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The chain warns of “significant shortfall” in sales and says it now reviewing “all aspects” of its business.

The new snack drives a sharp rise in sales, as annual revenue tops £1bn for the first time.

The Chinese telecoms firm takes action against claims its products present security risks.

A deal between the UK and the wind industry will ensure 30% of electricity comes from offshore wind by 2030.

Taiwan’s famous dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has opened its first restaurant in London, but says it never planned to become this big.

With hemp now legal to grow in the US, it comes as global demand for the crop is rising strongly.

Europe’s biggest car show of the year has thrown up its usual mix of the fast and furious – and strange.

A new generation of employees could lay formal work wear to rest.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week these apprentices are share their best do’s and don’ts whilst starting out at work.

Online gamer George Proud says loot boxes within popular computer games are addictive.

The company will not introduce its new long trains, aimed at reducing overcrowding, until the end of 2021.

He also said Facebook would not store sensitive data in countries with weak records on human rights.

The Department for Transport will ensure a £33m settlement benefits “the wider economy”.

As the global car industry shows off its latest models in Switzerland, electric power dominates.

The gap between US imports and exports hits a 10-year high despite the president’s reduction plan.

Bugatti’s one-off supercar, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, sold for at least £9.5m before tax.

Britain’s biggest bank is facing a shareholder vote over a pension scheme campaigners say is unfair.

Prosecutors say Uber is not criminally liable for a crash involving one of its self-driving cars.

The former chief executive of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has been released from a Tokyo jail on bail.

Warner Bros has acquired the rights to make a film featuring the lucrative cartoon franchise.

Washington’s ambassador to the UK tells the BBC he would choose to eat “safe” chlorine washed chicken.

Carlos Ghosn leaves prison in Japan on bail set at 1bn yen (£6.8m) with tough conditions attached.

The food delivery service reports rising revenues amid shareholder pressure to merge with a rival.

The firm urged staff to use “good judgement” in their fashion choices as it relaxed its dress standards.

Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer tells the BBC’s Theo Leggett that the firm’s underlying performance last year was “very good” in a very volatile market.

Employers have joined forces in order to boost the number of jobs which pay the voluntary living wage of £9.

The Moovel app is designed to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for travel across cities on different kinds of transport.

As he unveils cars to rival Ferrari and Roll-Royce, Andy Palmer says the firm is a UK manufacturing jewel.

The government wants companies that dig up the roads to guarantee they remain pothole-free for five years