Shell pays $111m over 1970s oil spill in Nigeria

Oil giant Shell will pay a Nigerian community $111m (£80m) over an oil spill more than…

Firms want help to measure their carbon footprint

Many firms are citing a lack of finance as holding them back from the ability to…

Google may cut pay of staff who work from home

Google employees in the US who opt to work from home permanently may get a pay…

UK economy grows 4.8% as Covid restrictions ease

UK economic growth rose by 4.8% between April and June, according to official figures, as most…

US job vacancies hit a record 10.1 million

US job openings hit a fresh record in June amid reports the country continues to face…

TikTok named as the most downloaded app of 2020

TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from…

Deliveroo: German rival buys stake in delivery platform

Online food delivery firm Delivery Hero has taken a 5% stake worth £284m in its UK…

Vodafone to bring back roaming charges from January

Vodafone has become the second UK mobile company to reintroduce roaming charges for users travelling in…

US economy adds more jobs than expected in July

The US economy added more jobs than expected in July as employment rose by 943,000. Read…

Tobacco giant Philip Morris raises bid for respiratory drugmaker

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has raised its bid to buy respiratory drugmaker Vectura to more than…

Coronavirus: PM and transport secretary defend travel changes

The prime minister and transport secretary have defended changes to the UK’s traffic light travel system,…

Apple to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

Apple has announced details of a system to find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US…