‘It spoils everything’
Plans to develop an opencast coal mine in Northumberland have split locals – some support the jobs created under the scheme, while others are concerned about the impact on tourism.
Take me to paradise
Airlines and travel companies are trying to extend their reach into interactive entertainment.
Child prodigy
Twelve-year-old entrepreneur Henry Patterson tells the BBC how running a successful business has changed his life.
Mixed up measures
Energy firm E.On’s measurement error over some of its customers’ gas payments is just the latest costly metric-imperial mix-up.
Rent a bridesmaid
Selecting bridesmaids can be a difficult decision, but now there is another option – paying for a professional to take up the role.
Turnaround triumph
Lisa Messenger explains how she turned her life around to set up the Sydney-based multimedia business, the Messenger Group.
Costly freebie
Deliveries sent in error – seemingly for free – after an online order mix-up or a mistake on the bill by a trader are rarely yours to keep.
GE is taking a trip into the ‘Mouth of Hell’ and it wants you to come along
The industrial giant is jumping into the mouth of a volcano to capture data on when they could erupt.
Man stabs 6 passengers, lights fire on Swiss train: Motive unknown
A man set a fire on a train and stabbed Swiss passengers in the country’s northeast.
Fidel Castro turns 90, commemorates occasion by lambasting US, Obama
Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday, and the iconic leftist revolutionary also lambasted his old foe, the U.S.