The billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock
Luiza Trajano, owner of Brazilian shop chain Magazine Luiza, is one of the country’s richest people.
‘I’ve paid £250,000 for a ticket into space’
Space tourism is set to take off in 2020 as firms offering tickets get ready for the final countdown.
‘Split ticket’ rail fares to go mainstream say experts
Buying individual tickets for portions of the same journey can be cheaper, but has been “niche”.
India’s first trans queen: ‘Show yourself loud and proud’
Nitasha Biswas won India’s first transgender beauty pageant and now campaigns for transgender rights.
Boeing faces fine for 737 Max plane ‘designed by clowns’
Regulators accuse Boeing of fitting defective parts as internal memos raise 737 Max safety questions.
Northern England’s disused mills ‘at risk’
A quarter of northern England’s 2,000 disused mills are at risk, says Historic England.
Mothercare staff: ‘We’re devastated, it was our family’
Hundreds of British shops will shut for the final time this weekend, including the final Mothercare stores.
‘Absurd’ leasehold pricing should stop, say campaigners
The Law Commission has stopped short of suggesting leaseholds be scrapped in a report
WH Smith warned over executive pension awards
Investors have baulked at the 12.5% pension award given to the stationery giant’s new CEO.
The Book People: 155 jobs lost at struggling business
The bookseller went into administration in December but a buyer has not been found.