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Ocado joins the blue chip shares index after a year of dealmaking, while M&S escapes the drop. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IVadgo

Car output rises on the back of investment in new models, but the industry's trade body repeats Brexit concerns. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2kFJYMJ

Leagues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are urged to stop using single-use plastic. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2snjJ0E

The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2JeT5BF

The US economy grew by 2.2% in the first quarter, slightly more slowly than first reported. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LGZG6m

The bank's AGM is told that use of branches has fallen sharply as customers shift to digital banking. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2H3u8nI

Italy is forced to offer significantly higher returns in a sale of government bonds on Wednesday. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2sgLuZS

The company becomes the last of the "big six" energy companies to announce early summer price rises. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2sr03sK

Margot James tells consumers to boycott the ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LH6lxn

The number of stoppages and the number of workers involved in labour disputes hit a record low last year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2J1ny30

Digital minister Margot James tells consumers not to use the Geneva-based ticket reseller. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2L9xFn5

Paris is leading the move to cut pollution by banning some vehicles from its streets. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LIE6OJ

Silent retreats are an increasingly popular form of escape from the stresses of urban life. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2kAgjEz

In the troubled region of Kashmir, a rare type of mushroom is giving locals a chance to earn money. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2J2QzLK

The coffee chain is giving all US staff "unconscious bias" training. We explain what that involves. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LIErAZ

Orla Kiely reveals the secrets behind the designs she's created over the past 20 years. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xqU4tS

Strawberry producers say they can't find enough humans to pick their fruit, so are robots the answer? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LGvPeo

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the light bulb became a million dollar idea. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xqPr2X

Thameslink is threatened with legal action for comparing its poor service to Poundland chocolate. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LbyGuS

The coffee chain closes all 8,000 cafes in the US for an afternoon of "racial bias" training. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2sj1z19

The EU is not the freest trader, but on many measures it is near the liberal end of the spectrum. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xtOTta

Spending on e-cigarettes is increasing. The BBC looks at what's behind the rise. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LMfzIO

Could the French capital provide a template for cutting pollution in other cities? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LKBGz4

There is a significant link between higher temperatures and lower school achievement, says a US study. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2spwLuS

The iPlayer service will offer 29 matches in higher-than-normal quality, but access will be limited. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2L8vvnz

Active Shooter is removed from the Steam Store a week before its release after a public outcry. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2JgoOlT

An energy expert said that the tool "is a good way" to make information more accessible. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J2aYjP

The driver said her Tesla car was using Autopilot technology when it hit a parked police car. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2srr3IG

Russian regulators have given the company one month to remove the messaging app from its App Store. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXAcnB

The proposed laws - which also include flying restrictions - could come into effect by July. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXtm1q

A video games expert said that the releases are likely to "broaden the appeal" of the console. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J1FE4W

The makers of the hit video game are accused of copying rival PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2siEWd0

Tool used by journalists and the police has reduced the information it shares. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J2Z3m5

Margot James tells consumers to boycott the ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LH6lxn

They could be fined up to £500,000 if delayed plans to hold them personally liable are implemented. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xrvk4D

Star Citizen's "Legatus" package is only available to players who have already spent over $1000 (£750). from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LEvb0K

The drone operator "honestly believed" the 520mph plane would hit the remote-controlled device. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IXH5kD

Papua New Guinea aims to crack down on fake profiles and may make its own rival social network. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xprQjg

A ban had prevented media from reporting on the 35-year-old's sentencing at Leeds Crown Court. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2L4gcwg

A women's group says there is "a concerted attack on women's free speech" over transgender issues. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LHd2PS

The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2sgLqt6

A disused waterfront in Toronto is being transformed by a firm owned by Google's parent company. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xwLREK

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the 'violent' music videos which the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2J0Wj8D

Shares in the retailer sink almost 21% as it announces closures and says profits will fall sharply this year. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LJMZrl

London introduces a contactless payment scheme for buskers that allows tap-to-pay donations. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xrOnfn

The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LGJNgp

Two 18-year-olds are charged over a hack that targeted the Latin hit and other pop songs on YouTube. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xsPGuk

Complaints against the web giants are filed on the first day of the EU's new data protection law. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xnTM6U

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on Wednesday on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2H4FYhz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's estate sued ABC on Wednesday, arguing that a special the network aired last week about the pop singer's final days used his songs and music videos without permission. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2kDj1cp

LONDON (Reuters) - Dressed in his red hat and blue duffle coat, Paddington Bear heads to London's St Paul's cathedral in late creator Michael Bond's last book about the much-loved children's character. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2J120mX

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested an executive behind ABC's cancellation of sitcom "Roseanne" was biased while the White House said it did not defend comedian Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that sparked the decision. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2JhO2As

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2sjE5Zx

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Yong Chol landed in New York on Wednesday as the most senior North Korean envoy to hold talks with American officials on U.S. soil in 18 years. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2SD6n

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A dissident Russian journalist reported murdered in Kiev on Tuesday dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday during a televised briefing by Ukrainian state security about the killing, which they then said they had faked. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2L8pnM4

BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that U.S. forces should learn the lesson of Iraq and leave the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2suj65L

(Reuters) - Mexican presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has extended his lead well beyond his nearest rivals with just a month to go before the July 1 election, an opinion poll showed on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2smnTXz

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon, U.S. officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ssTp5z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state-run news agency said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in the North on Thursday at the invitation of North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2kD4MnM

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd over suspected embezzlement and breach of trust by members of its owning family, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J0982W

A photo of a Dallas police officer holding a three-month-old baby in his arms, giving comfort after surviving a rollover crash has gone viral. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2J1liZm

A group of former homosexuals and ministry leaders rallied on the steps of a California courthouse Tuesday to protest a bill that threatens to ban Christian books and resources which address issues of homosexuality and gender identity. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JhtLuQ

As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, a new study reveals that more may have died in the aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria than previously thought.  Ministries in hard-hit Puerto Rico say the study could generate more attention and help an island that still has not recovered. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2xtQAqF

ROME (Reuters) - Two polls show that between 60-72 percent of Italians want the country to remain part of the euro while 23-24 percent would choose to drop the common currency. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2steP2d