Alan Bates calls for subpostmaster claims to be settled by March
The former subpostmaster and campaigner Sir Alan Bates is calling on the government to set a deadline of next March...
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Boeing strike: ‘My $28-an-hour pay isn’t enough to get by’
BBCDavon Smith says his pay does not compensate him for the danger of the jobMore than 30,000 Boeing workers are...
The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?
The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her...
US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
LOS ANGELES -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August to the slowest annual pace in nearly a...
Cathay Pacific Airbus fault could have caused major damage, says report
An engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 earlier this month was the result of a fuel leak and...
Next may close stores if equal pay appeal fails
High street retailer Next has warned it may be forced to close stores if its appeal against a landmark equal...
One in five rail passengers forced to stand in morning peak
One in five rail passengers arriving into major cities in England and Wales during the morning rush hour were forced...
Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
LONDON -- The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at 5% Thursday despite a big cut from...
Mortgage rates: When will UK interest rates go down?
Mortgage ratesJust under a third of households have a mortgage, according to the government's English Housing Survey, external.More than half...
Lawyer for American charged in Japan’s trial of ex-Nissan exec Ghosn appeals for ‘justice’
TOKYO -- The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos...
