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• Goodbye to the original celebrity private jet

  12-03-2021 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Learjet will stop production this year, having created the private jet market for the super-rich.
  
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• Would you scrap your car for public transport credits?

  12-03-2021 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.
  
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• Roblox: 'We paid off our parents' mortgage making video games'

  12-03-2021 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The popularity of online gaming platform Roblox has allowed some developers to make serious money.
  
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• UK and EU clash over post-Brexit fishing rights

  12-03-2021 21:59
  Row erupts over British conservation plan for part of the North Sea
  
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• Mathias Cormann set to head OECD despite climate record

  12-03-2021 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics say former finance minister Mathias Cormann has an 'atrocious' record on climate change.
  
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• UK businesses suffer cardboard shortages due to ‘Amazon effect’

  12-03-2021 18:39
  Tenfold rise in prices during pandemic sends companies scrambling for box supplies
  
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• Football Index: What has happened to online betting company and what has the fallout been?

  12-03-2021 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Football Index has entered administration and had its gambling licences suspended - what happened and what does it mean for customers?
  
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• Northern Ireland protocol can work with a light-touch approach

  12-03-2021 17:34
  The UK and EU must learn to manage their imperfect agreement
  
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• Cumbria coal mine: Public inquiry after government U-turn

  12-03-2021 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers say "increased" controversy over the Cumbria mine means a public inquiry is needed.
  
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• Ant Group boss Simon Hu steps down in restructuring

  12-03-2021 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Hu is being replaced as the payments giant undergoes changes to meet regulators' demands.
  
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• Almost a fifth of FTSE 100 boards have no ethnic minority members

  12-03-2021 14:41
  Many companies are struggling to hit a key target of appointing at least one non-white director
  
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• Why are the Tories putting up the wrong taxes?

  12-03-2021 14:13
  Future generations will hold us to account for what we did or failed to do on climate change
  
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• Legoland Windsor's new attraction on greenbelt land to open

  12-03-2021 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The theme park was granted planning permission despite concerns over "harm to the greenbelt".
  
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• UK exports to European Union drop 40% in January

  12-03-2021 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Official figures show a sharp drop in trade in goods with the EU as the Brexit transition period ended.
  
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• Sperm bank in space: Scientists consider building "ark" on moon to store 6.7 million sperm specimens

  12-03-2021 12:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Due to the instability of the planet Earth, a repository of specimens on the planet would make the specimens vulnerable.
  
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• ‘Very hot indeed’: Edinburgh property has the edge

  12-03-2021 12:01
  The pandemic is pushing sales of large family homes with gardens and prices are rising
  
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• Edinburgh’s lack of supply drives rising house prices

  12-03-2021 12:01
  The pandemic is pushing sales of large family homes with gardens
  
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• Edinburgh on the edge: lack of supply drives rising house prices

  12-03-2021 12:01
  The pandemic is pushing sales of large family homes with gardens
  
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• Bloomsbury’s highbrow heritage, Georgian grandeur and relative affordability

  12-03-2021 12:01
  Once a hub for writers and artists, its housing is cheaper than other central London areas
  
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• Bloomsbury has literary pedigree, elegant squares and falling property sales

  12-03-2021 12:01
  Once a hub for writers and artists, its housing is cheaper than other central London areas
  
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• Deals of the Week, March 8 to March 12 – GrowthBusiness roundup

  12-03-2021 11:56 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  Zego becomes UK’s first insurtech unicorn Commercial motor insurer Zego has become the UK’s first insurtech unicorn after raising $150m (£107m), valuing the company at $1.1bn. Zego will use the funding to expand across Europe and beyond and to double its workforce to over 500 employees. DST Global led the Series C funding round with
  
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• Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle got along initially, but haven't spoken 'directly in over a year'

  12-03-2021 11:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Kate would have tried to help her sister-in-law "more than she did" if she was aware of the "depths of Meghan's despair" and "wishes she knew more."
  
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• NASA releases first audio recordings taken from Mars

  12-03-2021 11:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  NASA described the first audio recording as akin to "listening to a seashell or having a hand cupped over the ear."
  
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• Princess Diana's video explaining why palace saw her as a "threat" resurfaces after Meghan's interview

  12-03-2021 11:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "I think it's the strength that causes the confusion and the fear," Diana said in the interview.
  
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• Meghan Markle has this heirloom to give to daughter with Prince Harry

  12-03-2021 10:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle said she will give the Cartier watch engraved with her initials to her daughter because it holds special meaning.
  
