Railways: Firms develop new tech to electrify trains
'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying railChris BaraniukTechnology ReporterAFP via Getty ImagesDiesel locomotives are being replaced with electric modelsEvery day, thousands of passengers heading south…
Apple claims ‘tremendous’ global uptake of latest iPhones
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterReutersApple boss Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 pro and an iPhone Air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino,…
Trump hails ‘amazing’ meeting with Xi in South Korea
Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with China's Xi but no formal trade deal agreed Laura Bicker,China correspondent , Anthony Zurcher,North America correspondent and Flora DruryUS President Donald Trump and his Chinese…
Ofcom slams O2 over unexpected mobile phone contract price rise
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterThe UK's media regulator has criticised O2 for raising its prices by more than it promised customers when they took out their phone contracts.Ofcom said it was "disappointed"…
Virgin cleared to challenge Eurostar on Channel Tunnel route
Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporterVirgin Trains has moved closer to being able to run rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar.The…
US and China’s different reports of their trade meeting
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First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorGetty ImagesVirgin Media O2 is set to become the first mobile network operator to offer UK customers automatic connectivity via satellite in places without phone signal.O2 Satellite will…
Who are the workers who will fire Scotland’s space industry?
Daniel Bennett and Ian HamiltonBBC ScotlandBBCMillie Brown didn't know working in the space sector was an optionMillie Brown says she had never considered a career in the space industry.The fourth-year…
Government urged to review botched insulation across Britain
'Poor' insulation that left houses mouldy needs wider investigation, government toldZoe Conway and James StewartNick Woolley/BBCBushra Rashid from Fishwick says that 2013 insulation work has damaged her health and her…
IALPA threatens strike action at ASL Airlines
The Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) has commenced a ballot of pilots employed by ASL Airlines Ireland for industrial action, up to and including strike action. ASL Airlines Ireland operates…
Eli Lilly says weight-loss pill candidate speedy approval
Eli Lilly said its experimental weight-loss pill met most criteria for the US Food and Drug Administration's new national priority voucher, suggesting it is a strong candidate for a significantly…