Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Ryanair profits soar despite cancellations

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

Ryanair has posted an 11% rise in half-year profits despite a rota blunder which saw thousands of flights scrapped. The Dublin-based carrier’s headline measure of profit after tax rose 11% to €1.29bn (£1.14bn) for the six months to the end of September and it

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Restrictions on 'crack cocaine' betting machines

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals is to be reduced from £100 to between £2 and £50, the Government has announced. Ministers have announced new restrictions on controversial betting machines, which campaigners blame for a rise in problem gambling. A

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Netflix ends House of Cards amid sex claim against Kevin Spacey

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

Netflix has pulled the plug on House of Cards, a day after its lead actor Kevin Spacey was accused of sexually harassing a teenage boy. The media streaming company said it was “deeply troubled” by the allegation, made by the actor Anthony Rapp.In an

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Checking in at Singapore's new 'contactless' airport terminal

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

Singapore’s Changi Airport launches operations at its new Terminal 4 this week. A key feature, say airports bosses, is its automated check-in system, which allows passengers to check in and board without having to talk to counter staff. Karishma Vaswani gives us a

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Solar suitcase

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device Hari Sunar is a 24 year-old mum whose second child is due in a few days. She walked from her home in the remote Nepalese village Pandavkhani for her final antenatal check up at her local birthing centre through shuddering

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Touch and feel

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

When Saed Mohamed, a young entrepreneur from Somalia, pitched his online shopping business Muraadso as part of an East African start-up competition in 2015, he was prepared for rejection. And rejection is what he got.Abdigani Diriye, head of the Somalia-based

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Solar power in a suitcase that's helping Nepal's babies

ByNathan BissittOctober 31, 2017

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Pregnant mothers in Nepal giving birth in rural areas face an easier birth thanks to a solar power suitcase. Source: BBC News

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BA boss rejects claim Brexit will ground flights

ByNathan BissittOctober 30, 2017

The boss of British Airways has dismissed claims – including from Chancellor Philip Hammond – that flights could be grounded if Britain leaves the EU without a divorce deal. Willie Walsh, the chief executive of British Airways’ parent company IAG,

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Rent-to-own giant BrightHouse nears takeover

ByNathan BissittOctober 30, 2017

A pack of hedge funds is closing in on a takeover of BrightHouse, Britain’s biggest rent-to-own retailer, just days after it was slapped with a £15m compensation bill by the City watchdog. Sky News has learnt that BrightHouse’s bondholders have set an

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Nationwide cuts mortgage rates as BoE mulls rise

ByNathan BissittOctober 30, 2017

Nationwide has revealed it is to offer reduced fixed rate mortgage deals from Tuesday, just days before the Bank of England is tipped to raise interest rates. The country’s biggest building society said it was shaving up to 0.5% from its current fixed rate