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Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm’s sale to Hewlett-Packard.

Unions criticise the increase, calling it a “kick in the teeth” for passengers.

WTO boss says the trade body is looking for a ‘plan B’ to avoid its dispute system from being paralysed.

Watch behind the scenes as a vinyl record is processed from start to finish.

An innovation surge and the lifting of health taboos is giving rise to an industry worth billions.

Danish shipping company Norden says it has completed the first voyage by an ocean-going vessel powered purely by biofuel made from used cooking oil.

Customers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.

President Trump’s threats of more tariffs against China dampen hopes of a breakthrough over trade at a meeting with Xi Jinping.

The PM insists she can still get MPs to back her deal the first time, as she meets G20 leaders.

The regulator says the celebrities didn’t tell their followers they had been paid to promote some investments.

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

Dr Scholl’s and Coppertone are among the consumer brands to be sold by the German company.

Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.

5 Live is getting the views of people across the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover says there will also be a “temporary pause” at its Wolverhampton engine plant.

Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.

Rail regulator orders Network Rail to improve after rail performance hits five-year low.

Stephen Prosser claimed he was injured by an obese passenger on a 13-hour flight from Thailand to the UK.

Prospective tenants at one letting agency have been asked for money in order to view rental properties.

The UK’s £2bn funeral sector now faces a major investigation by competition authorities as costs rise.

Prosecutors raid Frankfurt headquarters of Germany’s biggest bank in a money laundering investigation.

Shares in shopping centre owner Intu sink more than a third as a takeover bid falls apart.

The Trump administration renews the prospect of tariffs on cars being imported into the US.

Paul Polman’s departure comes after his plan to move the firm’s HQ to the Netherlands was abandoned.

Three online casino companies are punished over failures to prevent money laundering and harm to customers.

A transition period is needed to adapt to the departure from the EU, the Bank of England governor says.

A South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to compensate Koreans for their forced war work.

VR games and lawnmower bots: How Ericsson is testing 5G

Can free ports spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom? Jonty Bloom reports from Teesside, which plans to become the UK’s first free port.