HES: Clinical waste firm staff made redundant
Healthcare Environmental Services workers were handed redundancy notices during a meeting at its North Lanarkshire depot.
Gatwick Airport: Majority stake sold to French firm
France’s Vinci is to buy 50.01% of the UK’s second-busiest airport for £2.9bn.
Most shoppers mistrust influencers, says survey
The majority of shoppers are wary of social media influencers, a survey for the BBC indicates.
Plastic bag fee ‘to double to 10p’ and include every shop
The government wants to double the charge and extend it to all shops in England, to cut plastic use.
Tech giants ‘must be more transparent’
EU’s competition commissioner says tech firms must become more transparent about their use of data.
BAE Systems to recruit 700 apprentices
Almost half of the additional apprentices will be based at two plants in Lancashire.
Anak Krakatau: Indonesia flights rerouted as volcano alert level raised
The alert level of Anak Krakatau is now up to the second highest possible after several eruptions.
Huawei: ‘Deep concerns’ over firm’s role in UK 5G upgrade
Chinese state sometimes acts in a “malign way”, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is reported as saying.
Slime – it’s a slippery business
Kids love the mess and parents love the prices – but can slime keep selling?
UK ethnic minority workers face £3.2bn ‘pay penalty’
A research group says Britain’s black and ethnic minority staff are paid less than white counterparts.