Captain Sarah Bowen is the only female helicopter flight instructor examiner in the UK. As part of her work she is training other women to get into the aviation industry to be just like her. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are calling for more female pilots across the country to be educated and know how …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Ghosn was seen in overalls and orange reflective braces A lawyer for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has apologised for disguising his client in a workman’s outfit to leave Japanese detention. Takashi Takano said his “amateur plan” had backfired. Mr Ghosn was widely identified and photographed as he …
Image copyright Getty Images Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is expected to sell all its oil and gas holdings. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund owns $37bn of shares in oil companies such as BP, Shell and France’s Total. Selling the shares means it would not be as reliant on oil prices, it says. …
The latest innovations in the car world have been on display at the Geneva Motor Show this week. There’s been a lot of focus on making things electric, but with hundreds of vehicles vying for attention how do you stand out from the crowd? Theo Leggett has been finding out. Source by [author_name]
One potential problem with next-gen mobile technology may have more to do with castles than you’d expect. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Thinkstock Five-a-side football company Goals Soccer Centres has issued a profit warning and says it has uncovered “accounting errors”. It says full-year results will be “materially below” expectations, and it will delay the results’ publication. The firm, which operates 50 outdoor football centres in the UK and California, said it was also having …
Image copyright Getty Images Chinese exports saw the steepest fall in three years in February, adding to worries about growth in the world’s second largest economy. Official data show exports from China plunged 20.7% from a year earlier, as its trade war with the US took a toll. Imports fell 5.2% and the figures sent …
They’re some of the UK’s most influential women, but they still face abuse online. Writer Chidera Eggerue, model and activist Charli Howard, and Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes, along with other attendees at Stylist’s Remarkable Women Awards, share some of the worst comments they’ve received – and some tips on how to deal with it. …
Security researchers show how to take control of a car via bugs in their smart alarm systems. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images Train operator Northern’s six-carriage long services in and out of Leeds station have been delayed by two years, BBC News has learned. The longer trains were to be introduced at the end of this year but will now not enter service until late 2021. The delay is because longer platforms at …