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• Sunak agrees to tie own hands and stick with Tory ‘triple tax lock’

  01-02-2021 20:35
  Chancellor will not raise rates of income tax, national insurance or value added tax
  
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• UK fashion industry facing ‘decimation’ over Brexit trade deal

  01-02-2021 19:37
  More than 400 leading figures send letter to PM demanding urgent action on red tape
  
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• Record number of people miss UK self-assessment tax filing deadline

  01-02-2021 19:03
  HM Revenue & Customs attributes doubling of late filers to 1.8m to effects of pandemic
  
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• Airbus staff in Flintshire vote for work-hours cut plan to save jobs

  01-02-2021 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Flintshire wing-maker will have their working week reduced by up to 10%.
  
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• Thousands of jobs at risk as Asos strikes Arcadia deal

  01-02-2021 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asos buys Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands, but not their shops, in £295m deal.
  
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• Cladding: Safety improvement costs 'are taking over our lives'

  01-02-2021 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour calls for extra help for homeowners hit by large bills, as ministers promise more action.
  
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• GameStop investor battle moves on to silver as prices surge

  01-02-2021 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Silver hits an eight-year high amid social media calls to buy the metal.
  
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• UK manufacturing ‘close to stalling’ as Brexit and Covid hit supplies

  01-02-2021 13:54
  Delivery times in January were among the longest in 30 years, according to purchasing managers’ index
  
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• Nintendo Switch sales surge past those of the 3DS

  01-02-2021 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Japanese firm's latest console has sold about four million more units than its predecessor.
  
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• Inside Lionel Messi's massive Barcelona contract

  01-02-2021 12:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The FC Barcelona captain has reportedly earned 555,237,619 euros since 2017.
  
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• Is Kate Middleton a 'Bridgerton' fan?

  01-02-2021 11:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The second season of the show will focus on the eldest Bridgerton son Anthony and his romance with Kate Sheffield.
  
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• Hyundai execs 'agonising' whether to build Apple Car or not

  01-02-2021 11:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  An unnamed Hyundai executive expressed concerns that the carmaker would end up becoming a contract manufacturer for the U.S. tech titan.
  
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• Prince Charles giving Prince William 'more input' after Kate's efforts

  01-02-2021 11:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Charles and William's relations have significantly improved in recent years.
  
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• Three takeaways from India's 'pandemic budget'

  01-02-2021 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spending has more than doubled on healthcare as the economy reels from the effects of coronavirus.
  
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• L.A. vaccine site temporarily shuts down after anti-vaxxers block entrance

  01-02-2021 10:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  One of those waiting for his shot revealed that the protesters were telling people not to get vaccinated and that vaccination is dangerous.
  
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• Prince William condemns racism after online abuse of Black footballers

  01-02-2021 10:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old is the President of the Football Association, the governing body of English football.
  
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• Ryanair forecasts 'strong return' of beach holidays this summer

  01-02-2021 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boss Michael O'Leary thinks travel restrictions will be dropped once high risk groups are vaccinated.
  
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• Bumble dating app bans users for explicit body-shaming

  01-02-2021 09:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Body-shamers will receive an initial warning and if the behaviour persists, they will be banned from the app.
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker says 'Sex and the City' revival will tackle COVID-19

  01-02-2021 09:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Sarah Jessica Parker says the "Sex and the City" revival will explore how the pandemic has affected relationships.
  
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• 'Bridgerton' season 2 spoilers: creator teases more sex scenes

  01-02-2021 09:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Showrunner Chris Van Dusen said season 2 of "Bridgerton" will still lean on themes of sexuality and sensuality.
  
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• WHO reverses stance on Moderna vaccine for pregnant women, now recommends vaccination

  01-02-2021 09:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The World Health Organization has previously advised against the vaccination of pregnant women using the Moderna vaccine.
  
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• 'Lucifer' spoilers: Series creator weighs in on God's role in season 5B

  01-02-2021 09:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "Lucifer" co-creator Joe Henderson teased that God is more complex than a villain or a hero in season 5B.
  
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• Neymar transfer news: 'I want to stay at PSG, I hope Mbappe does too'

  01-02-2021 08:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Neymar has always been linked with a return to his former club, FC Barcelona.
  
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• 'The Umbrella Academy' season 3 spoilers: see the Sparrow Academy in uniform

  01-02-2021 08:04 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The members of the Sparrow Academy look like athletes in their tracksuits adorned with racing stripes and a sparrow emblem.
  
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• Megan Fox reacts to Machine Gun Kelly engagement rumours

  01-02-2021 07:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are not engaged but are very happy together.
  
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• Did Meghan Markle remove her name from Archie's birth certificate?

  01-02-2021 06:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A report claimed that the Duchess of Sussex did it to snub her in-laws, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
  
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• Post-Brexit penalty reveals the power of the credit card duopoly

  01-02-2021 06:47
  ‘Interchange’ fees for Britons who buy goods from the EU with Mastercard to jump sharply
  
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• Republican party future in balance as Trump trial looms

  01-02-2021 05:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Trump, who left the White House for Florida before Joe Biden's inauguration, has vowed to stay active in politics in some form.
  
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• UK ministers draw up legislation to create new science agency

  01-02-2021 05:00
  Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng pushes ahead with body to fund cutting-edge technologies
  
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• BoE set to hold back on further economic stimulus

  01-02-2021 05:00
  Central bank seen as unlikely to add to QE programme or embark on negative interest rates
  
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• Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi

  01-02-2021 04:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Suu Kyi -- a former democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner whose image internationally has been in tatters over her handling of the Muslim Rohingya crisis -- remains a deeply popular figure.
  
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• Britain's 'Captain Tom' lockdown hero hospitalised with Covid-19

  01-02-2021 04:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Moore, who served in India during World War II, raised ₤33 million (37 million euros, $45 million) for staff of the state-run National Health Service (NHS) battling the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• EU announces progress in vaccines push, but fresh virus protests

  01-02-2021 04:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Several countries further tightened restrictions to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Firms call for details of post lockdown reopening so they can plan

  01-02-2021 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The CBI employers' group tells the government a post-Covid economic strategy will unlock investment.
  
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• Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?

  01-02-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU.
  
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• Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

  01-02-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.
  
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• Home working increases cyber-security fears

  01-02-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.
  
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• School closures pose big risk to earnings and tax revenue

  01-02-2021 01:05
  Think-tank says children’s future income could be hit by reduced in-person teaching
  
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• Most care home residents in England offered vaccine

  01-02-2021 01:05
  Johnson welcomes further progress with UK inoculation programme
  
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