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• British Airways to continue work-from-home plan after Covid

  18-03-2021 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The airline is exploring the sale of its huge Heathrow Airport HQ as part of flexible working plans.
  
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• Peloton: Child killed in 'tragic' treadmill accident

  18-03-2021 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boss of the home fitness equipment firm warns parents to keep children away from its machines.
  
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• Johnson urges EU to step back from coronavirus vaccine war

  18-03-2021 21:29
  UK prime minister contacts European Commission head as Britain faces shortfall of jabs
  
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• UK audit reform set to cost businesses more than £430m a year

  18-03-2021 19:14
  Companies face extra costs and red tape when many are already struggling with cash flow
  
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• Europe suffers from lack of late-stage investors, says Balderton Capital

  18-03-2021 17:21 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  British scale-ups suffer from the lack of deep-pocketed investors willing to back later, bigger funding rounds. Typically, these Series D or Series E funding rounds are the penultimate stage before going public. But this week’s Tech Nation report said over 80 per cent of later stage VC investment in tech companies in 2020 comes from
  
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• What the Government’s audit shake-up could mean for your business

  18-03-2021 17:11 via growthbusiness.co.uk
  
  Originally written by Anna Jordan on Growth Business
  Business directors could be forced to repay up to two years’ worth of bonuses in the event of financial collapse if they withhold information from auditors. Under the Government’s proposed rules, this would affect the boards of businesses who have more than 2,000 members of staff or a balance sheet of more than £2bn. Directors
  
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• How the UK government can solve the Brexit stand-off over Northern Ireland

  18-03-2021 16:41
  A ‘Swiss-style’ veterinary agreement would remove much of the red tape for UK food exporters at a stroke
  
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• Economic outlook 'unusually uncertain' despite 'rapid' vaccine rollout

  18-03-2021 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bank of England says a rebound is likely in 2021, but it still depends on the "evolution of the pandemic".
  
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• BBC to shift £700m of spending from London as it revamps UK footprint

  18-03-2021 13:56
  Executives hope to reconnect with regional audiences and shed reputation for metropolitan bias
  
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• Bank of England upgrades outlook for UK economy

  18-03-2021 13:23
  Bank keeps interest rates at 0.1 per cent and sees no medium-term inflation risk
  
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• Elliot Page opens up about struggles with his body and 'life-changing' top surgery

  18-03-2021 11:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old, formerly named Ellen Page, revealed that he used to ask his mother if he could be a boy.
  
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• Liberty Steel: Government must step in to save steel jobs, says Ed Miliband

  18-03-2021 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The shadow business secretary tells the BBC the company is too vital for the UK to collapse.
  
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• Twitter refuses to remove Melania Trump's nude photo posted by Cardi B

  18-03-2021 10:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Twitter has a non-consensual nudity policy that should see an account immediately suspended.
  
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• BTS Army slams Topps for bruised cartoon of K-Pop group amid #StopAsianHate campaign

  18-03-2021 10:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Fans called out the untimely announcement of Topps' "Shammy Awards" sticker collection for the group on the same day as the Georgia shootings.
  
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• 'Sorry Lionel Messi, I will convince you to stay,' says Laporta

  18-03-2021 10:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Messi's contract expires this summer, and the club has yet to make a renewal offer.
  
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• Ofcom to allow telecoms companies to keep fibre investment profits

  18-03-2021 09:47
  Market review is designed to stimulate greater investment in infrastructure
  
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• Ofcom paves way for UK’s rapid upgrade to fibre broadband

  18-03-2021 09:47
  Market review will stimulate infrastructure investment, but also trigger price rises
  
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• Prince William trolls Kate in new video, but 'very protective' of her since Oprah interview

  18-03-2021 09:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  William is also worried that his and other family members' private conversations with his brother will be "plastered on US TV."
  
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• Piers Morgan mocks record-breaking Meghan Markle complaints

  18-03-2021 09:34 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "The vast majority of Britons are right behind me," Piers Morgan said.
  
