Image copyright AFP Image caption Rupert Stadler was arrested last year German authorities have charged the former boss of Audi with fraud as part of an investigation into the VW emissions-cheating scandal. Rupert Stadler is also accused of false certification and criminal advertising practices. Prosecutors claim he knew that hundreds of thousands of Audi, Porsche […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The beard ban was deemed to infringe on “the right to one’s own image” Burger King workers in Catalonia will now be able to grow beards after local officials decided the company’s ban on facial hair violated the constitutional rights of staff. Authorities also ruled that ordering men and women […]
Image copyright ONEWEB Image caption OneWeb’s network will sit 1,200km above the Earth and will consist of hundreds of satellites A firm that plans to launch hundreds of satellites into orbit to provide worldwide internet coverage has failed in its latest attempt to get approval in Russia. OneWeb, whose headquarters are in the UK, was […]
Image copyright Ryanair Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned staff to prepare for job cuts in the coming weeks, saying the airline has 900 too many pilots and cabin crew. In a video message to workers, he said redundancies would be announced by the end of August, although he did not put an exact number […]
Image copyright PA Media The pound has continued to fall on currency markets as the government insists that the UK is prepared to leave the EU without a deal. Sterling hit a fresh two-year low of $1.2120 against the dollar on Tuesday, before recovering some ground. The currency also slid against the euro, falling to […]
Media captionWho is ASAP Rocky and why is he on Trump’s radar? ASAP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to assault in Stockholm. The US rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is on trial accused of assaulting a 19-year-old Afghan refugee in the Swedish capital a month ago. Two members of the 30-year-old’s entourage are also on […]
Media captionWho is ASAP Rocky and why is he on Trump’s radar? ASAP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to assault in Stockholm. The US rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is on trial accused of assaulting a 19-year-old Afghan refugee in the Swedish capital a month ago. Two members of the 30-year-old’s entourage are also on […]
Image copyright katti_loves_life/Instagram Image caption Ekaterina Karaglanova, a graduate doctor, was a popular social media personality A prominent Russian Instagram influencer has been found dead with knife wounds in a suitcase in her rented apartment in Moscow, police say. Ekaterina Karaglanova, 24, was discovered on Friday after her family raised the alarm when she failed […]
Image copyright katti_loves_life/Instagram Image caption Ekaterina Karaglanova, a graduate doctor, was a popular social media personality A prominent Russian Instagram influencer has been found dead with knife wounds in a suitcase in her rented apartment in Moscow, police say. Ekaterina Karaglanova, 24, was discovered on Friday after her family raised the alarm when she failed […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Native slugs are dwarfed by the orange invader Giant orange slugs up to 15cm (6in) long are causing alarm in central Moscow – the latest place they have turned up since spreading from Spain. The Arion vulgaris slugs are monsters compared with most other slugs and are serious pests, […]
