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• Tesco puts buying caps on several products

  22-12-2020 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move by Britain's biggest supermarket comes amid shortage fears due to disruption at UK ports.
  
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• Industry groups hit out at Covid-19 tests for lorry drivers

  22-12-2020 20:48
  Trade bodies say France’s demand for freight crossing border will disrupt UK supply chains
  
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• France to reopen border with UK

  22-12-2020 20:18
  Prime minister Jean Castex says all travellers must have negative Covid-19 tests
  
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• Johnson and Von der Leyen intensify ‘hotline’ talks in push for Brexit deal

  22-12-2020 19:15
  UK prime minister and European Commission president strive for agreement by Wednesday night
  
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• Johnson and Von der Leyen intensify ‘hotline’ talks in Brexit deal push

  22-12-2020 19:15
  UK prime minister and European Commission president strive for agreement by Wednesday night
  
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• Covid-19: Almost 3,000 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart freight

  22-12-2020 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Politicians are in talks to resume freight, after France closed the border because of the new variant.
  
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• Royal Mail ends two-year dispute with union in 'landmark' deal

  22-12-2020 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The postal service agrees a deal with unions to end a bitter dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• Airline disruption continues as more countries impose UK travel bans

  22-12-2020 18:00
  Logistics companies report rise in demand for moving cargo by air to leapfrog port blockages
  
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• Air charter firms see demand surge as companies bid to beat blockages

  22-12-2020 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One air charter company says it has received more than 800 enquiries from those looking to move goods.
  
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• Ports chaos 'bad for trust and post-Brexit trade'

  22-12-2020 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The food industry says port disruption makes it hard for foreign firms to trust UK exporters post-Brexit.
  
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• UK faces deeper double-dip recession due to Covid mutation

  22-12-2020 16:30
  Economists warn downturn likely to last longer because of tighter restrictions to contain new virus strain
  
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• Brussels urges EU states to reopen their borders with the UK

  22-12-2020 15:19
  Trucks remain stuck after travel restrictions implemented because of fears over new coronavirus strain
  
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• Royal Mail to focus on parcels after settling union dispute

  22-12-2020 14:21
  The postal service group will be free to make more frequent changes to its network
  
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• Royal Mail agrees pay deal to end 2-year union dispute

  22-12-2020 14:21
  Agreement will help UK postal service usher in changes to business as it focuses on parcels
  
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• Thai King's critics leak thousands of explicit photos of royal mistress

  22-12-2020 12:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  This comes after the Mistress had just returned from being imprisoned last year to rejoin the King's royal harem after previously being accused of seeking to undermine the Queen.
  
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• Elderly Italian woman gets mauled to death by five pet wolf-dogs

  22-12-2020 11:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Her daughter said the dogs were a cross between German shepherds and wild wolves, and that they have many wolfish characteristics.
  
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• UK borrowing hits highest November level on record

  22-12-2020 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government borrowed £31.6bn last month as it continued to support the economy during the pandemic.
  
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• New COVID-19 variant now plaguing South Africans

  22-12-2020 11:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  This new variant is labeled as 501.V2 and it is said to be dominant among new infections.
  
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• NS&I: Answers demanded by MPs for customers' anxiety and complaints

  22-12-2020 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premium Bonds operator has apologised to customers for poor service levels in recent months.
  
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• McDonald's China offers weird limited edition 'Oreo x Spam burger'

  22-12-2020 10:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The latest burger creation features two extra-thick slices of Spam topped with Oreo crumbs and the brand's classic burger sauce
  
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• Post Office scandal: 'Light at end of tunnel'

  22-12-2020 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tracy Felstead is among Post Office workers fighting convictions linked to a faulty computer system.
  
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• Britain and France race to negotiate reopening of borders

  22-12-2020 10:35
  Trucks remain stuck after UK travel restrictions due to fears over its new strain of coronavirus
  
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• Britney Spears '100 percent optimistic' about legal battle with father Jamie

  22-12-2020 10:32 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears's 12-year conservatorship was recently extended until September 2021.
  
