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• UK calls for world to ‘get tough’ with China as part of global trade shake-up

  30-03-2021 23:00
  International trade secretary Liz Truss urges G7 to work to revive WTO
  
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• VW rebrand turns out to be April Fools' joke

  30-03-2021 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The carmaker will not change its name to "Voltswagen" in the US despite earlier saying it would.
  
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• Retailers call for 'Shop Out to Help Out' scheme when stores reopen

  30-03-2021 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retail veterans say the government must do more to help independent shops survive as lockdown is eased.
  
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• UK ministers write to business to defend scrapping industrial strategy

  30-03-2021 20:47
  Chancellor and business secretary explain their new ‘plan for growth’ after change in economic circumstances
  
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• Nike sues over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood

  30-03-2021 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nike sues an art collective over its 'Satan Shoes', produced in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X.
  
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• Thatcher’s legacy put in reverse by new route for British buses

  30-03-2021 18:24
  Strategy brings an end to the unregulated free-for-all that saw services disappear and prices leap
  
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• Thatcher’s legacy put in reverse by new plans for buses

  30-03-2021 18:24
  Strategy brings an end to the unregulated free-for-all that saw services disappear and prices leap
  
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• Easter egg sales 'soar by almost 50%'

  30-03-2021 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  M&S, Asda and Thorntons are among those seeing a big rise in eggs sales ahead of the Easter weekend.
  
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• A rethink is needed on handling young offenders

  30-03-2021 18:03
  Scandal at a secure training centre is latest in a string of problems
  
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• Partial exits: a balancing act

  30-03-2021 18:02 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Anna Jordan on Growth Business
  Partial exits are an ideal solution for your business if you handle it with due care and get the balance right. You may be considering a partial exit if you want to step back from the business but want to benefit from future growth. It could work for you if: You think the business would
  
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• Goldman Sachs managers paid for hampers for staff

  30-03-2021 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Managers at the investment bank have paid for sympathy hampers to be sent to over-worked employees.
  
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• Ex-Serco executives accused of concealing £12m in offender-tagging contract

  30-03-2021 16:43
  Nicholas Woods and Simon Marshall appear in court on first day of SFO trial
  
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• Pressure grows to accelerate £250m green fund for UK steel industry

  30-03-2021 15:22
  Support package launched before last election but money will not start to be distributed until 2023
  
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• Liberty Steel nationalisation 'an option' to save jobs

  30-03-2021 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business secretary concerned about "opaque" nature of ownership but won't rule out public purchase.
  
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• Premier League: Sergio Aguero confirms departure from Manchester City

  30-03-2021 12:54 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Argentine is being linked to a move to FC Barcelona.
  
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• Martin Bashir showed fake abortion 'receipt' to convince Princess Diana of Charles' affair with nanny

  30-03-2021 11:43 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Bashir has been accused of manipulating a paranoid Princess Diana to land her infamous interview with BBC Panorama.
  
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• Nike sues MSCHF as Lil Nas X celebrates sales of 'Satan Shoes' made with real human blood

  30-03-2021 11:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Nike Air Max '97 contains one drop of human blood and is decorated with inverted crosses and a pentagram emblem.
  
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• 'The Crown' star Josh O'Connor fond of Prince Charles; but 'no interest' in British royals

  30-03-2021 10:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The actor revealed that he hasn't watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
  
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• Neymar trial set to take place in Barcelona

  30-03-2021 10:32 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The trial is connected to the Brazilian's initial transfer to Barcelona from Santos.
  
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• Wetherspoon plans new pubs and jobs if ‘no further lockdowns’

  30-03-2021 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chain plans to open 18 new pubs and upgrade others, but only if there are no more Covid restrictions.
  
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• Celebrity agent claims Prince Harry trying to 'keep up' with 'impressive' Meghan Markle

  30-03-2021 09:48 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex is looking to "find his own name and identity" by getting two new corporate jobs in America.
  
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• Demi Lovato comes out as pansexual; discusses baby plans

  30-03-2021 09:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Pansexuality is sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their biological sex, gender, or gender identity.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo remains Portugal captain despite temper tantrum

  30-03-2021 09:26 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo threw his captain's armband to the ground in frustration after their match against Serbia.
  
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• Amber Heard celebrates her victory against Johnny Depp in throwback photos

  30-03-2021 08:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Amber Heard shared photos of the same dress she wore when she filed for domestic abuse claims and when she testified against Johnny Depp in London.
  
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• Fans rejoice as Netflix reveals 'Lucifer' season 5B release date

  30-03-2021 08:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Netflix announced the return date for "Lucifer" season 5 on the same day as filming for season 6 wrapped up.
  
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• Jessica Simpson reveals she tested positive for COVID-19

  30-03-2021 07:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jessica Simpson wrote an essay on the day she received a positive diagnosis for COVID-19.
  
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• US to seize Top Glove products over labour abuses

  30-03-2021 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customs and Border Protection says the Malaysian firm uses forced labour to make disposable gloves.
  
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• Living longer does not mean we should all work longer

  30-03-2021 06:01
  Health inequalities mean raising the pension age could hurt low-paid workers
  
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• After the Grenfell fire: who should pay the UK’s housing repair bill?

  30-03-2021 06:01
  Making buildings safe could cost up to £15bn, with flat owners worried they will have to shoulder much of the financial burden
  
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• Ecuador policeman held over 185 baby tortoises in suitcase

  30-03-2021 05:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The juvenile critters had been wrapped in plastic, and ten of them had died by the time the suitcase was opened.
  
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• Mexico reports Covid-linked deaths far above official toll

  30-03-2021 04:57 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  According to the government's new report, the country's total excess deaths during the pandemic reached 417,002 by the sixth week of 2021.
  
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• Elon Musk says no SpaceX Starship launch on Monday

  30-03-2021 04:52 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Despite the previous failures, analysts say SpaceX is gathering valuable data that will help it to accelerate its development timeline.
  
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• Donald Trump's daughter-in-law joins Fox News

  30-03-2021 04:44 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  She has also been considering a run for the US Senate in her home state of North Carolina, according to media reports.
  
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• North Korean leader's sister slams South's Moon as US 'parrot'

  30-03-2021 04:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  She said he was employing "the gangster-like logic of the US."
  
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• Suez Canal finally reopens to traffic as megaship gets refloated

  30-03-2021 03:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Rescue teams had focused on efforts to remove sand around the ship, which was dredged up to a depth of 18 metres (59 feet).
  
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• 'Finding work feels impossible for my generation'

  30-03-2021 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young people could see rising levels of unemployment even as the crisis eases, warns Prince's Trust.
  
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• AstraZeneca vaccine - was it really worth it?

  30-03-2021 02:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AstraZeneca has become a political football in a European blame game over its covid vaccine.
  
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• 'I catch rats for a living and couldn’t be happier'

  30-03-2021 02:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How to work your way to happiness, and break that daily grind.
  
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• How bees and drones team up to find landmines

  30-03-2021 02:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drones are being used to track bees that have been trained to sense chemicals in landmines.
  
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• Is this the future for international business deals?

  30-03-2021 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new facility has opened in Singapore where business people hold meetings in glass "bubbles".
  
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• Detached homes close to central London enjoy biggest price rises

  30-03-2021 01:02
  LSE study says there has been little exodus to rural areas in past year but buyers have sought space
  
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