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• Coach Holidays: 'More than a business, we're family'

  19-03-2021 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lack of support for "unfashionable" industry could put 24,000 jobs at risk and leave vulnerable passengers heartbroken.
  
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• China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war

  19-03-2021 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taiwan fights back against Chinese curbs on the export of their fruit - with plenty of support.
  
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• UK draws up plans to run Liberty Steel if Gupta’s GFG collapses

  19-03-2021 23:00
  Industrial group scrambling to find new financing after failure of Greensill Capital, its main lender
  
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• ‘The best and worst of Boris’: Johnson’s stewardship of Covid crisis

  19-03-2021 23:00
  One year on from the first lockdown, PM hopes to salvage reputation with vaccine rollout
  
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• Data centres are the new offices

  19-03-2021 20:40
  UK readies Facebook probe, Stripe’s brothers in alms, Zygo’s underwater Solo
  
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• Brussels sues Britain over tax breaks in Gibraltar

  19-03-2021 20:32
  European Commission’s move highlights determination to pursue disputes dating to before Brexit
  
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• Facebook faces antitrust probe by UK regulator

  19-03-2021 18:32
  CMA prepares fresh crackdown on Big Tech after investigations into Google and Apple
  
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• Young Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap

  19-03-2021 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First-year analysts have reported 95-hour working weeks plus poor physical and mental health.
  
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• Care homes need not pay minimum wage for ‘sleep-in’ shifts, court rules

  19-03-2021 17:10
  Supreme Court judgment will lead to renewed calls for the government to resolve a funding crisis in the sector
  
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• NatWest Group/UKGI: out of one pocket, into the other

  19-03-2021 16:20
  The lender will keep its biggest and most irksome legacy — hefty state ownership — for many years
  
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• Toyota within hours of closing UK plants this week because of US cold snap

  19-03-2021 14:26
  Texas freeze hits supplies of airbags, seats and dashboards in threat to global car production
  
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• The 3 issues that fail emerging technology companies and other start-ups

  19-03-2021 13:50 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Simon Philips on Growth Business
  Family, friendships, work. Technology courses through the veins of modern life. We know and accept this, within reason. But we are letting the greatest benefits of technology slip through our fingers – innovation, jobs and some of our finest brains. Let’s look at the journey of UK start-ups. The UK ranks third place in the
  
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• UK government borrowing hits February record as virus impact continues

  19-03-2021 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government borrowed £19.1bn last month, the highest figure for February since records began.
  
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• Builders told to remove 'unfair' ground rent terms

  19-03-2021 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Competition watchdog says Countryside and Taylor Wimpey must change contracts or face legal action.
  
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• Labour seeks probe over Cameron Greensill lobbying

  19-03-2021 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Report alleges former Prime Minister met officials to push for business for collapse finance firm.
  
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• Gigabit broadband: First areas to benefit announced

  19-03-2021 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government announces first stages of plans to get superfast broadband to the majority of UK homes.
  
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• What men’s socks show us about the UK economy

  19-03-2021 11:37
  There’s a Wetherspoon effect in the price system.
  
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• Neymar, Mbappe team up to attract Messi to PSG

  19-03-2021 11:22 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The PSG players have been pulling all the stops to show how much they would love to have the Argentine in their team.
  
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• Tabloid spy apologises to Meghan Markle, Queen Elizabeth II over "harm' caused by privacy breach

  19-03-2021 10:32 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The investigator said he compiled a 90-page report on the Duchess of Sussex when he was hired by The Sun.
  
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• Queen's reaction to Harry & Meghan Oprah interview had an 'underlying jab'

  19-03-2021 10:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  There were reportedly "genuinely mixed emotions and deep sorrow and shock" in the palace after the interview.
  
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• Sharon Stone tricked into not wearing underwear for 'Basic Instinct' scene; advised to sleep with co-star

  19-03-2021 09:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The actress said filming for "Basic Instinct" was "terrifying," revealing that it caused sleepwalking and nightmares.
  
