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Are social media firms doing enough to tackle extremism and stop the live-streaming of violence?

In the first of four court cases, a High Court judge described a culture of “secrecy and excessive confidentiality” at the Post Office. 

371 Boeing airliners are sitting idle on the tarmac tonight, after the aviation giant grounded its 737 MAX model. It follows the decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ban the jet from US airspace – joining more than 50 countries which had already done the same. Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash claimed 157 lives, including nine…

Amid the political mayhem, the Chancellor stuck to the date he had in his diary and delivered his spring statement, giving us a snapshot of the economy’s performance and hints of spending to come.

Marks and Spencer was founded in the 19th century, Ocado in the 21st. Today, these very different businesses came together in a multi-billion pound joint venture, using Ocado’s hi-tech knowledge to deliver M&S food.

Workers at the Honda factory were given the day off today after receiving confirmation that they will lose their jobs by 2021.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond was expected to be on his way to China this weekend to discuss trade. The official line from the treasury is that no trip was ever announced or confirmed.

The Prime Minister has once again backed the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling as he faced further criticism in parliament over the awarding of a contract to provide ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit to a company with no ships. Theresa May insisted that due diligence was carried out before start-up company Seaborne Freight…

Airbus has issued its starkest warning yet over Brexit, saying it could move manufacturing out of the UK in the event of a No-deal. We spoke to people in Broughton, home of the company’s biggest UK plant, employing some 6,000 people. The area voted 56 per cent in favour of leaving the EU in the…

A major nuclear power project in North Wales has collapsed because of massive borrowing costs, which the Japanese firm Hitachi couldn’t afford – and the British government would only partially cover. This programme has been told that Hitachi needed to borrow £9 billion for the project to succeed. But the company calculated it would have to fork out another…

A no-deal Brexit would create a “1930s-style contraction” according to the head of UK Finance, which represents banks and financial services.

Britain’s biggest car maker has announced it will axe more than 4,000 jobs – and says Brexit is a factor in the decision. Most of the job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover will come from its UK workforce. The slump in demand for diesel cars and a slowdown in China have also been blamed. It’s…

More details of government no-deal contingency plans are emerging – like the £107 million earmarked for ferry companies to increase freight capacity.

News of no-deal ferry contracts slipped out by the government on Christmas Eve will come as no surprise to the shipping industry. Behind the scenes, under the strictures of government non-disclosure agreements, there has been fierce lobbying from ferry companies who were fearful that a government-run fleet would effectively undercut their businesses. The announcement of…

A Government commissioned report into how to revive Britain’s high street says we have too many shops. It says that communities should think creatively about how to turn town centres into spaces everyone can share.