Motorway petrol prices 'exploitative', says Chris Grayling

The transport secretary wants the UK's three biggest motorway service station operators investigated.

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GKN takeover concerns to be assessed by government

Unions want the bid for Britain's biggest engineering firm to be blocked on national security grounds.

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Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm

The firm denies it believes that growth at all costs is "good" even if it leads to deaths.

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Cathay Pacific ends skirts-only rule for female staff

Cathay Pacific changes its skirts-only policy, in place since 1946, after growing union pressure.

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Car hire cost clean-up continues

Holidaymakers should now be safer from hidden charges when hiring a car from a UK firm, authorities say.

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Air passengers sending bailiffs to airlines

Passengers are sending bailiffs in to airlines - including EasyJet - to get compensation.

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Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress makes management comeback

Heather Cho returns to take control of a hotel network, after her high-profile tantrum three years ago.

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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' shares dip in US stock debut

Shares in Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform fell below their opening price on Wall Street's Nasdaq.

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Lindsay Lohan loses GTA V privacy case appeal

The actress fails to convince judges that a character in Grand Theft Auto V was based on her.

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Engineering giant GKN sold to Melrose for £8bn

Shareholders back an £8bn offer after a bitter fight for control of Britain's biggest engineering firm.

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iPhone update adds privacy 'transparency'

Apple has updated iOS, MacOS and tvOS to let people know when their personal data will be collected.

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VW to buy back cars hit by German city diesel bans

Volkswagen says it will buy back new or nearly new diesel cars affected by diesel bans in German cities

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Trump attacks Amazon for paying 'little or no taxes'

As well as its tax record, President Trump launches into Amazon for destroying retail jobs.

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Barclays pays $2bn to settle US fraud case

The US had sued the bank for alleged fraud over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

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Bargain Booze firm Conviviality close to administration

Conviviality, which owns Bargain Booze and Wine Rack, announces plans to file for administration.

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Bonus pay gap revealed at Facebook UK

Women working at Facebook in the UK are paid bonuses worth less than 60% of those their male colleagues receive.

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Borrowing more likely than saving in UK

Households became net borrowers last year for the first time since data began to be collected in 1987.

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Air India sale: Who'll buy the debt-laden carrier?

The government is to try to sell a 76% stake in the airline in a long-awaited privatisation.

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Brexit: UK hopes to roll over 40 EU trade deals, says Liam Fox

Liam Fox says he hopes to have the arrangements with 70 countries in place by the end of 2020.

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Row over deposit demands on tenants

MPs and landlords are at loggerheads over the acceptable level of deposits demanded of tenants in England.

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UK house price growth 'subdued in March'

The Nationwide building society says prices grew at an annual rate of 2.1%.

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Australian ball-tampering: Steve Smith dumped as 'Weet-bix Kid'

The deal is just one corporate sponsorship to collapse amid Australian cricket's ball-tampering scandal.

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Volkswagen's car 'graveyard' in California

Volkswagen has been storing hundreds of thousands of cars after the diesel emissions scandal.

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How flip-flops became a Million Dollar Idea

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how flip-flops became a Million Dollar Idea.

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Samsonite boss: I always carry two cases

Samsonite is perhaps the world's best-known luggage brand. Chief executive Ramesh Tainwala explains why online shopping is the biggest threat and opportunity to his business.

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Nestle 'restructures' Milkybar to cut sugar

The chocolate firm has used science to cut sugar in chocolate by 30%

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'People are drinking less, but better quality'

CEO Secrets: How a Herefordshire potato farmer dug himself a share in the global gin and vodka market.

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White Baton Rouge policeman fired over shooting of black man

(Reuters) - A white Louisiana police officer was fired on Friday and a second suspended for the killing of Alton Sterling, a black man shot in a 2016 incident that inflamed the U.S. debate on racial bias in law enforcement, a police official said.

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Fox's Ingraham to take week off as advertisers flee amid controversy

(Reuters) - Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking next week off, after almost a dozen advertisers dropped her show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter.

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New York moves to offset federal tax changes in $168 billion budget deal

ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed late on Friday on a $168 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including measures aimed at offsetting damage to taxpayers from new federal tax changes.

