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• Shipping crisis: I'm being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container'

  22-01-2021 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A shortage of shipping containers, rising costs, and congestion at ports are holding back imports from China.
  
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• UK wine drinkers face price rises as Brexit hangover kicks in

  22-01-2021 22:02
  Cost of a single bottle likely to rise around £1.50 due to additional paperwork, say merchants
  
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• UK wine drinkers face higher prices as Brexit hangover kicks in

  22-01-2021 22:02
  Cost of a single bottle likely to rise around £1.50 due to additional paperwork, say merchants
  
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• Britain’s hopes of a quick trade deal with US fade

  22-01-2021 21:01
  Biden team warns commerce agreements are not a top priority
  
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• Johnson warns new virus variant may be deadlier than original strain

  22-01-2021 20:51
  PM says ready to take ‘further measures’ to tighten UK border controls despite lockdown having effect
  
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• EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK

  22-01-2021 19:09
  Bloc wants until the end of April to sign off on agreement with Britain
  
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• UK Covid lockdown starting to work, say scientists

  22-01-2021 18:48
  Studies show infections and cases falling, with fastest decreases in areas longest under tight curbs
  
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• Cladding crisis: 'Delays could bankrupt us'

  22-01-2021 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say a government fund to pay for the removal of dangerous cladding is woefully inadequate.
  
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• Financial scam compensation bill to cost £1bn next year

  22-01-2021 17:31
  Rise of 48 per cent in FSCS levy for 2021/22 prompts calls for government action
  
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• Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

  22-01-2021 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.
  
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• Body defends action on Covid workplace safety complaints

  22-01-2021 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Health and Safety Executive denies being "naïve" about breaches of safety rules.
  
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• UK borrowing hits highest December level on record

  22-01-2021 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government borrowing hit £34.1bn last month, as the cost of pandemic support measures weighed on the economy.
  
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• NHS staff band together to survive Covid ‘war zone’

  22-01-2021 13:32
  UK health service at breaking point as hospitalisations surge and staffing shortages bite
  
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• Brexit brings a diet of false promises to Parisian gourmands

  22-01-2021 13:00
  UK expatriates and some locals mourn the impact on food imports
  
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• Shoppers stuck at home shun new clothes in 2020

  22-01-2021 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clothing was the hardest-hit sector last year, seeing a 25% drop in sales overall.
  
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• UK economic activity drops to lowest level since May, survey shows

  22-01-2021 11:51
  Purchasing managers’ index falls on Covid lockdown, post-Brexit red tape and port disruption
  
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• UK economic activity drops the most since May, survey shows

  22-01-2021 11:51
  Purchasing managers’ index falls on Covid lockdown, post-Brexit red tape and port disruption
  
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• Deals of the Week, January 18 to 22 – Growth Business roundup

  22-01-2021 11:14 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  Omnipresent enrols £11m in Seed to Series A funding An undisclosed investor has led a £11m Seed to Series A funding round for remote working employment software start-up Omnipresent. Existing investors Playfair Capital, Episode 1 and Truesight Ventures. Omnipresent, which gives companies a way to handle HR for remote workers globally, plans to roll out
  
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• 'Bridgerton' season 2 confirmed; creator talks Daphne and Duke of Hastings future

  22-01-2021 10:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Showrunner Chris Van Dusen hopes to see more of Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page in "Bridgerton" season 2.
  
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• No! Casey Affleck didn't trash life-size Ana de Armas cut-out after split with brother Ben

  22-01-2021 10:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Casey added that even his brother Ben is not going to have any major problems with the break-up.
  
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• U.K. cruise line requires COVID-19 vaccination before boarding

  22-01-2021 09:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The COVID-19vaccination must be done at least 14 days before the scheduled cruise date or else passengers will not be allowed to board the ship.
  
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• Prince Harry 'spotted' by eagle-eyed fans on Joe Biden's inauguration day

  22-01-2021 09:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The picture of the Duke of Sussex was clicked in 2013, when he visited the United States as a senior royal.
  
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• Ministers look at increasing support for people forced to self-isolate

  22-01-2021 09:36
  Idea of one-off flat rate of £500 rejected by chancellor’s allies as ‘bonkers’
  
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• Armie Hammer questioned by Cayman police over 'Miss Cayman' leaked video

  22-01-2021 09:22 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Armie Hammer was not brought into custody after the Cayman police questioned him about the video.
  
