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50 million Facebook accounts attacked by security breach
Facebook says 50 million of its users were left exposed as attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in feature known as “View As”
Thursday 5 November 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Facebook says 50 million of its users were left exposed as attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in feature known as “View As”
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has pulled out of a tie-up with a US beer maker after it offered free drinks to Donald Trump supporters.
Ride-hailing firm Uber is paying $148m to settle legal action over a cyber-attack that exposed data from 57 million customers and drivers
Barclays has apologised for giving wrong information to tens of thousands of customers who started compensation claims over payment protection insurance (PPI).
National Farmers Union warns of ‘catastrophic’ wait to be approved as an EU food supplier if no deal struck
This year's Budget is to be earlier than usual to avoid clashing with the final stage of Brexit negotiations in November.
Mobile operators could soon be forced to reduce monthly bills for customers who have finished paying for their handset.
Metro Bank has announced that it has provided Auriga Holdings Ltd, the restaurant franchise business, with a £13.95 million debt facility
Weight Watchers unveils slimmed down version of its name, rebranding itself WW, in what it is "the next stage of the company's evolution"
Royal Mail has stepped into a row between environmental campaigners and crisp manufacturer Walkers
Ryanair has cancelled 190 of its 2,400 scheduled flights this Friday in the face of strike action being taken by unions across europe
Laura Smith, the Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, has called for a general strike to help bring down the Conservative government - if there isn't…
Jeremy Corbyn will promise to "kickstart a green jobs revolution" if Labour wins power, in his closing speech to his party's conference.
Bad road conditions and extreme weather in the UK have led to a drop in profits at the AA with pre-tax profit decline 65% to £28m
New survey data released from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies, the permanent professional markets is holding firm