[ad_1] 4 days agoMark Savage,Music CorrespondentGetty ImagesFreddie Mercury, who died in 1991, was Queen's dynamic and charismatic frontmanSony Music is reportedly in talks to buy the music catalogue of the rock band Queen, including hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites The Dust.According to Bloomberg, Sony is working with another investor on the transaction, which "could potentially total $1 billion" (£790 million).The BBC understands that negotiations
[ad_1] Bombshells, black holes and pledges - this morning’s announcements are part of a fiscal phony war ahead of the release of party manifestos in a fortnight.On tax and spend, at least for now, the main parties are more concerned with what they are not going to do rather than setting out actual plans.They are pointing at the other side trying to box them in.After an exchange of press statements
[ad_1] 4 days agoJennifer Meierhans,Business reporterGetty ImagesNew supermarket "challenges" that reward shoppers with extra loyalty points for buying more could lead to overspending, consumer groups have warned.Four of the UK's biggest supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons - are now offering members of their loyalty schemes bonus points if they hit spending targets.The supermarkets all say their schemes offer customers better value and more personalised savings. But consumer group
[ad_1] But at least there is some wheat growing. The other half of the field has tiny shoots of beans, which will eventually grow into much cheaper cattle feed. Here the winter wheat, sown in autumn 2023, drowned under the long winter rains."You sort of watch it die," Mr Wilkins reflects, ruefully."You put so much effort into planting it, and the money you spend, and then it just fades away.
[ad_1] 6 days agoZoe Conway,BBC News correspondentBBCSingle mum Zoe Godrich says "the life has just been sucked out of me", trying to sort out the problems with the insulationEvery two weeks Zoe Godrich scrapes the black mould off the walls of her children's bedrooms.She says her house now resembles a squat. ''It's absolutely heartbreaking because I can't provide for my children's basic needs of a safe warm home."The mould took
[ad_1] Chelsea recalls landlords proposing that she pay six months' rent upfront to gain a competitive advantage."As a single mum, I was really on the back foot because I couldn't offer that." Chelsea claims that as soon as she mentioned that she was a single parent, she was put on the backburner. "I just wanted to put a roof over my kid's head, and it was really hard." Balancing her
[ad_1] 22 May 2024Jane Wakefield,Technology reporterClark HoefnagelsClark Hoefnagels created an AI-powered tool that spots scam emailsWhen Clark Hoefnagels’ grandmother was scammed out of $27,000 (£21,000) last year, he felt compelled to do something about it.“It felt like my family was vulnerable, and I needed to do something to protect them,” he says.“There was a sense of responsibility to deal with all the things tech related for my family.”As part of
[ad_1] Project manager Ashish Rajput said that the AI system's cameras, comparable to those used by the Indian Army along the nation's borders, are programmed to even detect humans near railway lines. When elephants are detected within 100ft of the railway track, alerts are sent to forest and railway officials, who coordinate to slow down trains and guide the elephants away to prevent collisions. Four personnel continuously monitor the system
[ad_1] 20 May 2024Jonty Bloom ,Business reporterGetty Images Birth rates are falling in two thirds of the worldThe first thing you need to know about the so-called demographic timebomb facing countries such as the UK and US is to never call it that.With birth rates continuing to decline in both nations, it is tempting to use the timebomb term. However, it is greatly disliked by demographers, the experts that study
[ad_1] 16 May 2024João da Silva,Business reporterGetty ImagesBubble tea has hit a sweet spot with millions but left some investors with a bitter tasteFrom its origins in 1980s Taiwan to today's global craze, bubble tea or boba, has come a long way.Ask people under the age of 40 anywhere in the world whether they have ever tried the milky tea and tapioca ball concoction and there's a pretty good chance