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• UEFA Champions League Draw: All the details plus when, where to watch

  18-03-2021 09:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The last eight teams have finally been determined, and the upcoming draw will create a roadmap to the final in Istanbul.
  
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• Accountants: Government to break up dominance of Big Four firms

  18-03-2021 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng wants to restore confidence in business after high profile failures like Carillion.
  
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• Queen in 'constant crisis meetings' while Prince Philip was 'protected' from Harry and Meghan interview

  18-03-2021 08:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Queen has not watched the interview herself, but palace aides have "thoroughly briefed" her about it.
  
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• ITV hosts tell Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to 'shut up now' after Oprah interview

  18-03-2021 08:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ranvir Singh and Phillip Schofield questioned the purpose of further publicity for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after their Oprah interview.
  
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• ITV hosts slam Prince Harry, Meghan Markle for continued publicity after Oprah interview

  18-03-2021 08:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ranvir Singh and Phillip Schofield questioned the purpose of further publicity for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after their Oprah interview.
  
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• Chelsea crushes Atletico Madrid, advances to Champions League quarter-finals

  18-03-2021 08:01 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Chelsea joins Premier League sides Manchester City and Liverpool in the quarter-finals.
  
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• Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson signs solo deal with YMU

  18-03-2021 07:01 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "We are looking forward to helping Jesy Nelson realise her strong creative vision," Mary Bekhait, group CEO of YMU, said.
  
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• US ratchets up pressure on Chinese telecom firms

  18-03-2021 06:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three firms face a possible ban from US for being "aligned to Communist China" regulators claim.
  
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• TV host defends release of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Oprah interview amid Prince Philip's illness

  18-03-2021 06:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Gayle King said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would not have released the interview had the Duke of Edinburgh died.
  
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• Donald Trump's wealth takes tumble during presidency

  18-03-2021 05:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president's fortune slipped to $2.3bn according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
  
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• Britain’s professional services grapple with life after Brexit

  18-03-2021 05:00
  Business leaders are bewildered by visa and work permit restrictions imposed by UK-EU trade agreement
  
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• Ecuador health ministry raided over vaccine scandal

  18-03-2021 04:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Zevallos resigned last month over a vaccine scandal that saw well-connected individuals, including his mother, jump the queue for their coronavirus jabs.
  
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• Covid reinfection rare, more common over 65: study

  18-03-2021 04:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The researchers were not able to estimate protection against reinfection with Covid-19 variants -- some of them more transmissible -- that did not emerge until after the period studied.
  
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• Biden warns US may miss deadline to exit Afghanistan

  18-03-2021 03:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The United States is supposed to pull out all its troops by May 1 in an agreement that saw the Taliban agree to peace talks with the Afghan administration of President Ashraf Ghani.
  
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• Chinese tycoon abruptly quits tech giant he founded

  18-03-2021 03:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Huang steps down as chairman of Pinduoduo as it becomes China's biggest shopping platform.
  
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• Dutch PM claims win in Covid-dominated vote

  18-03-2021 03:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The exit polls showed Rutte's liberal VVD (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) gaining three seats to win 35 in total, up from the 33 it won four years ago.
  
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• Suspect charged with eight murders in Atlanta shootings

  18-03-2021 03:01 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Police said suspect Robert Aaron Long has denied a racist motive to Tuesday's attacks.
  
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• Reddit investors adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days

  18-03-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Redditors donate to gorilla charity, to "make a difference" to our world.
  
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• 'We need to reflect on why women still do most of the childcare'

  18-03-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a year of pandemic and lockdowns, mothers are still doing most of the childcare, a report shows.
  
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• UK companies face curbs on dividend and bonus payments

  18-03-2021 01:02
  Long-awaited overhaul of audit and corporate governance regime outlined after accounting scandals
  
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• Long road to audit reform leaves path littered with questions

  18-03-2021 01:01
  Glacial pace of UK efforts to boost profession’s credibility would frustrate even most dedicated governance enthusiasts
  
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• Long road to audit reform is littered with questions

  18-03-2021 01:01
  UK efforts to boost credibility of accounts have moved at a glacial pace
  
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