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Harley-Davidson in $12m emissions penalty

Harley-Davidson is paying US authorities $12m (£9m) to settle allegations its motorcycles polluted the air at higher levels than allowed.

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News site Gawker.com to shut down next week

Media company Gawker says it will close its main news site next week, days after it was bought by Univision in a bankruptcy auction.

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India’s traditional taxis battle the ride-hailing apps

India’s traditional taxis are fighting back against a host of ride-hailing start-ups.

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Uber’s $100m settlement with drivers rejected by judge

A $100m settlement between the taxi-hailing app Uber and some of its drivers is rejected by a US judge.

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Farming dreams

The ambitious new plan to overhaul Sierra Leone’s agriculture sector.

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The quest to end Sierra Leone’s ‘hunger season’

The ambitious new plan to overhaul Sierra Leone’s agriculture sector, by growing and milling rice.

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Can’t wait, won’t wait!

Online shoppers want fast websites and apps that are also visually rich and personalised, but how technically difficult is this to achieve?

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William Hill bidders abandon three-way deal plan

888 Holdings and Rank withdraw a proposed tie-up with William Hill which would have created the UK’s largest gambling group.

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Asda has worst quarterly sales drop blaming food deflation

Asda reports a drop in sales of 7.5% in the past three months, its worst quarterly performance on record.

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Uber to deploy self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

Ride-sharing firm Uber will begin allowing users to hail a self-driving car in a US city later this month, it confirms.