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• UK retailers miss out on Christmas shopping boost

  22-01-2021 09:13
  Meagre spending growth in December coincides with further weakening of public finances
  
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• UK retail sales miss out on Christmas shopping boost

  22-01-2021 09:13
  Meagre spending growth in December coincides with further weakening of public finances
  
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• Instacart fires employees who voted to unionize

  22-01-2021 09:12 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The company has around 10,000 grocery store workers and is firing almost 2,000 of them.
  
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• Dave Chappelle has COVID-19; shows cancelled

  22-01-2021 08:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Dave Chappelle had to cancel his remaining shows in Austin, Texas for which tickets will be refunded.
  
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• Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton set for public reunion despite rift between husbands

  22-01-2021 08:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have not been seen with Kate Middleton and Prince William since March last year.
  
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• UK retail sales rise but miss forecasts over peak Christmas period

  22-01-2021 08:33
  Public finances deteriorate even before the government imposes January’s national lockdown
  
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• Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik reveal baby girl's name

  22-01-2021 08:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter in September and named her Khai.
  
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• Sophie, Countess of Wessex 'wept' for sexual assault survivors

  22-01-2021 08:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sophie recently celebrated her 56th birthday and was greeted by her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II among others.
  
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• Real Madrid crisis: Fans missing Solari as Zidane faces mounting pressure

  22-01-2021 08:04 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Santiago Solari's confidence in younger players was the complete opposite of Zidane's strategy in his second spell at the helm.
  
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• New coronavirus variant may pose reinfection risk, plasma therapy may be rendered ineffective

  22-01-2021 06:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Out of the 44 samples of the new variant that scientists tested, they found that 21 were resistant to the plasma serum.
  
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• China falling short of US trade deal targets

  22-01-2021 06:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The country agreed to buy $200bn worth of US goods in a trade agreement signed one year ago.
  
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• Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea

  22-01-2021 06:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parent company Alphabet is scrapping Loon, a project set up to beam the internet to rural areas.
  
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• What London’s falling population means for the housing market

  22-01-2021 06:00
  An estimated 700,000 foreign-born residents have left the city since the Covid-19 outbreak — how will this affect rental and sale prices?
  
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• Inside the Brexit deal: the agreement and the aftermath

  22-01-2021 06:00
  As businesses adapt to the UK’s new trade deal with the EU, negotiators on both sides reveal what really happened
  
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• How the Brexit deal was done — and what happens next

  22-01-2021 06:00
  As businesses adapt to the UK’s new trade deal with the EU, negotiators on both sides reveal what really happened
  
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• Butternut squash recall announced over possible listeria contamination

  22-01-2021 05:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The products that were recalled by Lancaster Foods were those processed between Dec. 22, 2020 and Jan. 8, 2021.
  
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• Premier League: Burnley ends Liverpool's 68-match unbeaten home streak

  22-01-2021 04:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Liverpool last faced a Premier League defeat at Anfield in April 2017.
  
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• Google threatens to block Australians over media law

  22-01-2021 03:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The legislation was introduced last year to force Google and Facebook to pay local media organisations to host news content or face millions of dollars in fines.
  
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• Facebook 'Supreme Court' to judge Trump suspension

  22-01-2021 03:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Reaction to the Trump ban has ranged from criticism that Facebook should have booted him long ago to outrage over his online voice being muted.
  
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• EU leaders 'discourage' travel, eye tougher border rules

  22-01-2021 03:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  From Sunday, anybody arriving from outside the EU -- possible only for those with essential reasons -- could have to have a test for Covid-19 before departure.
  
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• Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid

  22-01-2021 03:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The flood of executive orders and other directives which Biden began signing immediately on Wednesday has likewise focused mostly on his new national mask and vaccination strategy.
  
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• Beckhams pay themselves £21m despite business losses

  22-01-2021 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The couple paid themselves the sum despite heavy losses at Mrs Beckham's fashion brand.
  
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• How Covid turbocharged the QR revolution

  22-01-2021 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a cheap and reliable way to store information, the humble QR code is finding new uses.
  
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• Premium Bonds operator NS&I 'must work hard to win back customers'

  22-01-2021 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its boss apologises after customers were left to wait an average of 20 minutes for calls to be answered.
  
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• Brexit: Retailers warn they could burn goods stuck in EU

  22-01-2021 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.
  
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• Brexit: Nissan commits to keep making cars in Sunderland

  22-01-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Japanese car maker has told the BBC its Sunderland plant is secure for the long term.
  
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