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• Johnson bows to the inevitable after surge in Covid cases

  04-01-2021 21:41
  PM faces fresh accusations that he has acted too late to tackle coronavirus
  
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• EU firms refuse UK deliveries over Brexit tax changes

  04-01-2021 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some EU specialist firms stop delivering to the UK because of tax changes that took effect on 1 January.
  
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• UK expats prevented from returning home to Spain

  04-01-2021 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK nationals resident in Spain say they were wrongly turned back when their flight landed in Barcelona.
  
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• UK VAT changes for foreign mail-order sellers create ‘chaos’

  04-01-2021 20:02
  All overseas businesses now required to register for the tax, collect the money and pay HMRC
  
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• Google workers form tech giant's first labour union

  04-01-2021 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group of more than 200 engineers say Google must live up to its 'Don't be evil' pledge.
  
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• Virgin Media broadband price rises of up to £54 in 2021

  04-01-2021 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virgin Media says customers will see bills go up 4% on average, between £30 and £54 a year for most.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler and PSA shareholders approve merger

  04-01-2021 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal will create the world's fourth biggest car maker and lead to major savings for the new group.
  
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• Mortgage lending surges to 13-year high

  04-01-2021 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A stamp duty holiday, which expires in March, sparked a flurry of homebuying activity.
  
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• UK housing and manufacturing sectors improve despite tightening restrictions

  04-01-2021 13:56
  Mortgage approvals rise to highest level since 2007, bucking expectations of slowdown
  
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• FTSE 100 rallies amid Covid vaccine rollout

  04-01-2021 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares surge on the first day of trading in 2021 as the rollout of the second vaccine gets under way.
  
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• Covid: Can I go on furlough and how much will I be paid?

  04-01-2021 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More people are now eligible for furlough, with the scheme extended until April 2021.
  
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• Hawaiians see UFO hover and nosedive into the ocean

  04-01-2021 11:57 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A number of Hawaiians saw a blue glowing oblong object hovering in the sky last Tuesday, prompting residents to call the FAA.
  
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• Ladbrokes owner Entain receives offer from MGM Resorts

  04-01-2021 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bid approach is the latest attempt by a casino operator to tap into the online gambling boom.
  
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• Five things you may experience when you cut alcohol from your system

  04-01-2021 10:34 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Whether one drinks for pleasure or not, what science highlights is that there are positive things that could happen when one cuts alcohol from his system.
  
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• Mom in COVID-19 coma wakes up a day before family set to pull the plug

  04-01-2021 10:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old mom from Georgia battling coronavirus woke up one day before her family was set to make a decision to take her off life support.
  
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• Danish royal family hit by feud between sisters-in-law Princesses Mary and Marie?

  04-01-2021 10:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Crown Prince Frederik had visited his brother at his French residence Château de Cayx without his wife.
  
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• Is Sergio Ramos leaving Real Madrid? Agent slams club for delaying renewal

  04-01-2021 10:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Real Madrid captain only has six months left in his current contract.
  
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• Prince William unhappy with brother Harry's Diana tribute on Archewell website?

  04-01-2021 09:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harry shared a picture of himself as a boy with his mother, Princess Diana, taken at Highgrove in July 1986.
  
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• Logan Paul challenges Chris Hemsworth to a boxing match

  04-01-2021 08:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Logan Paul reacts to a video of Chris Hemsworth looking ripped as he practiced his jabs.
  
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• Blake Shelton irks social media users with his 'tone-deaf' song 'Minimum Wage'

  04-01-2021 08:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Blake Shelton has not publicly reacted to the backlash on social media.
  
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• Ashanti shares health update after COVID-19 battle

  04-01-2021 08:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ashanti reveals that she finally tested negative for COVID-19 after weeks with the disease.
  
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• 'Queen's favourite' Sophie Wessex wanted 'bigger role' in The Firm

  04-01-2021 07:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A royal expert said that the 55-year-old now has a higher profile than her husband Prince Edward.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler and PSA merger faces final hurdle

  04-01-2021 06:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal will create the world's fourth biggest car maker and lead to major savings for the new group.
  
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• Celebrities send prayers to Larry King as he battles COVID-19

  04-01-2021 05:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The 87-year-old legendary talk show host has been hospitalised for COVID-19 for over a week now.
  
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• Chelsea meltdown: Frank Lampard blames growing pains

  04-01-2021 05:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Chelsea was defeated 1-3 by Manchester City on Sunday.
  
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• 'Lucifer' spoilers: Season 6 episode 8 title teases the devil's fate

  04-01-2021 05:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Lucifer Morningstar may have gotten himself into trouble and that he needs saving if the title is anything to go by.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to put engine development ‘on ice’ until new jet unveiled

  04-01-2021 05:00
  UltraFan engine programme to be halted when testing finishes in 2022, says chief
  
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• Macquarie confirms £3bn financing of UK green projects

  04-01-2021 05:00
  Australian infrastructure investor says it has reached targets demanded by ministers as part of 2017 acquisition of Green Investment Group
  
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• Companies get ready for reality of new post-Brexit trade deal

  04-01-2021 05:00
  Over the next few months, the FT will follow the fortunes of three British companies that rely heavily on EU market
  
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• UK's Brexit plans to be tested as festive period ends

  04-01-2021 04:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The government, which has employed 1,000 new border officials, is phasing in the new customs checks, with full import control checks for all goods not to be implemented until July.
  
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• Trump request to 'find' votes for him sparks political uproar

  04-01-2021 04:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Pro-Trump protesters not quite willing to concede are expected to rally in Washington on Wednesday.
  
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• Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020

  04-01-2021 03:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Experts say the fires in the Amazon are mostly set by people clearing land for farming and ranching.
  
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• India approves two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

  04-01-2021 03:32 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The two vaccines "are being approved for restricted use in emergency situations," V.G. Somani, the drugs controller general of India, said at a briefing.
  
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• Covid exercise: 'I'll never go back to the gym again'

  04-01-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An explosion in fitness tech means not everyone will be rushing back to gyms when they can reopen.
  
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• 'Furlough mums and dads while schools are off' says TUC

  04-01-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trades unions urge bosses to support parents trying to balance work and childcare.
  
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