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• Easing of English lockdown to go ahead and Covid powers extended

  25-03-2021 20:51
  Ministers confident UK vaccination programme is on schedule and working
  
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• US-UK trade deal talks set to miss key Washington deadline

  25-03-2021 20:24
  Chances of catching ‘fast track’ process through Congress fade with new administration’s focus on Airbus-Boeing dispute
  
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• US-UK trade deal talks set to miss crucial Washington deadline

  25-03-2021 20:24
  Chances of catching ‘fast-track’ through Congress fade as Biden focuses on Airbus-Boeing dispute
  
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• Thousands of UK companies set to lose out on business rates relief

  25-03-2021 19:52
  Government to legislate to stop certain claims for reductions in property-based tax
  
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• UK willing to rescue Liberty Steel ‘in its entirety’

  25-03-2021 19:10
  Business secretary says state ready to support company and 3,000 jobs under threat
  
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• UK small business and consumers run into trainload of Brexit issues

  25-03-2021 17:56
  Duties, VAT and handling fees make sending even modest items between EU and Britain much more difficult
  
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• UK small business and consumers run into a trainload of Brexit buffers

  25-03-2021 17:56
  Duties, VAT and handling fees make sending even modest items between EU and Britain much more difficult
  
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• British small business and consumers count cost of Brexit

  25-03-2021 17:56
  Customs duties, VAT and handling fees are making buying and selling between the EU and UK much more difficult
  
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• UK state-backed Covid loans top £75bn as schemes wind down

  25-03-2021 17:45
  More than 25% of small to medium businesses have tapped one of the emergency programmes
  
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• UK car industry backs Labour’s call for government investment in battery gigafactories

  25-03-2021 16:36
  Country is ‘short’ of electric vehicle battery manufacturing capacity, says SMMT
  
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• Boris Johnson hints at bigger pay rise for England’s nurses

  25-03-2021 15:09
  Prime minister under pressure to put better deal on the table after Scottish government offers NHS staff a 4% increase
  
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• Lockdown easing to go ahead and MPs back extension of Covid powers

  25-03-2021 14:33
  Ministers confident the UK vaccination programme is on schedule and working
  
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• Nationwide tells 13,000 staff to 'work anywhere'

  25-03-2021 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest building society says it wants to give employees more control over their lives.
  
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• Santander to close more than 100 branches

  25-03-2021 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bank says 840 staff will be affected by the decision although it will try to offer them roles elsewhere.
  
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• Big investors shun Deliveroo over workers' rights

  25-03-2021 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two of the UK's biggest investors won't invest in the delivery firm over concerns about workers' rights.
  
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• Apart from Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall, these celebs have craziest birth stories

  25-03-2021 11:04 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Blake Lively had to drive husband Ryan Reynolds to hospital when she went into labour.
  
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• Brad Pitt feels 'isolated' from his kids amid custody battle with Angelina Jolie

  25-03-2021 10:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Brad Pitt feels especially devastated about his "strained" relationship with son Maddox.
  
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• Queen in a 'lonely place' as family protects Prince Philip from Harry and Meghan drama

  25-03-2021 10:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  With Prince Philip recovering from his hospitalisation, "everything is falling" on to the Queen's shoulders.
  
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• Lifetime is making Harry and Meghan movie titled 'Escaping The Palace' about royal feud

  25-03-2021 09:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The film will detail the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal exit with a storyline inspired by their Oprah interview.
  
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• Barcelona chose Griezmann over Neymar against my advice, reveals Abidal

  25-03-2021 09:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Neymar could have been back at the Camp Nou in 2019 if Abidal had his way.
  
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• Princess Eugenie shares new photo of son August on her birthday

  25-03-2021 08:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "I got the best present I could ask for!" Princess Eugenie said of her and husband Jack Brooksbank's son August.
  
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• Nike and H&M face China fury over Xinjiang cotton

  25-03-2021 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two brands face threats of boycotts for expressing concern over forced Uighur labour claims.
  
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• Sharon Stone and her sister decided 'together' to reveal sexual abuse by grandfather

  25-03-2021 08:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Stone revealed the abuse in her explosive memoir which is due to hit the shelves next week.
  
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• Mike Tindall shares how daughters reacted to their baby brother

  25-03-2021 08:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Mike Tindall said his daughters with Zara are overjoyed with their baby brother's arrival.
  
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• Juventus makes it clear: Cristiano Ronaldo is untouchable

  25-03-2021 08:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Portuguese forward has been linked to a return to Real Madrid.
  
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• New Alan Turing £50 note design is revealed

  25-03-2021 08:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The banknote will enter circulation on 23 June - Alan Turing's birthday - and will be made of polymer.
  
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• Prince Harry to tackle fake news in new Aspen Institute job

  25-03-2021 07:30 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex joins US journalist Katie Couric and others as member of the Commission on Information Disorder.
  
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• Martin Kemp discovers paramedic who rushed his daughter to hospital is a distant cousin

  25-03-2021 07:15 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Martin also learned that his grandmother, Eliza Crisp, was ripped away from her dad and brothers after her own mother was sent off to an asylum.
  
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• Benny Blanco kissed Beyoncé in front of Jay-Z, calls it the 'worst thing' in his life

  25-03-2021 06:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The awkward encounter happened about a decade ago when he was invited to the musician couple's home.
  
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• China's Tencent revenues surge thanks to gaming boom

  25-03-2021 05:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese technology giant has also seen a big rise in international sales as it expands overseas.
  
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• Labour seeks disclosure on Covid loans to Greensill for Liberty Steel

  25-03-2021 05:00
  UK government has yet to reveal larger borrowers through its main emergency financing schemes
  
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• World Cup qualifiers: Netherlands beaten by Turkey, France held by Ukraine

  25-03-2021 04:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The qualifiers pushed through despite travel safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Kamala Harris in charge of migrant crisis as Biden faces critics

  25-03-2021 04:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harris said there was "no question that this is a challenging situation."
  
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• Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs

  25-03-2021 03:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Malware used could let cyber spies take over people's mobile phones, accessing information, cameras and microphones, according to security alerts about the malicious code.
  
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• One year late, virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins

  25-03-2021 03:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The relay launch will put the spotlight back on the region affected by the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
  
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• EU limits vaccine exports as US sees health gains for elderly

  25-03-2021 03:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the bloc risked "long-term damage" to its reputation if it imposed "a blockade, or interruption of supply chains".
  
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• Twitter: Buyer defends paying $2.9m for 'Mona Lisa' of tweets

  25-03-2021 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Malaysian tycoon says Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet is "a piece of human history".
  
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• 'I have learned how to survive with a bow and arrow'

  25-03-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Covid pandemic and last summer's social unrest has inspired more Americans to take up hunting.
  
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• 'I can't see myself going back to a five-day week'

  25-03-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We've all got used to working flexibly so employers will need to adapt, say campaigners.
  
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• UK trade unions call for legal curbs on AI in workplace

  25-03-2021 01:02
  Protections needed to prevent hiring and firing by algorithm as automation accelerates
  
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• UK meat producers fear losing fifth of exports post Brexit

  25-03-2021 01:02
  ‘Mountains of red tape’ in new rules for EU trade threaten permanent damage, industry body says
  
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• UK meat producers fear 20% drop in exports because of Brexit rules

  25-03-2021 01:02
  ‘Mountains of red tape’ around EU trade threaten permanent damage, says industry body
  
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