Apr 2019 7:00:34
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again.
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McDonald's plastic straw petition: Call to ditch paper straws
24 Apr 2019 5:54:12
Petition started for McDonald's to stop their paper straw roll-out "as they dissolve in drinks".
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Easyjet bans nuts on all flights to protect passengers
24 Apr 2019 5:22:40
Airline to stop passengers eating nuts on flights if other passengers suffer an allergy.
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How generational stereotypes hold us back at work | Leah Georges
24 Apr 2019 4:54:37
The Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, Gen Z -- we're all in the workforce together. How are our assumptions about each other holding us back from working and communicating better? Social psychologist Leah Georges shows how we're more similar than different and offers helpful tactics for navigating the multigenerational workplace.
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Boeing uncertain how 737 crashes will hit profits
24 Apr 2019 3:56:52
Boeing still does not know how the crisis over the safety of its 737 Max jets will hit its financial performance.
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Ban standing on long distance trains, says Virgin
24 Apr 2019 0:37:19
The train operator calls for reservation-only seating, in proposals to the government's rail review.
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Government borrowing lowest for 17 years
24 Apr 2019 8:56:33
Full-year borrowing was still higher than the government's independent forecaster expected.
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Huawei row: UK to let Chinese firm help build 5G network
24 Apr 2019 7:12:26
Chinese telecoms giant to provide "non core" equipment for a new data network despite security risk warning.
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Wanted: New Bank of England boss
24 Apr 2019 7:03:44
The government launches the search for a new governor of the Bank of England to take over from Mark Carney.
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Jacinda Ardern leads effort to curb online extremism
24 Apr 2019 3:42:50
New Zealand and France will host a summit aimed at curbing the use of social media to promote terrorism.
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Jailed French executive who felt force of US bribery law
23 Apr 2019 3:45:41
The jail ordeal of ex-Alstom executive Frédéric Pierucci is a warning for firms with a history of corruption.
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Labour pledges to end 'slum' office housing
23 Apr 2019 3:37:52
It says current planning rules allow developers in England to convert offices into "rabbit hutch" homes.
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Biodiversity: 'Beast of Beddau' is new millipede find
23 Apr 2019 3:09:01
Colliery tips are home to hundreds of rare species of bugs - including some unique finds - say scientists.
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How 'digital twins' make a factory more efficient
23 Apr 2019 3:01:27
The "digital twin" system allows the robots of the Siemens factory in Bad Neustadt to work more efficiently.
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Nasa lander 'detects first Marsquake'
23 Apr 2019 2:24:21
It is the first seismic signal ever detected on the surface of a body other than Earth and its Moon.
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Reduced opening hours announced at 93 TSB branches
23 Apr 2019 0:32:19
The bank has announced 71 Scottish branches and 22 in England will be affected by the changes from July.
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Trump backs Harley Davidson on EU trade tariffs
23 Apr 2019 9:40:32
The US president vows to reciprocate against "unfair" EU duties on motorbikes.
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Google 'retaliating against harassment protest organisers'
23 Apr 2019 7:01:24
Organisers of walkouts in protest at Google's treatment of women say they are facing backlash at work.
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Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA? | David R. Liu
23 Apr 2019 4:53:03
In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing takes the promise of CRISPR to the next level: if CRISPR proteins are molecular scissors, programmed to cut specific DNA sequences, then base editors are pencils, capable of directly rewriting one DNA letter into another. Learn more about how these molecular machines work -- and their potential to treat or even cure genetic diseases.
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