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Ryanair is to raise its fares following a fall in quarterly profits after being fined by Italy’s competition watchdog for abusing its market position. The budget airline posted pre-tax profits of €24.4 (£21.2m) for the three months to December, an 83% drop from the same period the previous year. But the company remained confident saying…

Jake Pickering, head of agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries at Waitrose, said: “By suspending sourcing of mackerel at Waitrose we are reinforcing our ethical and sustainable business commitments, acting to tackle overfishing and protect the long-term health of our oceans and this crucial fish.”

“I’ve seen the apps and I don’t like them,” says a DHS official who left this year. “It’s rife for abuse.I imagine they’re being used in ways they were not intended.” He highlighted the risks of misidentification, noting that facial recognition often has elevated error rates for people of colour. “I have no confidence that…

Alex ForsythPolitical correspondent BBC A few weeks ago, I was driving along the M6 late at night, towards the West Midlands, when I came across the orange flashing lights and miles of cones that signify road works. Two lanes were closed and the overhead gantry warned of a 50mph speed limit on the near-empty motorway….

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