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• 'I was embarrassed to tell friends about my business'

  20-11-2020 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech entrepreneur Adnan Ebrahim says he was "embarrassed" to talk about his online business.
  
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• 'I was a stage manager and now I'm a bike mechanic'

  20-11-2020 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Wilson from west London takes us through her week during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Carnival Cruise boss banks on safety measures

  20-11-2020 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hugely profitable business has been brought to its knees by coronavirus.
  
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• Johnson is the wrong kind of Englishman to fight for the union

  20-11-2020 23:00
  PM’s erratic handling of Covid-19 and Brexit serves to bolster the case for Scottish independence
  
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• Johnson is the wrong kind Englishman to fight for the union

  20-11-2020 23:00
  PM’s erratic handling of Covid-19 and Brexit serves to bolster the case for Scottish independence
  
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• Britons could start to receive coronavirus vaccine next month

  20-11-2020 21:24
  UK government says NHS is preparing mass immunisation programme
  
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• Households face £21 rise in energy bills in 2021

  20-11-2020 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofgem is considering the rise to help energy firms which have been hit by a jump in unpaid bills.
  
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• ‘I don’t think the PM knows’: Boris Johnson and the Brexit endgame

  20-11-2020 20:08
  Ahead of a vital week of trade talks, the UK’s desire to promote national sovereignty could still upend a deal
  
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• UK Covid-19 data give hope for relaxed restrictions over Christmas

  20-11-2020 18:40
  New infection rates are levelling off while R rate, which shows virus’s ability to spread, is stable
  
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• Christmas tree sales to go ahead despite lockdown

  20-11-2020 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tree farms and sellers can open from Saturday, even as other non-essential retail remains closed in England.
  
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• Green jobs must materialise if the UK is to lead the world in wind power

  20-11-2020 17:44
  The government needs to be ruthless about onshoring manufacturing as it weans the economy off carbon
  
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• Green jobs must materialise if the UK is to lead the world in wind

  20-11-2020 17:44
  The government must be ruthless about onshoring manufacturing as it weans the economy off carbon
  
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• Fed fights White House move to end some Covid support measures

  20-11-2020 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US central bank says lending programmes being closed down by the government are still needed.
  
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• Why didn’t I make millions selling PPE during the pandemic?

  20-11-2020 16:47
  For the right kind of hustler, coronavirus has been a rich moneymaking scheme
  
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• Sunak faces backlash over public sector pay freeze

  20-11-2020 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak is trying to bolster public finances after huge spending to fight coronavirus.
  
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• British Gas faces strikes over pay and conditions row

  20-11-2020 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The GMB union ballots members over a worsening dispute about new "fire and rehire" contracts.
  
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• UK borrowing hits highest October level on record

  20-11-2020 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government borrowed £22.3bn in October - its highest for the month since records began.
  
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• Early Christmas shopping helps boost retail sales

  20-11-2020 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, official statistics show.
  
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• Americans urged to stay home for Thanksgiving as virus surges

  20-11-2020 11:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  US states and cities have been imposing their own restrictions, including home confinement.
  
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• Deals of the Week, November 13 to 20 – Growth Business roundup

  20-11-2020 11:10 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Rory Bennett on Growth Business
  Griffin soaring after closing £6.5m round Griffin, a banking-as-a-service provider, has announced a £6.5m round led by EQT Ventures with Seedcamp; Tribe Capital; Paul Forster; co-founder of Indeed.com; Matt Robinson, co-founder of Go-Cardless; and Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, chief operating officer of Cardless also participating. The company will use the investment to develop its product, hire more
  
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• Lionel Messi throws a tantrum: 'I'm tired of always being to blame'

  20-11-2020 11:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Messi was hounded by reporters upon his arrival at Barcelona's El Prat airport.
  
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• How are you feeling? Smartphone sensors that analyse mobility behaviour can hold the answer

  20-11-2020 10:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Researchers measured various kinds of mobility behaviour such as total distance covered, number of locations visited, and also time spent in transit.
  
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• ATP Finals 2020: Rafael Nadal beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to make last four

  20-11-2020 10:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Nadal is one step closer to securing the elusive trophy that's still missing from his cabinet.
  
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• Excessive consumption of eggs linked to increased risk of diabetes

  20-11-2020 09:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The results were more profound in women as compared to men.
  