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• Another Armie Hammer ex-lover comes forward with 'scary' claims as dark family secrets surface

  12-03-2021 10:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Many men in the Hammer family reportedly have a "dark side," one that looms across five consecutive generations.
  
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• Hilarious TV blunder as host reports sick Prince Philip in jail

  12-03-2021 09:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Aussie presenter Allison Langdon said "prison" and "jail" before she corrected that the Duke of Edinburgh is in the hospital.
  
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• Roger Federer pulls out of Dubai Open after Qatar exit

  12-03-2021 09:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Swiss star has decided to go back to training after only playing two matches since his comeback.
  
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• 'The Witcher' season 2 casts two new Nilfgaardian generals

  12-03-2021 08:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "The Witcher" season 2 adds General Hake and General Gerhen from the Nilfgaardian Empire.
  
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• Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel test positive for COVID-19

  12-03-2021 08:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are showing mild symptoms and are isolating at home with their two children.
  
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• PSG will open doors to Cristiano Ronaldo if Mbappe leaves

  12-03-2021 08:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo's current contract with Juventus expires in 2022.
  
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• UK exports to EU slump as Brexit hits trade

  12-03-2021 08:37
  Shipments drop by 40 per cent in January while GDP shrinks by biggest margin in 9 months
  
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• UK economy shrinks 2.9% in January as lockdown hits services sector

  12-03-2021 08:21
  Decline is the most since last spring but less severe than economists expected
  
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• Sergio Ramos invites Lionel Messi to Real Madrid

  12-03-2021 07:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ramos says Messi can stay in his home until he gets settled in if the Argentine joins Real Madrid.
  
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• Prince William breaks silence on racism claims in Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Oprah interview

  12-03-2021 07:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "We're very much not a racist family," Prince William said.
  
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• Demi Lovato 'waiting for a specific timeline' to 'come out' after calling off engagement

  12-03-2021 07:27 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Lovato is exploring her sexuality through casual dating, during which she realised she feels "too queer" to be with a cis man.
  
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• Beware the City’s push for a new regulatory watchdog

  12-03-2021 06:00
  ‘Office for Responsible Financial Regulation’ is latest industry proposal to change the way it is regulated post-Brexit
  
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• Grab seeks US listing with $40bn valuation: report

  12-03-2021 05:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fast-growing company operates the dominant ride-hailing app across much of South East Asia.
  
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• UK keen to bring in rival motorway charging point providers

  12-03-2021 05:00
  Transport minister says ‘a lot of new entrants’ would help to fund network expansion
  
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• EU capitals weigh tougher response to UK’s Brexit ‘provocations’

  12-03-2021 05:00
  Member states hold informal discussions on alternative retaliatory options
  
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• UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar

  12-03-2021 04:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the junta's crackdown, which has seen more than 2,000 arrested.
  
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• Biden signs huge stimulus bill ahead of coronavirus speech

  12-03-2021 04:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  With vaccines starting to make a real impact and production soaring, the mood is shifting in the United States, with the stimulus bill poised to push the US economy into a sustained rebound.
  
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• EU approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

  12-03-2021 04:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The J&J shot however appears less protective than Pfizer and Moderna's regimes, which both have an efficacy of around 95 percent against all forms of Covid-19 from the classic coronavirus strain.
  
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• AstraZeneca jab faces suspensions as world marks pandemic anniversary

  12-03-2021 03:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  On Thursday, the EMA approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is stored at warmer temperatures than its competitors and is easier to distribute.
  
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• Coupang: Harvard dropout rockets into mega-billionaire's club

  12-03-2021 03:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "Amazon of South Korea", Coupang was founded by Bom Kim and has just listed its shares.
  
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• Netflix considers crackdown on password sharing

  12-03-2021 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The streaming platform is requiring some users to verify they're authorised to access the account.
  
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• Royal Mail to pilot Sunday parcel delivery

  12-03-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The postal service will make deliveries for major retailers as online shopping continues to grow.
  
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• Households 'buy 3.2 million pets in lockdown'

  12-03-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many have bought pets in response to social isolation, but there are concerns about animal welfare.
  
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• Car insurance claims plunge as drivers stay at home

  12-03-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drop in claims is not mirrored in cheaper premiums, but insurers say motorists have been supported.
  
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• 'I play digital music through my 1949 radio'

  12-03-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.
  
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