Author: BBC

The US competition watchdog has taken legal action to stop Tapestry’s merger with rival Capri. Source link

“We’re just playing it carefully and ramping slowly over time,” says Mr Matthews. “It’s a deliberate constraint on our behalf, so we continue providing good service to people, and not crushed custard creams in every order, or worse, putting stuff on the track that goes under the wheels of one of the bots and creates an incident.” Source link

The cost-of-living crisis is having an impact – but health concerns remain the top reason for quitting.

Abubakar Salim set up his own studio to tell a personal tale of grief inspired by his Kenyan heritage. Source link

The prison service did not directly address reports 13 prisoners had died since last October. Source link

The technology behind England’s smart motorway network stops working on a regular basis, the BBC has discovered. Figures obtained by BBC Panorama have revealed hundreds of incidents when crucial safety equipment was out of action. National Highways – the agency in charge of smart motorways – says the latest data shows that “smart motorways are our safest roads”.It says safety is its highest priority, and there are well-rehearsed contingency plans to deal with power outages.Claims that smart motorways tech leaves drivers at risk – read more here. Source link

The feature, which pays users to go on TikTok, could be temporarily suspended as early as Thursday. Source link

Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from China, BBC finds.

A south London pub named on Taylor Swift’s new album describes the reaction as “crazy”. Source link

Karen McDougal – the Playboy model – claims to have had an illicit affair with Mr Trump in 2006 and 2007, which the former president also denies. She says she was paid $150,000 by American Media Inc, the parent company of the National Enquirer, for her story. It forced her to keep quiet about the purported tryst. Source link