Scrap proposals for England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge

Avanti West Coast train services will be nationalised from March next year, the government has announced. “For years, we’ve heard stories of Avanti underperforming, with passengers left paying the price. Enough is enough,” Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said. The move is part of a government plan to improve rail infrastructure, cut train delays and improve…

Security staff at Aberdeen Airport have announced 14 days of strike action in a row over pay. The union said it was left with no option as negotiations with ICTS HBS Security, through the conciliation service Acas, failed to produce a breakthrough. The strikes, involving baggage screening staff, are set to begin on Monday. The…

Personal data may have been stolen in the ransomware attack that forced Asahi to halt beer production, the company has said. Japan’s biggest brewer was forced to halt production at the majority of its 30 factories in the country, after a cyber-attack late last month disrupted everything from beer shipments to its accounting system. All…

BBC A committee has made 11 recommendations after reviewing the role of the Treasury, reserves and the island’s structural deficit A Tynwald scrutiny committee has warned the Isle of Man’s government could face “significant repercussions” if it does not end its “systematic reliance” on financial reserves. The Economic Policy Review Committee (EPRC), led by three…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images E-commerce giant Coupang is often described as South Korea’s equivalent of Amazon.com South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts. The country’s internet authority said that it is investigating the breach and that details from the millions…