GBP Archive

Three tonnes of confiscated ivory worth more than $6m (£3.7m) has been publicly destroyed in France, in what was the first such move in Europe. Some 7,000 elephant tusks and 15,000 carved ornaments were …

Microblogging site Twitter has reported a net loss of $645m (£396m) for 2013, just three months after its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter was valued at $18bn when it floated on …

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests. Protesters in Kiev say they are in no hurry to leave, despite the protest laws …

Apple will refund customers at least $32.5m (£19.9m) after a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The refund agreement settles long-standing complaints over in-app purchases made by children without their parents’ consent. …

A couple accidentally booked a cheap flight to the Caribbean from the wrong Birmingham Airport – 4,000 miles away. The tickets were booked by 55-year-old Kevin Jones, left, for himself and his partner Jeanette …

A loft space too small to stand up in has been put up for rent in central London for £40 per week. The ‘loft space’ in Paddington, Westminster, is available to rent for only …

Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it monitors users’ private messages. The lawsuit claims that when users share a link to another website via a private message, Facebook scans it …