Amazon tells staff to get back to office five days a week
Getty Images Amazon has faced protests over previous changes to working from home Amazon is ordering staff back to the office five days a week as it ends its hybrid work policy. The change will come into force from January, Amazon’s chief executive Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff. “We’ve decided that we’re […]
Drake and DeMar DeRozan beef: What’s going on?
Getty Images Sacramento Kings’ DeMar DeRozan is a former Toronto Raptors All-Star Drake has had his fair share of beef with other rappers, but some people might not have seen his latest row with a basketball player coming. The rap megastar is famously a fan of Toronto Raptors – the NBA’s only Canadian team – […]
Cheap bus scheme for young people extended to 16-21 year-olds
Mike Dean (Eye Imagery) Carwyn Jones launching the scheme in 2015 A discounted bus travel scheme for young people is to be extended from December. MyTravelPass is currently available for 16-18 year olds but will be extended to 21-year-olds. Holders of the free pass, available online, are entitled to a third off on bus fares. […]
New £8.1m Wolverhampton College training centre opens
West Midlands Combined Authority The opening saw commemorative plaques unveiled to mark the occasion An £8.1m training centre for college students in the Black Country has officially opened. The City of Wolverhampton College Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre, based at the Wellington Road campus in Bilston, offers specialised engineering and automotive courses, including a focus […]
Olly Murs to headline Bristol harbourside concert
PA Olly Murs is one of the first three headliners to be announced for the concert series next summer Olly Murs has been announced as one of the first three headliners for an open-air concert series next summer. Bristol Sounds, which returns to the harbourside from 25 to 29 June, 2025, will also feature Supergrass […]
Former Ticketmaster boss sentenced for hacking rival company CrowdSurge
Getty Images A former Ticketmaster boss who illegally accessed a rival company’s computer servers to steal information has been sentenced. British national Stephen Mead stole sensitive data from CrowdSurge – a smaller business he had previously worked for – between 2013 and 2015. His actions directly contributed to the company’s collapse, the Department of Justice, […]
Least used railway station Redcar British Steel gets visitor boost
PA Media Redcar British Steel station saw 320 more visitors in 2018-19 than the year before Hundreds of people visiting Britain’s least used railway station may have saved it from the title this year, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Redcar British Steel station saw 360 entries and exits during 2018-19, up […]
EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine
Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. The tech giant had appealed against the fine, which was originally levied by the European Commission in 2017. It was at the time the largest penalty the Commission had ever imposed […]
Silent Witness creator says diagnosis of terminal illness has been ‘a shock’
The creator of the BBC crime dramas Silent Witness and New Tricks has spoken publicly for the first time about being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme, Nigel McCrery, 71, said he received the news three weeks ago. “It comes as quite a shock,” he said. “I mean […]
Just Eat profits up amid merger pressure
Getty Images Food delivery service Just Eat has defended itself against a disgruntled shareholder by reporting a sharp rise in 2018 revenue. Fund manager Cat Rock has been calling on the delivery company to seek a merger with a rival. But Just Eat’s chairman Mike Evans said the “strategy set out last year is working”. […]