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Widow of Florida nightclub gunman cleared of all charges

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The widow of the Pulse nightclub gunman walked free on Friday after a jury cleared her of charges related to the 2016 massacre that killed 49 people in Orlando, stunning survivors who had longed to hold someone accountable.

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Tesla says crashed vehicle had been on autopilot prior to accident

LOS GATOS, California (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Friday that a Tesla Model X involved a fatal crash in California last week had activated its Autopilot system, raising new questions about the semi-autonomous system that handles some driving tasks.

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Autopsy refutes police account of California shooting of black man -lawyer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - An autopsy on an unarmed black man killed by police officers in California's capital last week shows that none of the eight bullets hit him in the front, contradicting the official version of events, a lawyer for the deceased's family said on Friday.

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In gun-friendly Vermont, lawmakers pass firearms control bill

(Reuters) - Vermont lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Friday to a bill that raises the legal age for buying firearms and expands background checks, becoming the latest state poised to tighten gun restrictions after last month's Florida school massacre.

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U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history: State Department

(Reuters) - In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.

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More family members of woman killed in Uber self-driving car crash hire lawyer

PHOENIX (Reuters) - More family members of a woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle have hired legal counsel, indicating the ride services firm's legal problems may not be over in the first fatality caused by an autonomous car.

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Judge says undocumented teens in U.S. custody must have abortion access

(Reuters) - A federal judge in Washington issued an injunction on Friday preventing the Trump administration from interfering with the ability of undocumented teenagers in U.S. custody to have abortions or obtain abortion-related services.

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Who stands to gain if Trump pulls the US out of Syria? - CNN

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Who stands to gain if Trump pulls the US out of Syria? CNN Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump's unexpected announcement on Thursday that the US would "be coming out of Syria like very soon" is raising concerns among some national security officials who warn that withdrawing now would not only undermine ... Trump Orders State Dept. to Suspend Funds for Syria RecoveryNew York Times Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling PullbackWall Street Journal Trump freezing Syria funds in signal of US pullback, report saysFox News NPR -Politico -CBS News -The Mercury News all 541 news articles »

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Trump Advisers Urge Tougher Russia Policy After Expulsions - New York Times

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As new details emerge, Scott Pruitt's housing arrangements come under scrutiny - Washington Post

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As new details emerge, Scott Pruitt's housing arrangements come under scrutiny Washington Post This post has been updated. Scott Pruitt's unusual housing arrangement during much of last year — when he paid a lobbyist a modest sum each night for staying in a Capitol Hill condo she co-owned — has generated a new round of scrutiny about the ... White House frustrated with EPA's Pruitt for apartment controversyCNN Scott Pruitt, EPA Chief, Rented Residence From Wife of Energy LobbyistNew York Times EXCLUSIVE: Pruitt's EPA security broke down door to lobbyist condoABC News HuffPost -Los Angeles Times -Vanity Fair -TIME all 155 news articles »

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1 officer fired, 1 suspended in death of Alton Sterling as police release new videos - Los Angeles Times

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1 officer fired, 1 suspended in death of Alton Sterling as police release new videos Los Angeles Times In this July 5, 2016, image made from video, Alton Sterling is restrained by two police officers, one holding a gun, outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, La. Moments later, Officer Blane Salamoni shot and killed Sterling. (Arthur Reed / AP ... Baton Rouge Officer Is Fired in Alton Sterling Case as Police Release New VideosNew York Times How five videos captured the fatal shooting of Alton SterlingCNN Baton Rouge police release video showing fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, plan to fire one officerWashington Post NBCNews.com -USA TODAY -NPR -HuffPost all 155 news articles »

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Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California - Wall Street Journal

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Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California Wall Street Journal A Tesla equipped with automated-control system crashed last week near Mountain View, Calif. Photo: Published Credit: KTVU FOX 2/Reuters. By. Tim Higgins. Tim Higgins. The Wall Street Journal. BiographyTim Higgins · @timkhiggins · tim.higgins@wsj.com ... Tesla says driver's hands weren't on wheel at time of accidentLos Angeles Times Tesla car was on autopilot prior to fatal crash in California, company saysABC News Tesla says Autopilot was engaged during fatal Model X crashThe Verge New York Times -KGO-TV -The Mercury News -WIRED all 196 news articles »

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