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• Prince William, Kate Middleton accused of breaking lockdown rules with Wessexes

  22-12-2020 09:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Cambridges and the Wessexes were pictured together at Sandringham on Sunday
  
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• Mexican 'Kim Kardashian' Joselyn Cano dies after botched butt lift surgery

  22-12-2020 09:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Despite actually being American, Instagram influencer Joselyn Cano is known as the "Mexican Kim Kardashian"
  
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• When Katy Perry pretended to be Zooey Deschanel to get free entry in clubs

  22-12-2020 09:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Deschanel revealed that she was already aware of it as the word about her lookalike in the nightclubs had reached her as well.
  
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• UK public sector borrowing hits record high

  22-12-2020 08:39
  Pandemic continues to weaken public finances with falling revenues and soaring spending in November
  
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• Rachel Zoe 'grateful' but 'scarred' after 9-year-old son survives 40-foot fall from ski lift

  22-12-2020 08:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Zoe credited the Ski patrol "heroes" for saving her son's life by immediately placing mats.
  
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• Lionel Messi admits he 'had a very bad time' this summer

  22-12-2020 07:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Barcelona captain has admitted that his failed attempt to leave the club has affected his game.
  
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• Covid: US Congress passes long-awaited deal for coronavirus aid

  22-12-2020 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The $900bn package comes as millions have been left jobless or in poverty because of the pandemic.
  
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• 'Make the Yuletide gay': Christmas films finally show same-sex couples

  22-12-2020 05:32 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Even as gay representation in Hollywood has increased the predictably plotted but wildly popular Christmas movies produced by the likes of Hallmark have until now been something of a holdout.
  
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• Trump orders US Govt to only construct 'beautiful' buildings

  22-12-2020 05:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Trump, a real estate developer before becoming president, is primarily associated with construction of modern buildings using glass, steel, and gold-tinted decor.
  
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• Scotland’s financial sector ready for Brexit, says trade body

  22-12-2020 05:00
  Industry urged to focus on post-pandemic recovery and climate change
  
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• Rolls-Royce plant closure hits Conservative ‘red wall’ promise

  22-12-2020 05:00
  Move to Singapore jars with Boris Johnson’s pledge to spread prosperity in north of England
  
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• Covid testing capacity expected to fall short as UK cases surge

  22-12-2020 05:00
  Government document warns of scarcity in kits when schools and universities return in January
  
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• US blacklists companies with possible military ties

  22-12-2020 04:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move is part of a wider push to increase pressure on China before Donald Trump leaves office.
  
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• Brexit talks flirt with failure as new deadline blown

  22-12-2020 04:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Brexit supporters accused France of exploiting the crisis to try and force trade concessions.
  
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• Lorna Jane: Activewear brand in court for 'anti-virus' claims

  22-12-2020 04:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian women's sportswear firm Lorna Jane said its clothes could stop the spread of Covid-19.
  
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• Stocks, oil prices, sterling pressured by new virus strain

  22-12-2020 04:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Fears about the new Covid-19 strain blunted the boost from the deal hammered out by US legislators on a $900 billion relief package.
  
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• Carpet shops 'having 10 Christmases at once'

  22-12-2020 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, an industry body says.
  
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• Tech trends in 2021: Fast planes and homeworking

  22-12-2020 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From a potentially record-breaking electric plane, to new homeworking tech, what to watch out for in 2021.
  
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• Truckers' tales: On the road amid border gridlock

  22-12-2020 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The French ban on hauliers travelling from the UK has added to disruption in ports such as Dover.
  
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• Offices share £481m rebate after interim business rates ruling

  22-12-2020 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An interim ruling is set to cut business rates for offices after they lay empty during the pandemic.
  
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• UK government 'likely to miss' broadband and 5G targets

  22-12-2020 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More must be done if the UK is to be future-proofed rather than playing catch-up, say MPs.
  
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