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• Unilever explores four-day working week

  30-11-2020 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owner of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream is testing a shorter week in New Zealand.
  
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• Caffè Nero rejects bid from billionaire Asda brothers

  30-11-2020 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coffee shop chain, which is struggling to pay its rents, called the offer "opportunistic".
  
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• The academic precariat deserves better

  30-11-2020 18:54
  For those reliant on short-term university contracts, work can be chaotic and uncertain
  
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• UK competition watchdog warns of overcharging after pandemic

  30-11-2020 18:17
  CMA finds less pressure on companies to keep prices low and consumers also less willing to shop around
  
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• Microsoft files patent to record and score meetings on body language

  30-11-2020 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facial expressions and how long staff speak for would contribute to a score given to a meeting.
  
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• Currys PC World apologises after gift cards wiped

  30-11-2020 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company is still assessing how many customers may have been affected.
  
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• A brief history of Topshop: From basement to high-street empire

  30-11-2020 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Topshop owner Arcadia could collapse, here's a look back at some of the shop's key moments.
  
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• New Lloyds boss may land £5.5m pay day

  30-11-2020 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlie Nunn is to replace Antonio Horta-Osorio, who leaves the bank in the summer.
  
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• Has Topshop boss Philip Green done anything wrong?

  30-11-2020 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every generation has its business pantomime villain - what's the real story with Philip Green?
  
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• Stamp duty holiday ‘stampede’ drives soaring UK mortgage market

  30-11-2020 14:25
  Approvals in October reached highest level since 2007 as buyers rush to beat deadline
  
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• Wellbeing is a good basis for resetting UK government policies

  30-11-2020 13:10
  Physical and mental problems need to be tackled together to overcome inequalities made worse by Covid-19
  
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• Covid: Shops in England can open 24 hours a day over Christmas

  30-11-2020 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local authorities in England will be allowed to temporarily waive rules restricting retail opening hours.
  
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• Apple tells Foxconn to move some MacBook, iPad assembly from China to Vietnam

  30-11-2020 11:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Foxconn has already announced that it will be setting up a subsidiary called FuKang Technology Co Ltd, reportedly meant for the expansion in Vietnam.
  
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• Anxiety among young people increased sharply during coronavirus lockdown

  30-11-2020 10:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Those who already had pre-existing mental health conditions, living alone, and self-isolating also showed higher anxiety levels.
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence's family farm destroyed in fire; brother asks for help to rebuild it

  30-11-2020 10:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A statement by the farm confirmed that no people or animals were hurt in the fire.
  
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• Freezing eggs before breast cancer treatment helps survivors conceive later on, study shows

  30-11-2020 10:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Aside from the higher rate of childbirth, the mortality rate of the fertility preservation group was also lower.
  
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• 'James Bond' legend Sean Connery died from pneumonia

  30-11-2020 10:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sean Connery died from respiratory failure as a result of pneumonia.
  
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• YouTuber fractures skull after jumping off bridge to gain views

  30-11-2020 10:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Saa Fomba made his dangerous jump last Monday, which instantly gained him nearly 8,000 views in 48 hours
  
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• Selena Gomez kidney donor Francia Raisa has concerns about 'Saved By The Bell' apology

  30-11-2020 09:22 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The "Grown-ish" actress expressed her love and support for other kidney donors as well.
  
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• 'The Witcher' season 2 casts Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia

  30-11-2020 09:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Hanssen will be playing the queen of Lyria and Rivia in "The Witcher" season 2.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Shakhtar: Eden Hazard's injury nightmare continues

  30-11-2020 07:53 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Belgian is now awaiting the results of an MRI scan to reveal the extent of his latest injury.
  
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• Coronavirus mutations not proven to increase transmissibility in humans, study says

  30-11-2020 07:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that the human immune system was the one that mostly induced the mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  
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• 'Saved by the Bell' apologises for 'offensive' Selena Gomez kidney jokes

  30-11-2020 07:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "Saved by the Bell" wants to make amends with a donation to the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research at USC.
  
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• US Covid update: Americans brace for 'surge upon a surge'

  30-11-2020 06:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Europe on Saturday crossed a grim milestone, as the death toll passed 400,000.
  
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• British Airways stewardess offers "extra" services in-flight and during layovers

  30-11-2020 06:29 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  BA is seeking to identify the flight crew member as it launches an investigation.
  
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• Inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmas plans at new Montecito mansion

  30-11-2020 06:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  This will be Harry and Meghan's second Christmas as a married couple, and the first one in their own home.
  
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• Disney, Marvel pay tribute to 'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman on his birthday

  30-11-2020 05:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Marvel wished Chadwick Boseman a happy birthday with a video montage of his appearances in the MCU.
  
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• Mitchells & Butlers chief says many central London sites still ‘unviable’ post-lockdown

  30-11-2020 05:00
  Data show visits to shops and amenities in the City failed to recover before latest restrictions
  
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• Brussels delay on insurance ‘green cards’ puts UK motorists in a jam

  30-11-2020 05:00
  European Commission withholds decision that would spare drivers from carrying proof of coverage
  
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• George Clooney gushes about wife Amal; reveals secret of his impressively cool hair

  30-11-2020 04:36 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Clooney ended up on his knee for 20 minutes after his sudden proposal, waiting for Amal to say yes.
  
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• Grosjean crash: F1 driver shares update from hospital

  30-11-2020 04:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Romain Grosjean's Haas burst into flames following a horrific crash at the Bahrain GP.
  
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• Maradona's doctor investigated for involuntary manslaughter

  30-11-2020 03:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Maradona's lawyer, Matias Morla, had called for an investigation into claims that ambulances took more than half an hour to reach the football star's house.
  
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• US Election: Trump will not change his mind on election fraud claims

  30-11-2020 02:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Losers of US presidential elections traditionally concede almost immediately.
  
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• Massacre in Jihadist-ravaged northeast Nigeria kills at least 110

  30-11-2020 02:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The violence has also spread into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to fight the militants.
  
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• How machine learning is allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

  30-11-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.
  
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• Johnson urged to match Biden’s clean energy goals

  30-11-2020 01:01
  Power groups call for pledge for UK to decarbonise by 2035, 15 years ahead of existing deadline
  
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• Coronavirus causes sharp rise in UK poverty, studies find

  30-11-2020 01:01
  Think-tanks conclude outcome would have been much worse without government intervention
  
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