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• Amazon spends $500m on bonuses for Christmas staff

  26-11-2020 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The money for frontline UK and US staff is a thank-you for working through the pandemic.
  
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• Scotland to bring in licences for grouse shooting

  26-11-2020 20:46
  Anger among landowners as SNP acts on fears of ecological damage from moors being playground for world’s rich
  
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• If public spending was £100, how would it be split?

  26-11-2020 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every year the chancellor doles out billions of pounds of taxpayer money, but where does it go?
  
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• Is there a gap between public and private sector pay?

  26-11-2020 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chancellor has been making some claims about pay in the public and private sectors.
  
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• ‘Economic emergency’ adds pressure for a rethink on fiscal rules

  26-11-2020 19:10
  The debate on budget and spending is changing rapidly in the wake of the pandemic
  
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• Sunak urged to extend uplift to welfare benefit

  26-11-2020 19:02
  Campaigner Marcus Rashford warnsfamilies ‘counting down days until help is taken away’
  
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• Sunak urged to extend boost to welfare benefit

  26-11-2020 19:02
  Campaigner Marcus Rashford warnsfamilies ‘counting down days until help is taken away’
  
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• British companies face £1.6bn loss if EU blocks data sharing

  26-11-2020 18:18 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Aaron Hurst on Growth Business
  The New Economics Foundation and UCL European Institute say British companies could risk costs of up to £1.6bn if a Brexit deal with the EU on data sharing is not made As the UK will no longer be part of EU data protection protocol, British organisations such as tech companies, banks and insurance firms, all
  
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• Boris Johnson picks former Treasury adviser as new chief of staff

  26-11-2020 17:54
  Dan Rosenfield has been an investment banker and worked on the London 2012 Olympics
  
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• Bar chain owner: 'This is pure and simple business torture'

  26-11-2020 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bar chain owner Martin Greenhow says hospitality is "on the brink of financial collapse".
  
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• Spending Review: Council tax likely to rise, says think-tank

  26-11-2020 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The IFS says the Spending Review means council tax could rise an average £70 per household.
  
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• Online fraud surges ahead of Black Friday

  26-11-2020 17:22
  Attempted payment frauds 385 per cent higher than a year ago
  
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• Covid tiers 'a mortal blow' to hospitality

  26-11-2020 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One bar owner says 'it simply isn't viable' to operate under restrictions as English tiers are revealed.
  
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• Frustration surfaces as sense of urgency grows in Brexit deal talks

  26-11-2020 16:53
  Differing interpretations of how ‘review clause’ might work speak to EU-UK divide
  
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• Mulberry warns London’s luxury stores under threat

  26-11-2020 14:50
  High rents, Brexit, and end of tourist VAT scheme compound effects of coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Octopus launches new Ventures EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme)

  26-11-2020 14:44 via growthbusiness.co.uk
  
  Originally written by Anna Jordan on Growth Business
  Octopus Investments is launching a new Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) which invests in smaller UK companies and early-stage tech-enabled companies that have high-growth potential. It gives investors an opportunity to investors to back smaller businesses, which will be essential for their COVID-19 recovery. The Ventures EIS will have access to Octopus Ventures, one of Europe’s
  
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• Vala Capital launches £20m EIS fund for sustainable start-ups

  26-11-2020 13:55 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Rory Bennett on Growth Business
  Vala Capital, the entrepreneur-led venture capital firm, has launched a £20m Vala Sustainable Growth EIS fund targeting small companies focused on sustainable solutions. The Vala Sustainable Growth EIS will invest in 10 small companies focused on sustainable technlogies should it hit its investment target. The fund is open to pitches from founders as it has
  
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• England hit with tough new regional Covid curbs

  26-11-2020 13:49
  Manchester and Birmingham among the areas facing harshest tier 3 restrictions while London will be in tier 2
  
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• Almost all of England included in tough new regional Covid curbs

  26-11-2020 13:49
  Manchester and Birmingham among the areas facing harshest tier 3 restrictions, while London will be in tier 2
  
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• Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out raising income tax, VAT or national insurance

  26-11-2020 13:35
  Increases in these big money-raising taxes would breach Tory election pledge
  
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• M&S warns Brexit may affect 15% of NI food lines

  26-11-2020 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailer Marks & Spencer says that some of its food product lines may be unavailable in January.
  
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• Real Madrid escapes Champions League scare with victory over Inter Milan

  26-11-2020 13:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  After the loss, Inter Milan's hopes of moving into the knockout stages of this season's UEFA Champions League have all but disappeared.
  
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• Zombie minks infected with mutated coronavirus rise from graves after culling

  26-11-2020 13:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Danish officials are now planning to bury culled minks in deeper graves but the public is calling for cremation.
  
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• German property company collapses with my pension

  26-11-2020 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pension holders owed more than a billion pounds despite promises their money was safe.
  
