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The government said its reforms reflect the review’s findings that completely banning zero hours contracts.

Uber welcomes, unions criticise UK plan to maintain flexible gig economy

Uber, best-known for its ride-hailing service has been criticised for hiring workers on a self-employed basis.

17 Dec 2018 1:03 PM

Xiaomi’s UK product line-up is led by the Mi 8 Pro, which has a dual camera powered by artificial intelligence.

Xiaomi launches in Britain with flagship device

Senior vice president Xiang Wang said Britain had a “cool” factor that aligned with the company’s appeal to its customers.

09 Nov 2018 8:14 AM

Damian Collins, the head of the UK parliament’s media committee, is joining forces with his Canadian counterpart, Bob Zimmer, to pressure Zuckerberg to personally take part in hearings. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

UK-Canadian ‘grand committee’ seeks to question Zuckerberg

The committee is also investigating the impact of fake news distributed via social media sites globally.

03 Nov 2018 12:43 PM

In 2016, two British drivers successfully argued at a tribunal that Uber exerted significant control over them to provide an on-demand taxi service and that they should be given workers’ rights, which include the minimum wage.

Uber defends its business model over UK worker rights

The Silicon Valley-based company has faced protests, regulator crackdowns and licence losses around the world.

31 Oct 2018 9:45 AM

Uber goes to court to defend business model over UK worker rights

An employment appeal tribunal upheld that decision last year prompting Uber to go to the Court of Appeal.

30 Oct 2018 7:57 AM

Salvador said Ecuador passed on the UK's response to Assange's lawyers, but noted that if Assange stayed in the embassy Ecuador would put new conditions on his stay. (Photo: File)

UK said Assange would not be extradited: Ecuador's top attorney

Assange's legal team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

26 Oct 2018 3:52 PM

Alphabet’s Google plans a search engine in China that will block some search terms and websites.

UK foreign minister attacks Google for failure to remove 'child abuse content'

The British government has repeatedly criticized online platforms for failing to remove abusive material.

31 Aug 2018 8:32 AM

Ola plans to start services in South Wales next month. (Photo: AP)

Ride-sharing service Ola plans UK expansion

The company said it has won operating licenses for South Wales and Greater Manchester.

08 Aug 2018 9:37 AM

UK doctors get green light to prescribe cannabis

Home Secretary Sajid Javid decided to relax rules about circumstances in which medicinal cannabis can be given to patients.

26 Jul 2018 8:38 PM

The ICO investigation found that Facebook “contravened the law by failing to safeguard people’s information” and didn’t inform its users “about how their information was harvested by others.” (Photo: AP)

Facebook faces UK fine over its data privacy scandal

The social media giant faces a 500,000-pound ($663,000) fine for failing to protect the personal information of its subscribers.

12 Jul 2018 8:32 AM

After all these years, a report called UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) in the UK Air Defence Region is part of three files running to more than 1,000 pages set to be released after being declassified.

Shocking: Secret files reveal British spies spent years trying to catch UFO to build superweapons

Declassified files reveal Govt was concerned Soviet Union of China had a UFO and were using its secret to develop super-fast warplanes.

02 Jul 2018 7:49 PM

Amount of leisure time spent watching a screen had almost double the impact on the risk of mortality, cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how you can undo perils of too much screen time

Increasing strength and fitness may offset the adverse health consequences of spending leisure time sitting down and watching a screen.

24 May 2018 6:18 PM

In his statement, Hancock said the ministry for digital, culture, media and sport and the interior ministry would work with regulators, platforms and advertising companies to settle on legislation that tackles “both legal and illegal harms”.

Britain to tackle 'Wild West' internet with new laws

Britain digital minister says this move is to tackle cyber bullying and online child exploitation on the internet.

21 May 2018 1:46 PM

LED lights may disrupt the body's 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm, in turn affecting hormones. (Photo: Pixabay)

LED street lights may up cancer risk: study

This was compared to populations with less exposure to blue light.

30 Apr 2018 5:08 PM

A Walmart spokesman declined to comment on the negotiations in the UK and India. (Photo: AFP)

Walmart attempts international turnaround with UK, India tie-ups

Walmart is also looking to acquire a majority stake in India’s Flipkart for $10 billion to $12 billion.

30 Apr 2018 10:41 AM

Jay was discharged from Birmingham Children's Hospital, where he was the first child in 20 years to undergo the complex procedure. (Photo: Pixabay)

7-year-old becomes youngest in UK to have 5 organ transplants in 10-hour surgery

Jay Crouch received two new kidneys, a liver, a small intestine and a pancreas from a single donor in a mammoth 10-hour operation.

25 Apr 2018 4:11 PM

PETA’s 2015 suit against wildlife photographer David Slater sought financial control of the photographs — including a now-famous selfie of the monkey grinning — for the benefit of the animal named Naruto. (Photo: File)

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

US copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work.

24 Apr 2018 7:33 PM

The new partnership will seek to improve the accessibility of trade for businesses in both countries

India to invest more than 1 billion pounds in UK

According to DIT figures, total trade in goods and services between the UK and India was 18 billion pounds in 2017.

19 Apr 2018 2:01 PM

Priced at Rs 295, the 274 pager novel brings his protagonist Rahul Saxena to his Indian roots as he travels Mumbai and Amritsar extensively, to recreate a captivating journey.

Book Review One Enduring Lesson: A journey in love, loss, spirituality

Bildungsroman of sorts, Merchant’s novel sees his protagonist struggle through life's adversity in pursuit of happiness.

19 Apr 2018 12:59 PM

Former doctor Amit Patel and Kiki (Twitter Screengrab/ @Kika_GuideDog)

Blind man left in tears as London commuters refuse to give up disability seats

Former doctor Amit Patel was left struggling to find anything to hold onto as his guide dog ‘slid’ around the wet floor of carriage.

30 Mar 2018 3:25 PM

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