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• Scotsman owner JPI Media sold to National World for £10.2m

  31-12-2020 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National World, a media takeover vehicle led by industry veteran David Montgomery, buys JPI.
  
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• Ministers fear port disruption in January as formal ties with EU end

  31-12-2020 17:38
  Despite zero tariff, zero quota trade deal with Brussels the cost of extra red tape is estimated at £7bn
  
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• Spent less, saved more: What we bought this year

  31-12-2020 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumer spending fell 7.1%, says Barclaycard, which tracks half of all credit and debit card spending.
  
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• FTSE 100 suffers worst year since financial crisis

  31-12-2020 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investors nest-eggs have been hit as the UK's leading share index falls 14.3% in 2020.
  
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• UK regulator tweaks derivatives rules hours ahead of Brexit deadline

  31-12-2020 15:22
  FCA’s temporary shift aimed at easing potential disruption
  
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• Johnson says ‘our destiny in our hands’ as Brexit transition ends

  31-12-2020 12:44
  Businesses trading with EU warned to be ready for more red tape and disruption from January 1
  
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• ‘Hybrid’ working calls for patience and ingenuity

  31-12-2020 12:22
  Employers must develop staff skills fit for the shifting future of work
  
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• Brexit: Dover-Calais route 'will work well on 1 January'

  31-12-2020 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Channel Tunnel operator Getlink says there will not be congestion when new trading rules begin later.
  
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• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail

  31-12-2020 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 73-year-old is the city's highest profile person charged under a controversial security law.
  
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• 'The Real Housewives of Dallas' star D'Andra Simmons 'still very sick' with COVID-19

  31-12-2020 09:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  D'Andra Simmons is still battling COVID-19 in the hospital but doing better every day.
  
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• COVID-19: Nose picking proves more dangerous than merely being a bad habit

  31-12-2020 09:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Nose picking can create tiny cuts in the nasal cavity and bring contact into the capillary bed, which can become the conduit for viral particle infection.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II grants royal assent to Brexit deal on deadline

  31-12-2020 09:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords passed the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill on the same day.
  
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• Parosmia: Many coronavirus long-haulers stuck with strange, fishy smell

  31-12-2020 09:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Many long-haulers reportedly experience a distorted sense of smell, catching fishy, sulphuric odours.
  
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• Designer Alexander Wang accused of sexual assault by models

  31-12-2020 09:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Model Alliance announced that it "stands in solidarity with those who have shared accusations of sexual abuse by Alexander Wang."
  
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• Armie Hammer finally reunites with kids in Cayman Islands

  31-12-2020 09:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Armie Hammer is back in the Cayman Islands where his two kids and ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers currently reside.
  
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• Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood

  31-12-2020 08:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
  
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• Liverpool slips up against Newcastle, opens door for Manchester United

  31-12-2020 07:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The match between Newcastle United and Liverpool FC ended in a 0-0 draw.
  
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• Logan Paul hit with 3m lawsuit over 'Suicide Forest' video

  31-12-2020 07:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  YouTuber Logan Paul is ordered to reimburse the 3M licensing deal he made with Planeless Pictures for a 2016 film.
  
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• Why have global stock markets gone up this year?

  31-12-2020 06:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jobs around the world are being lost, but the global stock market is rising - what's going on?
  
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• Why did global stock markets go up in 2020?

  31-12-2020 06:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jobs around the world are being lost, but the global stock market is rising - what's going on?
  
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• Tax fears trigger rise in solvent businesses closing

  31-12-2020 06:00
  Accountants report a flood of inquiries from company owners
  
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• Brexit red tape could yet tie up your investments 

  31-12-2020 06:00
  Is there too much optimism around the stock market?
  
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• Norway landslide buries homes, 11 missing

  31-12-2020 05:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  According to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) what happened was a so-called "quick clay slide" of approximately 300 by 700 metres (328 to 766 yards).
  
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• 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings apologises for 'insensitive' tweets

  31-12-2020 05:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ken Jennings admits that he "screwed up" as he looks back at his old "unartful" tweets.
  
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• Yemen airport blasts kill 26 as government plane arrives

  31-12-2020 05:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Video footage shot by AFP shows what appears to be a missile striking the airport apron, which moments before had been packed with crowds, and exploding into a ball of intense flames.
  
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• Exit from single market closes a chapter UK did so much to write

  31-12-2020 05:00
  Margaret Thatcher drove integration before becoming a staunch critic of ‘European superstate’
  
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• Do entrepreneurs need an MBA?

  31-12-2020 05:00
  The degree does not guarantee success, but choosing one with a practical focus can help founders develop
  
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• US hits record daily Covid-19 deaths as world looks to vaccines in 2021

  31-12-2020 04:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Even as vaccinations ramp up in Europe and North America, global infections have surged to more than 82 million.
  
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• Brexit sparks fears of disrupted food, drug supplies

  31-12-2020 04:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The deal does not remove difficulties over "the flow of vital supplies into the UK", Mark Dayan of the Nuffield Trust, an independent healthcare think-tank, said in a statement.
  
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• Cognac targeted with tariffs in US-EU trade row

  31-12-2020 04:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US adds levies to French and German goods in a long battle over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus.
  
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• Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person

  31-12-2020 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicknamed the lone wolf, China's Zhong Shanshan has unseated India's Mukesh Ambani.
  
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• Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote

  31-12-2020 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's hard-fought agreement with the EU is set to come into force at 23:00 GMT on Thursday.
  
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• Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail

  31-12-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almost 140 companies investigated between 2016-18 failed to pay £6.7m to more than 95,000 workers.
  
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• Tesco and Pizza Hut named and shamed over minimum wage breaches

  31-12-2020 01:01
  Ministers blast UK companies as ‘rogue employers’ after they short-change workers over pay
  
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