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The spectacular failures and successes
Not far from Cairo stood a remarkable dam, the Sadd el-Kafara, more than 100m long, and 14m high, and able to store about half a […]
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Budget 2020: ‘No apology’ for borrowing, says
Image caption Rishi Sunak delivered the Budget to the Commons on Wednesday Borrowing more money to invest into the UK is “the right economic thing […]
Are female urinals the answer to queues at the loos?
Image copyright La Voix du Nord Image caption Toilet queues spurred Nathalie Des Isnards to start her company making women’s urinals A few years ago, […]
Wall Street rallies after Trump declares virus emergency
Wall Street shares rallied on Friday after US President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money to fight the spread […]
Coronavirus: British Airways boss tells staff jobs
British Airways is to ground flights ‘like never before’ and lay off staff in response to the coronavirus. In a memo to staff titled “The […]
Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company’s board to spend more time on philanthropic activities. He says he wants to focus on […]
Coronavirus: Norwegian Air to suspend half its
Norwegian Air is set to cancel 4,000 flights and temporarily lay off about half of its staff because of the coronavirus outbreak. The budget airline […]
Virus ‘could cost millions of tourism
The global coronavirus outbreak means millions of travel and tourism jobs are at risk, says a leading industry body. The World Travel and Tourism Council […]
Upcycling sports shirts and aeroplane seats
“When I started talking about upcycling, people thought I was talking about riding bikes uphill,” laughs Scott Hamlin. But the former Adidas boss has a […]
turned away from Exeter Chiefs rugby game
Former Flybe staff who won tickets to a Premiership rugby game said they were turned away at the gates. Tanya Lloyd said she was refused […]