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• Covid: Hays Travel to close 89 shops as lockdown delays 'bounce back'

  25-01-2021 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The third national lockdown and travel ban meant the travel firm "had to act", a spokeswoman says.
  
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• Fantasy collaboration brought to life - Warhol and Carroll entwined to create groundbreaking new genre of exhibition

  25-01-2021 20:07 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A radical thesis on the parallels between Andy Warhol's Factory and Lewis Carroll's Wonderland that has won the approval of academic experts on both artist and the author is to become the basis of an "entirely new genre" of art exhibition.
  
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• Andy Warhol and Lewis Carroll are combining to create an "entirely new genre" of art exhibitions

  25-01-2021 20:07 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A radical thesis on the parallels between Andy Warhol's Factory and Lewis Carroll's Wonderland that has won the approval of academic experts on both artist and the author is to become the basis of an "entirely new genre" of art exhibition.
  
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• Retail has a place on the high street of the future

  25-01-2021 19:28
  Fixing business rates is key to helping the industry survive
  
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• ‘Lazy’ Britons aren’t the reason for the UK’s migrant workforce

  25-01-2021 19:11
  Consumers will have to pay more for food if Brexit cuts the flow of workers
  
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• HMRC waives penalties on filing UK personal tax returns late

  25-01-2021 18:55
  People will still have to pay taxman by January 31 but can submit paperwork by February 28
  
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• Johnson promises clarity on England school reopenings ‘as soon as we can’

  25-01-2021 18:19
  Pressure grows on PM from his own party amid doubts over original return date after February half-term
  
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• Building of Brexit border posts faces delays

  25-01-2021 18:17
  British ports say funding shortage and Whitehall bureaucracy forcing them to scale back infrastructure plans
  
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• Scottish independence/oil: gutsy

  25-01-2021 17:05
  A double whisky will be needed by SNP ministers when they rewrite their economic prospectus for a split
  
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• Foreign workers flee UK as pandemic and Brexit bite

  25-01-2021 16:20
  An estimated 1.3m have gone home, with hospitality and retail the sectors most heavily affected
  
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• Octopus Ventures plans to launch a £100m fund for health tech companies

  25-01-2021 14:16 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Anna Jordan on Growth Business
  Octopus Ventures intends to launch a £100m global institutional fund for early-stage health tech companies. It aims to take advantage of opportunities from the health tech market, especially to transform public healthcare systems across Europe and the emerging markets. Octopus is joined by a new team from TenX Health. The team of three – Joe
  
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• Rishi Sunak review moots £1bn fintech growth fund

  25-01-2021 11:57 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  A review of how the financial technology sector can thrive post-Brexit will recommend the creation of a £1bn fintech growth fund. Institutional investors would own the £1bn fintech growth fund, which would invest in fast-growing start-ups and could hold stakes in a company even after it floats. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, asked Ron Kalifa, the
  
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• Breakthrough gene therapy repairs spinals cord of paralysed mice; sparks hope for humans

  25-01-2021 11:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Hyper-Interleukin-6, a special protein developed by scientists, stimulates nerve-cell regeneration in cells that have already been damaged.
  
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• Prince Harry's four-words that 'doomed' Meghan's relationship with royal family

  25-01-2021 11:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The comment was given wide press coverage at the time and deemed insensitive towards Meghan's parents.
  
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• Australian woman horrified to find intruder living in her roof for three weeks

  25-01-2021 10:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The mother of three started noticing that her things at home would often "move" and was shocked to discover her security camera was disabled.
  
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• This British royal is a fan of 'The Crown'; says it was 'filmed beautifully'

  25-01-2021 10:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Two more seasons of the hit Netflix original series will be released in the coming years.
  
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• Katie Couric worries 'Jeopardy!' producers over 'too-polarising' political comments

  25-01-2021 10:01 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Producers are concerned over Katie Couric's remarks about deprogramming Donald Trump supporters.
  
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• Brooklyn man chooses jail time rather than give up dog to former employer

  25-01-2021 09:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Barry Myrick emptied out his bank account and spent 15 hours in jail in his fight to save bedbug-sniffing Roxy from his former employer.
  