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• Johnny Depp proves Amber Heard lied about charity donation with 'fresh evidence'

  19-03-2021 09:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Johnny Depp seeks a retrial on his libel case against The Sun with evidence to prove that Amber Heard is a liar.
  
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• Justin Bieber credits wife Hailey for saving him while she discusses marrying 'insanely young'

  19-03-2021 08:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old praised his wife for continuing to love him through a "really challenging, hard season."
  
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• F1: Red Bull is the faster car, admits Mercedes

  19-03-2021 08:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Fans have been speculating that Mercedes has only been sandbagging during testing.
  
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• UK public finances worsen as February borrowing hits record

  19-03-2021 08:38
  Government needed £19bn to bridge gap between spending and income
  
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• Another woman accuses Armie Hammer of rape and battery

  19-03-2021 08:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The woman said Armie Hammer abused her mentally, emotionally, and sexually.
  
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• Kris Jenner breaks silence on Kim Kardashian, Kanye West divorce

  19-03-2021 08:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Kris Jenner said all she wants is for Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their children to be happy.
  
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• Backlash grows against cut to electric car grants

  19-03-2021 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A government decision to reduce subsidies is criticised by the motor industry and UK businesses.
  
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• A parrot once wolf-whistled at Princess Anne, leaving kids in detention

  19-03-2021 07:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Princess Anne is known to have a great sense of humour and often finds herself in funny situations.
  
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• Real Madrid star Marcelo hints at Cristiano Ronaldo reunion

  19-03-2021 07:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Will Ronaldo come back or will Marcelo go to Juventus?
  
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• Uber ruling opens up gig economy pension hopes

  19-03-2021 06:00
  Court decision on ride-sharing employees indicates a ‘shift towards recognising workers’ rights’
  
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• Q&A: Controversial IR35 reforms go live next month

  19-03-2021 06:00
  New tax rules will shake up ties between companies and contract workers
  
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• Covid leaves Brazilian Amazon city struggling to breathe

  19-03-2021 04:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  By early February, the city's average daily death toll from Covid-19 soared to more than 110, nearly triple the first wave.
  
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• Successful test for NASA's giant Moon rocket

  19-03-2021 04:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The SLS program has been beset by delays and cost overruns, and was initially due to be operational in 2016.
  
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• Atlanta shootings expose fear in Asian-American community

  19-03-2021 04:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Georgia is home to nearly 500,000 people of Asian origin, or just over four percent of its population.
  
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• Tough talk at first face-to-face US, China meeting in Biden era

  19-03-2021 03:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  China's actions "threaten the rules-based order that maintains global stability," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
  
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• EU countries to resume AstraZeneca jabs after 'safe' verdict

  19-03-2021 03:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  However Norway and Sweden said they were not ready to resume using the vaccine.
  
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• Lamborghini's profits soar during Covid

  19-03-2021 02:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The supercar maker admits it is 'surprised' after reporting record profits, partly fuelled by China.
  
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• UK consumer confidence rises to highest level since start of lockdowns

  19-03-2021 01:05
  Planned reopening of economy, Budget support for workers and businesses, and vaccine rollout drive buoyant mood
  
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• MPs say hospitals face disruption as PFI contracts end

  19-03-2021 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of facilities built through private finance initiatives are due to be handed over to the government.
  
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• The 'insane' money in trading collectible cards

  19-03-2021 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prices of collectible cards are soaring and new digital products are entering the market.
  
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• How Covid has changed where we want to live

  19-03-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornwall has overtaken London as the most searched for location among property buyers, data suggests.
  
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• Deals of the week March 15 to March 19 – GrowthBusiness roundup

  19-03-2021 01:01 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  Small Pharma goes big with £33m reverse takeover London-based biotech Small Pharma has raised C$58m (£33m) through US, UK and Canadian institutional investors to continue its work on developing psychedelics to treat depression. Canaccord Genuity Corp and Eight Capital led the funding, which will enable Small Pharma to close a reverse takeover of Unilock. Cognism
  
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