Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media users. Critics said…
Shortbread is America's second favourite cookie, after chocolate chip, says Anne Robinson, owner of Scottish Gourmet USA, a small business in North Carolina. She imports Scottish produce and sells it…
A charity that redistributes food to community larders delivered about 15,000 more meals to people in July compared to the same period last year. Sofea, which has a hub in…
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking some 1,700 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Australia's Transport Workers' Union said it welcomed the…
A gleaming white Vivaro van drove slowly off the production line at Vauxhall's factory in Luton, beeping its horn, while workers cheered and crowded around taking photographs. Behind it, the…
For Beth Searby, a Saturday as a teenager wasn't complete without going to Claire's with her friend. But that tweenage rite of passage looks uncertain as the future of the…
Shop owners should greet customers as soon as they enter a store in a bid to deter shoplifters, police have advised. Lancashire Police said shoplifters can assess how easy it…
British horse racing will go on strike on 10 September, taking the unprecedented action of refusing to race in protest against the Government's proposed tax rise on betting on the…
A number of baggage screeners at Gatwick Airport will strike over a pay dispute in late August, including over the bank holiday weekend, the Unite union has announced. The union…
The school summer holidays means many parents face the task of cooking up lunches and snacks for children eating most of their meals at home for six weeks. It can…
