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Elliott Advisors reportedly want the firm to separate its Costa Coffee and Premier Inn chains.

You can tell a lot about someone by the perfume they wear, says perfumer Roja Dove.

The fitness tracking firm, co-founded by James Park, has been struggling in a more competitive market.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable accuses the advertising giant of a lack of transparency.

Reforms to laws on whiplash and a review of compensation are behind lower premiums, analysis finds.

The coffee chain offers “deepest apologies” after two men are handcuffed in one of their shops.

Automatic braking systems could save 1,000 lives on the UK’s roads over the next decade.

He built WPP into the world’s largest advertising agency over 33 years, but resigns after a misconduct probe.

As the High Street comes under pressure and shopping habits change, what can be done to fill vacant shops?

American firms discuss how they are dealing with the looming trade war.

BMW unveils the prototype of a “level 5” autonomous car, which can drive itself on public roads without human intervention. The BBC’s Victoria Fritz takes it for a spin.

Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.

Lower tax rates helped to lift profits at JP Morgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.

A businessman fighting for the “right to be forgotten” wins a UK High Court action against Google.

A controversial property tax has seen residents of Lagos, Nigeria, take to the streets.

The UK’s biggest car maker will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers.

David Schwimmer takes charge at the London Stock Exchange and could Twitter make a more obvious joke?

The US National Transportation Safety Board says Tesla “released investigative information”.

The sector’s sales are at their worst level in five years, with the early Easter proving a washout.

South African sunglasses entrepreneur Alistair Barnes recycles paper and timber to make his frames.

The supermarket chain recalls one of its own-brand products over fears it contains shards of glass.

A court approves the media regulator’s request after the app refuses to hand over encryption keys.

David Schwimmer will replace Xavier Rolet, who stepped down last November amid a boardroom row.

PM Jacinda Ardern says the decision was about climate change, but it has stunned industry groups.

A total of 45 games were nominated at Thursday night’s Bafta Games Awards in London.

Study says 40% of apprenticeship standards do not meet traditional on-the-job training definition.

It’s good to grow up in China, Didi Chuxing boss tells the BBC, but it’s now time to go global.

Legal costs for package holiday sickness cases will be fixed in a bid to deter false claims.

Big rewards are available for hackers who can spot when websites have got their coding wrong.

The US president has previously slammed the deal with mostly Asia-Pacific nations as a potential “disaster”.