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• Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hub

  10-02-2021 22:00
  UK’s departure from the EU promptsshift in dealing of stocks and derivatives
  
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• Cladding: Extra £3.5bn for unsafe buildings 'too little, too late'

  10-02-2021 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers say dangerous materials will be removed from England's high-rises "at no cost to residents".
  
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• KPMG boss steps aside after 'stop moaning' comment

  10-02-2021 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bill Michael will step back as the audit giant investigates comments that allegedly offended staff.
  
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• Trustpilot condemns legal action against reviewer

  10-02-2021 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The website says it opposes any attempts to ‘silence consumers' freedom of speech’.
  
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• Northern Ireland trade helpline criticised for failing on basic advice

  10-02-2021 19:34
  Complaints from frontline users come ahead of critical talks to resolve issues with Northern Irish Protocol
  
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• Labour attacks £1bn cuts to flagship green homes scheme

  10-02-2021 19:30
  Energy minister admits funding will not be rolled into the next financial year
  
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• Travel chief scorns 'puerile' holiday plan warning

  10-02-2021 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' call for people to pause summer holiday plans gets a rough reception.
  
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• UK in talks with UAE to back life sciences fund

  10-02-2021 18:59
  Public-private investment proposal being finalised by Rishi Sunak
  
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• TikTok's Oracle-Walmart deal could be off

  10-02-2021 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Biden administration may be taking a softer line on Chinese tech giants say industry watchers.
  
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• 'Appoint staff that have experience'

  10-02-2021 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Banking CEO David Velez says it is vital that bosses appoint staff who have experience of working in that industry.
  
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• Sainsbury’s takes on Aldi in supermarket price war

  10-02-2021 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's second-largest supermarket joins Tesco in promising to price-match German discounter Aldi.
  
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• Birmingham Airport to get £18.5m emergency loan

  10-02-2021 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Airport says it welcomes support after passenger numbers fall by 91% due to Covid.
  
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• Bitcoin consumes 'more electricity than Argentina'

  10-02-2021 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rising value of Bitcoin leads to ever-higher energy consumption, researchers say.
  
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• Rihanna's Fenty fashion label to close down

  10-02-2021 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move comes less than two years after she and luxury goods group LVMH launched the brand.
  
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• 'Gorilla Glue hair horror' woman threatens to file a case over viral ordeal

  10-02-2021 14:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The ER health care worker put acetone on her hair but it just made the glue gooey and hardened back again.
  
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• Ministers urged to rethink £1bn Brexit red tape plan for chemicals

  10-02-2021 13:45
  Letter from 25 industry leaders warns that new regulatory system risks driving business overseas
  
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• Call for UK to rethink £1bn Brexit red tape plan for chemicals

  10-02-2021 13:45
  Letter from 25 industry leaders warns that new regulatory system risks driving business overseas
  
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• Princess Diana would've banged feuding Princes William and Harry's heads together

  10-02-2021 11:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A royal expert says that the way Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are behaving is "both childish and passionate."
  
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• Heineken cuts 8,000 jobs after Covid hits sales

  10-02-2021 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The brewing giant said 2020 had been a year of "unprecedented disruption".
  
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• Gillian Anderson hits back at complaints about 'The Crown,' says it could've been 'much worse'

  10-02-2021 11:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The 52-year-old, who recently split from the show's creator Peter Morgan, played Margaret Thatcher in the series.
  
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• Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020

  10-02-2021 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The industry shows the government a "roadmap to recovery" as it waits for a reopening date.
  
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• Britney Spears' boyfriend badmouths her dad, accuses him of controlling their relationship

  10-02-2021 10:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears' boyfriend Sam Asghari believes that the singer's dad Jaimie Spears is purposely trying to sabotage their relationship.
  
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• 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin's son becomes 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year'

  10-02-2021 10:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Robert's entry received received 55,486 votes from around the world to win the competition, besting 49,000 submissions.
  
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• Kim Kardashian claps back at haters who doubted daughter North can paint

  10-02-2021 10:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian called out people who questioned North's skills after making beautiful landscape painting.
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry accept suggestions for dinner playlist at latest engagement

  10-02-2021 10:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex attended a Zoom class with "Get Lit," an organisation that promotes literacy and empowers young people through poetry.
  
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• Britney Spears slams 'toxic' media after 'Framing Britney Spears' release

  10-02-2021 09:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears reminded fans that not everything they see on camera tells what kind of life a person lives.
  
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• Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall 'very happy' to get COVID-19 vaccine

  10-02-2021 09:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cornwall got her first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Disney shuts down 'Ice Age' creators Blue Sky Studios amid pandemic woes

  10-02-2021 09:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Blue Sky will continue its operations only until April and when the time comes, around 450 employees will be affected by the shutdown.
  
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• 'Space Sweepers' director reveals struggles in making Song Joon Ki's blockbuster film

  10-02-2021 08:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jo Sung-hee said it took him 10 years to develop the premise about space and space sweepers for his sci-fi blockbuster film.
  
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• 9-year-old dies 3 days after testing positive for COVID-19

  10-02-2021 08:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Makenzie started complaining about feeling very exhausted, so she was tucked in bed early before being found unresponsive.
  
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• Sergio Ramos 'fuming mad' after Real Madrid plans to buy Mbappe for £130m: report

  10-02-2021 08:23 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The club has allegedly told the captain that they can't afford his salary demands.
  
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• Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank welcome baby boy; ninth great-grandchild of the Queen

  10-02-2021 07:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Eugenie gave a glimpse of her baby boy in a post on her Instagram account.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo leads Juventus to Coppa Italia final

  10-02-2021 07:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Juventus defeated Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate after a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the semi-final.
  
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• Crown Resorts: Australian casino firm 'not suitable' for Sydney gaming licence

  10-02-2021 06:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "damning" inquiry finds James Packer's Crown Resorts is not suitable to operate a casino in Sydney.
  
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• Twitter's 'extraordinary year' sees record revenues

  10-02-2021 05:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The messaging platform saw healthy growth for earnings and user numbers as online activity boomed.
  
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• Huawei boss hopes for better relations with US

  10-02-2021 05:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US currently blocks the sale of key technical components to Huawei on national security grounds.
  
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• Bitcoin pushes closer to $50,000, global stocks mixed

  10-02-2021 04:52 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Bitcoin briefly pushed to a record-high of $48,215.83 after winning a huge boost Monday from news that Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla had invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency.
  
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• Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi's party offices as US, UN slam violence

  10-02-2021 04:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The UN Human Rights Council said it would hold a relatively rare special session on Friday to discuss the crisis.
  
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• Covid origins still a mystery as WHO-China probe ends

  10-02-2021 04:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Despite the vaccine rollouts -- more than 136.5 million people have received jabs around the world so far.
  
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• Trump trial begins but Republicans signal likely acquittal

  10-02-2021 03:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  If Trump were convicted, the Senate would then hold a simple-majority vote on barring him from future public office.
  
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• Universal Music jumps on the K-pop bandwagon

  10-02-2021 03:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's biggest record label will invest in a livestreaming platform set up by company behind BTS.
  
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• Amazon fight with workers: 'You're a cog in the system'

  10-02-2021 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Activists are trying to unionise Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, which would be a first for the US - if they succeed.
  
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