Great news from the continent of Africa. The 1.2 billion people who live there (with the exception of Nigeria who have withdrawn at the last moment) plan to create a Free Trade Zone similar to the EU Single Market. The economic impact and benefits to the diverse and varying countries could signal a shift towards raising the standard of living.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43458294
Remember the straddling bus from China? Well this may be the next generation of traffic congestion solving transport… and these designs are equally as innovative and impressive, but also perhaps more realistic.
Wagamama and TGI Friday’s are to be fined after it was found they do not pay their employees the National Minimum Wage:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43332875
Think of the implications and consequences for this… bad PR may affect sales.
Lego profits down for the first time in 13 years due to having an excess amount of stock.
Basically they have overproduced too many Lego bricks and have had to reduce their prices to clear their stock.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43298897