Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
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A breastfeeding boss has been barred from a business course run by online retailer Amazon because it would not let her child on to the site.
In Beijing's Yizhuang district, driverless vehicles have become a common sight. Robotaxis weave through traffic alongside ordinary cars, while autonomous delivery vans glide along the inside lane as they carry packages …
Microsoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs - roughly 2.1% of its workforce - with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs.
Popular ITV shows such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, I'm a Celebrity and Love Island will remain free to watch until at least 2034 following its sale to Sky.
Microsoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs - roughly 2.1% of its workforce - with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs.
The once-a-day Wegovy weight loss pill is now available to buy privately from High Street and online pharmacies in the UK - but is not yet on the NHS.
EasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with a US investment firm over a potential takeover offer worth around £5.2bn.
ITV is selling its media and entertainment divisions to Sky for £1.6bn in a deal that the companies say will create a strong rival to global streaming giants.
Two of the biggest fuel providers in the Channel Islands have said pump prices are steadily falling.
One of the biggest takeovers in British media history is about to take place with the creation of a new British media company - albeit American owned.
Popular Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay 10.3m yuan (£1.1m; $1.5m) in damages after a court ruled that its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark, fuelling an online debate over copyright protectio…
Popular Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay 10.3m yuan (£1.1m; $1.5m) in damages after a court ruled that its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark, fuelling an online debate over intellectual proper…
If you're heading to Europe this summer you need to be prepared for queues caused by the EU's new border control system - or it could end up costing you more money.
If you're heading away this summer you may need to be prepared for queues caused by the EU's new border control system - or it could end up costing you more money.
If you're heading to Europe this summer you need to be prepared for queues caused by the EU's new border control system - or it could end up costing you more money.
The once-a-day Wegovy weight loss pill is now available to buy privately from High Street and online pharmacies in the UK - but is not yet on the NHS.
EasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with a US investment firm over a potential takeover offer worth around £5.2 billion.
England's middle-of-the-night World Cup clash with Mexico has prompted calls for employers to use their "common sense and understanding" and allow flexible working where possible.
Standing beside a machine older than her grandfather, Tessa Oldroyd feeds clay through a clanky mechanism driven by iron cogs that have been turning for more than a century. In her hands, Britain's tile-making past is v…
Standing beside a machine older than her grandfather, Tessa Oldroyd feeds clay through a clanky mechanism driven by iron cogs that have been turning for more than a century. In her hands, Britain's tile-making past is v…
One of the biggest takeovers in British media history is about to take place with the creation of a new British media company - albeit American owned.
When Amelia's fiance died suddenly in his 20s, just months before their wedding, she never imagined the legal and financial turmoil that would follow.
When Amelia's fiance died suddenly in his 20s, just months before their wedding, she never imagined the legal and financial turmoil that would follow.
Andy Burnham, who is widely expected to take over as prime minister later this month, has said there is "some room" for movement on tax.