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• Costly yet ineffective? CDC says COVID-19 airport screening hardly detects asymptomatic carriers

  20-11-2020 09:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Passenger-entry screening at airports are resource-intensive yet have a low yield of laboratory-diagnosed cases of coronavirus.
  
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• UK retail sales rise in October thanks to early Christmas shoppers

  20-11-2020 09:25
  Some consumers bring forward gift buying in advance of the November closure of most non-essential retailers
  
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• Stop clicking! Too much smartphone use can make you more impulsive, study says

  20-11-2020 09:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Those who spend more time on their smartphones have a higher tendency to reject larger or delayed rewards in favor of immediate rewards.
  
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• 'Stranger Things' season 4 casts 'Westworld' actor Sherman Augustus

  20-11-2020 08:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sherman Augustus was spotted on the set of "Stranger Things" season 4 in Atlanta.
  
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• UK public borrowing soars to record high

  20-11-2020 08:47
  Government spending exceeds revenue by over £260bn from April to October
  
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• UK government deficit soars to record high on pandemic borrowing

  20-11-2020 08:47
  Consequences of sharp rise in spending prompt Rishi Sunak to freeze public sector pay awards
  
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• Free flu vaccine to be offered to over 50s beginning December 1

  20-11-2020 07:39 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  England's deputy chief medical officer, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam has called on those eligible for the flu vaccine to book their appointments at the soonest possible time.
  
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• Megan Fox admits she dated Machine Gun Kelly while still married

  20-11-2020 07:23 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Megan Fox confessed that she cheated on her husband Brian Austin Green when she fell in love with Machine Gun Kelly.
  
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• Covid has 'devastating' impact on gender equality

  20-11-2020 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many women worry about their jobs in the pandemic but there are signs of hope, a charity says.
  
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• ‘Wealth tax risks worsening defective CGT system’

  20-11-2020 06:00
  Former HMRC senior civil servant urges MPs to address overall system
  
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• Asteroid the size of a bus misses Earth by just 240 miles

  20-11-2020 05:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Astronomers revealed they was not able to detect the asteroid until 15 hours after its closest approach
  
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• Luxury carmaker Maybach has high ambitions for China

  20-11-2020 05:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The high-end brand owned by Daimler wants to tap into China's ambitious electric vehicle targets.
  
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• Jeannie Mai returns to 'The Real' next week after life-saving throat surgery

  20-11-2020 05:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jeannie Mai dropped by "The Real" virtually and used cue cards to share some sweet messages.
  
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• Azerbaijan reclaims disputed land in Karabakh peace deal

  20-11-2020 05:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  After the peace accord was signed last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said total fatalities that include dozens of civilians had surpassed 4,000 people.
  
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• Prospect of Brexit stokes fires of Scottish independence

  20-11-2020 05:00
  Even if a UK-EU deal can be agreed, the severing of ties with Brussels is persuading unionists to switch sides
  
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• City grandees play to the wrong crowd

  20-11-2020 05:00
  Revered figures in both banking and journalism can fail to read the audience
  
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• 'Desperate Housewives' star Marcia Cross reveals 'gnarly' effects of anal cancer treatments

  20-11-2020 04:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Marcia Cross had gastric problems, skin reactions, and mouth sores as side effects from her treatments.
  
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• Biden denounces 'irresponsible' Trump fight to reverse election

  20-11-2020 02:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani, brazenly accused Democrats of being "crooks" who committed massive fraud in several battleground states.
  
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• Port troubles leave UK bookseller with no books

  20-11-2020 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Congestion at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk is proving a major headache for importers before Christmas.
  
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• Covid: Can we rescue the office Christmas party this year?

  20-11-2020 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some companies are finding ingenious ways of getting into the Christmas spirit against the odds.
  
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• Wands revive memories of the smart home dream

  20-11-2020 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lights, heating and fridges were all supposed to be internet connected, but it never really happened. Why?
  
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• TUC: Young people saw record job losses this summer

  20-11-2020 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More under-24s made redundant in three months than the whole of 2019, analysis finds.
  
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• Young people in UK staying in education rather than seeking work

  20-11-2020 01:02
  Data show fall in number of 16-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training
  
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• UK consumer confidence at six-month low as restrictions tighten

  20-11-2020 01:02
  One in three businesses in the hospitality sector have low or no confidence that they will survive
  
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• Charities urge Johnson not to cut UK aid budget

  20-11-2020 01:02
  Groups including Save the Children say move would damage Britain’s international standing
  
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