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• Piers Morgan gets hate for his Larry King tribute

  25-01-2021 09:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Piers Morgan is accused of being selfish and disrespectful with his blunt tribute to the late Larry King.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II "preparing a surprise" for Prince William, Kate Middleton's milestone anniversary

  25-01-2021 09:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Prince William and Kate Middleton will mark a decade of their marriage on April 29 this year.
  
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• Asia Argento claims 'xXx' director Rob Cohen drugged and raped her

  25-01-2021 08:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Asia Argento says Rob Cohen gave her the "date-rape" drug GHB and sexually assaulted her.
  
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• Vaccinated individuals may still give Covid to someone else, says UK chief medical officer

  25-01-2021 08:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The number of individuals who have received the vaccine in the UK has already breached the 5.8 million mark.
  
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• Vaccinated individuals may still give Covid-19 to someone else, says UK chief medical officer

  25-01-2021 08:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The number of individuals who have received the vaccine in the UK has already breached the 5.8 million mark.
  
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• Novelist who researched Queen Elizabeth II for murder mystery says she is 'not nearly as formal'

  25-01-2021 07:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sophia Bennett imagines the queen as a detective who investigates a murder while carrying out her official duties.
  
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• 'The Witcher' season 2 casts Edward Rowe as King Henselt

  25-01-2021 07:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Edward Rowe will appear in at least two episodes in "The Witcher" season 2.
  
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• Super Bowl 55: Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers to face Kansas City Chiefs

  25-01-2021 07:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Buccaneers won the NFC Championship 31-26 against the Green Bay Packers.
  
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• EU has a chance to change from negotiator to political enforcer

  25-01-2021 06:00
  New deals give Brussels opportunity to make life uncomfortable for London and Beijing
  
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• FA Cup: Liverpool gets eliminated by Manchester United

  25-01-2021 05:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Reds have now won only one out of their last seven games.
  
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• Workplace trainers say government is keeping apprentices from full-time work

  25-01-2021 05:00
  Providers complain that Covid restrictions on exam invigilation mean 62,000 cannot take up their posts
  
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• London stock market facing blockbuster IPO year

  25-01-2021 04:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The IPO market has also attracted interest in recent years due to the easier availability of financing, alongside ultra-low interest rates.
  
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• Nineteen charred bodies found near Mexico-US border

  25-01-2021 03:57 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Autopsies are underway, but identification of the corpses will be complicated due to their condition, a source from the prosecutor's office said.
  
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• Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing 26,000 confidential files

  25-01-2021 03:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Tesla's security team detected the file downloads on January 6, after Khatilov was hired on December 28.
  
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• China takes new foreign investment top spot from US

  25-01-2021 03:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The top ranking highlights China's growing influence on the word economic stage.
  
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• France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown

  25-01-2021 03:34 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  France went into lockdown twice in 2020, the first time between March and May and then October to December.
  
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• Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly again 'too early'

  25-01-2021 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Boeing manager says more investigations are needed on the plane, grounded after two crashes.
  
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• Barclaycard customers face higher minimum payments

  25-01-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The changes affecting some customers take effect as finances are squeezed by Covid and Christmas.
  
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• Rules for UK’s £2bn Kickstart jobs scheme simplified to clear logjams

  25-01-2021 01:02
  Thousands of applications stuck in pipeline, with only 2,000 young people starting placements to date
  
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• Kickstart: Most job roles for youths not yet filled

  25-01-2021 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 118,000 placements for young people are yet to be filled due to coronavirus lockdowns.
  
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• Hull proposed for rare earths processing plant

  25-01-2021 01:02
  Pensana seeks approval for facility to produce oxides vital for offshore wind sector
  
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• Hull proposed for Europe’s first rare earths processing plant

  25-01-2021 01:02
  Pensana seeks approval for facility to produce oxides vital for offshore wind sector
  
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• Hull proposed as site of Europe’s first processing plant for rare earths

  25-01-2021 01:02
  Pensana seeks approval for facility to produce oxides vital for the offshore wind sector
  
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• Covid impact leaves more parts of UK in need of levelling up

  25-01-2021 01:02
  Formerly prosperous areas are joining the country’s unemployment black spots
  
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• Why your face could be set to replace your bank card

  25-01-2021 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Already widely used in China, facial recognition payment is now expanding in other countries.
  
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• Boohoo 'set to buy Debenhams brand and website'

  25-01-2021 00:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fast fashion retailer is not purchasing the stores or taking on its staff, the BBC understands.
  
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