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• Jaguar Land Rover lays out electric plans in radical overhaul

  15-02-2021 20:09
  Bolloré vows to keep all UK ‘core sites’ open under 15-year strategy to phase out diesels
  
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• Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025

  15-02-2021 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  JLR will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030.
  
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• Sunak under growing pressure to avoid tax rises

  15-02-2021 18:25
  Conservative MPs want chancellor to take advantage of cheap borrowing
  
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• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African boss of WTO

  15-02-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala promises to be a "clear set of eyes" for the global trade body.
  
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• Pound hits three-year high on vaccination hopes

  15-02-2021 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sterling rises above $1.39 as the vaccine programme raises hopes that lockdown can be eased.
  
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• First quarantine passengers arrive at UK airport hotels

  15-02-2021 15:04
  New border rules include requirement for incoming travellers to take two Covid-19 tests
  
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• Fallen fund manager Woodford’s return 'is a kick in the guts’

  15-02-2021 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Not everyone has welcomed the public return of the star fund manager who fell from grace.
  
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• Mercedes emergency call bug: Carmaker recalls vehicles

  15-02-2021 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carmaker recalls more than a million vehicles after finding a bug in its emergency call software.
  
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• Hotel quarantine: 'It'll cost thousands and we'll be miles from home'

  15-02-2021 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Travellers planning their return to the UK say the rules are confusing and sometimes "bizarre".
  
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• Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to get back at Apple over privacy changes: report

  15-02-2021 11:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  In January, during Facebook's earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg referred to Apple as the company's biggest threat at present.
  
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• NASA's Perseverance Mars rover to land this week

  15-02-2021 11:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The entry, descent, and landing may only take seven minutes but it is by far, considered as the most dangerous part of the whole mission.
  
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• JLR vows to keep UK plants open under electric strategy

  15-02-2021 11:04
  Carmaker had been expected to close a site in long-awaited overhaul
  
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• JLR vows to keep UK plants open under electric car strategy

  15-02-2021 11:04
  Carmaker had been expected to close a site in long-awaited overhaul
  
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• JLR to wind down carmaking at Castle Bromwich plant

  15-02-2021 11:04
  Group vows to keep all core UK sites open under new strategy to boost electric sales
  
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• Qatar royal apparently refuses to fist-bump female sports official at FIFA Club World Cup

  15-02-2021 10:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Sheikh is the brother of Qatar's ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and also the president of the Qatar Olympic Committee.
  
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• Apple iPhone 13 rumored to include portrait mode video and always-on display

  15-02-2021 10:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Camera improvements are possible with the help of the LiDAR sensor, something which all models in the iPhone 13 lineup could have.
  
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• Wetherspoons calls for pubs to reopen 'to save jobs'

  15-02-2021 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the chain is calling for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops.
  
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• Nicki Minaj loses father in hit-and-run accident in Long Island

  15-02-2021 10:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  According to Nicki's interviews, her father Robert Maraj was addicted to alcohol and other drugs during her childhood.
  
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• Australian Open: Nadal through to quarters after crushing Fognini in straight sets

  15-02-2021 10:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Nadal is gunning for a record 21st Grand Slam title.
  
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• M&B taps shareholders for £350m as pub revenues dry up

  15-02-2021 08:50
  All Bar One owner presses UK government to confirm when bars can open again
  
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• How did British royal family react to Harry and Meghan's pregnancy news?

  15-02-2021 08:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harry and Meghan's second child will be the tenth or eleventh great-grandchild of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
  
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• Manchester United star Anthony Martial faces racial abuse on Instagram

  15-02-2021 08:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Fellow Manchester United players Marcus Rashford and Axel Tuanzebe also faced social media abuse in recent weeks.
  
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• The century-old tax that could help pay for the pandemic

  15-02-2021 06:30
  Excess Profit Duty was used to help pay for World War One and stem social tensions; it deserves a second look today.
  
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• Brexit trade disruption fuels boom at French and Irish ports

  15-02-2021 06:00
  Customs paperwork diverts trucks from UK ‘land bridge’ on to EU-Ireland sea routes
  
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• Japan's economy shrinks 4.8% in 2020 due to Covid

  15-02-2021 05:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The disappointing figure comes despite surging growth in the second half of the year.
  
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• UK start-ups set their sights on regional banking revival

  15-02-2021 05:00
  New wave of challengers argue major banks have lost touch with local businesses
  
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• UK banking resolution scheme opens for business

  15-02-2021 05:00
  BBRS will initially cover seven lenders and try to solve disputes dating back to 2001
  
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• Real Madrid bounces back with three wins despite Ramos injury

  15-02-2021 05:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The defending champions are still trailing behind leaders Atletico Madrid.
  
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• After Trump acquittal, Republicans see 'battle for soul of party'

  15-02-2021 03:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Trump has flirted with the idea of running for the White House again in 2024.
  
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• Australian Open: Thiem shocked as Osaka, Williams survive

  15-02-2021 03:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Matches were played in an empty Rod Laver Arena, with fans barred on the second day of a five-day, state-wide coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• UK's virus jabs pass 15 mn, as New Zealand orders city lockdown

  15-02-2021 03:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen last week admitted that mistakes had been made in procuring vaccines on behalf of all 27 member states.
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle expecting second child

  15-02-2021 02:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harry and Meghan's announcement came days after Princess Eugenie, a granddaughter of the queen, gave birth to a baby boy.
  
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• Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate

  15-02-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solving global warming would be “the most amazing thing humanity has done”, says the billionaire.
  
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• Decimalisation and the coin you really want to find in your change

  15-02-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  To mark 50 years since decimalisation in the UK, an expert from The Royal Mint highlights recent coins of interest.
  
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• Crown Resorts chief Ken Barton resigns amid money laundering scandal

  15-02-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ken Barton steps down in the wake of allegations of money laundering within the Australian casino chain.
  
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• Computer says go: Taking orders from an AI boss

  15-02-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As artificial intelligence systems get more prevalent, some of us already have computers as managers.
  
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• Social businesses shut out of government support

  15-02-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most 'ethical' banks don't offer bounce back loans, forcing hundreds of community-run businesses to close.
  
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• HMRC reduces checks on online sellers despite VAT fraud risk

  15-02-2021 01:01
  Between last April and the start of 2021, just 80 data requests were sent to platforms
  
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• At-home food selling concerning, says Food Standards Agency

  15-02-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Food sales through social media puts further pressure on a hygiene inspection system already under strain.
  
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• HS2: Aerial footage shows what London to Birmingham route looks like now

  15-02-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take a flight along phase one of the high-speed rail network – from London to Birmingham.
  
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