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• Sunak refuses to rule out raising income tax, VAT and national insurance

  26-11-2020 11:59
  Increases in these big money-raising taxes would breach a Tory election pledge
  
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• Meghan Markle miscarriage: Other celebrities who openly spoke up about their tragic loss

  26-11-2020 11:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Michelle Obama admitted that the lack of conversations around miscarriages made her think it was her fault.
  
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• UK Spending Review: There is no fiscal emergency

  26-11-2020 11:45
  The chancellor could have done more to dispel worries about public finances
  
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• Boohoo appoints former judge Sir Brian Leveson to probe company's ethics

  26-11-2020 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Brian Leveson will oversee the company's efforts to monitor its suppliers more closely.
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother's Heavy D found dead; family reacts

  26-11-2020 10:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Heavy D, real name Colin Newell, was reportedly found dead on the kitchen floor by his brother.
  
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• Coronavirus woes: Hearing problems become more obvious when people wear masks

  26-11-2020 10:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The coping mechanism of those with hearing impairments, which is to stand close to a person, has been eliminated because of physical distancing.
  
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• Welsh government cries foul on post-Brexit farm funding

  26-11-2020 10:29
  Westminster accused of short-changing farmers and rural communities by £137m in Spending Review
  
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• Liverpool vs Atalanta: Premier League champions stunned by Italian side

  26-11-2020 09:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Liverpool lost 0-2 to Atalanta at Anfield on Wednesday.
  
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• Popular weight loss surgery may lead to weakened bones in teens

  26-11-2020 09:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The sleeve gastrectomy procedure involves removing approximately 75 percent of the stomach in order to restrict the intake of food.
  
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• Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are officially over; divorce papers filed

  26-11-2020 08:36 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Megan Fox previously filed for divorce from Brian Austin Green in August 2015.
  
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• Cooking with wood may lead to damaged lungs

  26-11-2020 08:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Those who cook using wood are exposed to more pollutants as compared to liquefied petroleum gas users.
  
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• Singer Jeremih finally 'recovering' after COVID-19 shut down his body

  26-11-2020 08:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jeremih's mother recalled how prayers saved her from losing hope that her son will recover.
  
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• US visa policy: Visitors from developing nations to pay thousands in bonds

  26-11-2020 07:36 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The bonds will not affect students or travelers from fellow developed countries who are exempt from visas to enter the United States.
  
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• EU set to defend its market amid Brexit frustrations

  26-11-2020 07:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  London has been resisting signing up to the EU's vision of a post-Brexit "level playing field", with trade penalties if either side diverges from agreed standards.
  
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• Ben Affleck recalls having a dissociative panic attack after smoking marijuana in teens

  26-11-2020 07:12 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The "Batman" star revealed his "Dazed and Confused" co-stars smoked marijuana while working on the set.
  
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• Mads Mikkelsen confirmed to replace Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'

  26-11-2020 06:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Mads Mikkelsen is the new Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts 3."
  
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• Nigerian playboy club owner claims 6 pregnant women are simultaneously expecting his children

  26-11-2020 06:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  While many seem to admire his shameless lifestyle dubbing him a "Fallopian Philantropist" and "Ovaries OverLord", others have questioned his sanity.
  
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• They’ve saved Christmas — now save small businesses

  26-11-2020 06:00
  The chancellor failed to send a message to millions excluded from support at the spending review
  
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• The City braces for Brexit

  26-11-2020 06:00
  As the fateful day looms, London’s finance sector prepares for a stalemate
  
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• Brexit finserv woes, Salesforce eyes Slack, Sunak’s warning

  26-11-2020 06:00
  
  Europe’s financial sector has reached 'peak uncertainty' in the weeks leading up to Brexit
  
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• Meghan Markle, Prince Harry lost second child to miscarriage

  26-11-2020 05:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry only told close members of the royal family about her miscarriage in July.
  
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• Australian Juror gets dismissed for snoring in court during murder trial

  26-11-2020 05:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The female juror's snoring was heard at the time when evidence was being cross-examined as well as during the first part of the prosecutor's closing address.
  
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• 'Fifty Shades' star Jamie Dornan admits going 'through a bad stage' with franchise

  26-11-2020 05:34 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jamie Dornan thinks he will just get bored doing another franchise after "Fifty Shades."
  
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• After year-long sprint, Covid-19 vaccines finally at hand

  26-11-2020 05:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The WHO has identified another 164 vaccine projects that are still in the pre-clinical phase of development.
  
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• Death of 'eternal' Maradona plunges football world into mourning

  26-11-2020 05:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The pinnacle of Maradona's playing career came in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, where his two iconic goals defeated England 2-1.
  
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• London set to be spared toughest Covid curbs

  26-11-2020 01:32
  Officials say UK capital expected to be in tier two after lobbying of Number 10
  
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