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What should parents say to teenagers who seem to be playing on their computers more than revising for exams?

US retailer Wish.com is admonished by UK ad watchdog for the third time since November.

The UK’s biggest coffee chain says it will recycle as many disposable cups as it sells by 2020.

The publisher of the i newspaper, the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post reports a pre-tax loss of £95m.

The coffee store chain will close all its branches in the US for “racial bias” education.

About 1,200 jobs are affected by the closures, but the bank says staff will be redeployed where possible.

Matthew Mellon, the scion of two US banking dynasties, passed away in a rehab centre in Mexico.

The plans will change rules that require global carmakers to work through state-owned partners.

The IMF forecasts global growth this year to be the strongest since 2011, but warns over trade barriers.

TaskRabbit says it is working with law enforcement, and its website is offline.

Unemployment fell by 16,000 between December and February to 1.42 million.

Leah Wilson, who is in her early 20s, says she struggles to save for a house.

Sterling hovers around $1.43 amid expectations the Bank of England will raise interest rates.

The streaming service now has 125 million subscribers, after adding 7.4 million more in the first quarter.

Breedon Group says the acquisition will allow it to enter the Irish construction market.

The clothing chains both report an increase in like-for-like sales in the UK.

The world’s second largest economy has continued to grow as the prospect of a US trade war looms.

Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?

Fans using secondary ticket sites could end up overpaying for invalid tickets says consumer association Which?.

Tourism operators are offering a novel way to find a beer in Australia’s vast outback.

The coffee chain apologises to two black men arrested when a manager refused to let them use a toilet.

The rapper becomes the first non-classical or jazz artist to be given the prestigious award.

Car maker will cut the number of dealerships by about a third in response to changing consumer patterns.

The manager of the Philadelphia cafe has left amid protests over the “discriminatory” police call.

Pub chain Wetherspoon has quit social media, so what difference will it make to its business?

Protests at the Philadelphia Starbucks where two black men were arrested have continued amid boycott calls.

Sterling breaks above $1.43 as recovery continues from post-referendum lows.

UK’s cyber-defence watchdog tells the UK telecoms sector not to use the Chinese firm’s equipment.

The sale comes after Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical said it was considering a takeover bid for Shire.

Chairman Tim Martin condemns trolling and says limiting social media use would be better for society.