Alan Lafley Former P&G CEO Alan Lafley says leading a big firm is like running a Premier League football team Boeing, Nike and Starbucks have all changed their chief executives in recent months. But just how important is the person in the top job for the successful running of such huge companies? “There’s only one…
Getty Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online. A newly released survey, conducted by the UK media regulator, indicates 22% of eight to 17 year olds lie that they are 18 or over…
Getty Images The Black Friday sales are already in full swing and it can be easy to get swept up in the shopping frenzy and end up out of pocket – instead of bagging a bargain. The vast majority of Black Friday offers are cheaper or the same price at other times of the year,…
The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group is close to being finalised and could be confirmed in the next two weeks, according to sources close to the deal. Kretinsky has agreed to make extra concessions in order to clinch the takeover, the BBC understands. Unions have been meeting with Kretinsky’s…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City. Two judges previously denied Mr Combs’ release from custody, primarily due to concerns about potential witness tampering, deeming it a significant risk if he was released before his trial, which is scheduled for May 2025. Mr Combs…
Black Friday is just hours away and as always, it’s a great chance for small business owners and entrepreneurs to score some great deals on tech, goods, and vital services they need for the coming year. Oh yeah, it’s not a bad time to get some good prices on gifts for friends, families, co-workers, clients,…
Kensington Palace/Andrew Parsons The Princess of Wales hugs Liz Hatton at Windsor Castle in October A teenage photographer who inspired Catherine, Princess of Wales, after pursuing a photography bucket list while facing a rare form of cancer, has died. Liz Hatton, 17, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, her…
The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products. It is the first time Fast Retailing’s chief executive Tadashi Yanai has directly addressed the contentious issue. China is a crucial market for Uniqlo…
BBC Lily, 25, says she was left to her own devices trying to figure out the side effects of the pill when she was 17 Misinformation online could be part of the reason fewer women are taking long-term contraception, experts have said. Sexual health clinics and GPs in Wales have seen the uptake for the…
BBC Three quarters of the buildings in Kibbutz Menara have been damaged during the war In Kibbutz Menara in northern Israel, the sound of gunfire from across the border marked the first day of the ceasefire with Hezbollah. Menara sits face to face with the Lebanese village of Meiss el-Jabal. It was one of several…
