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• Are Power Banks Dangerous? Safety Guide

  07-04-2021 22:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  In this digital era, life is full of "screen technology". You check Instagram or swipe through Tinder while waiting for friends, or even watch Netflix on the bus, and we seem unwilling to reduce our time online.
  
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• The UK’s splash-the-cash summer has a distribution problem

  07-04-2021 17:50
  Time to get creative.
  
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• Serco practice of moving profits within group ‘legitimate’, argues defence lawyer

  07-04-2021 17:39
  UK contractor’s financial models, shifting profits to Geografix subsidiary, were not part of a scam, court told
  
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• FTSE 250: riding the liquidity wave

  07-04-2021 17:32
  Britain’s woeful early response to the pandemic has left more room for rebound for UK stocks
  
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• Labour attacks ‘arrogant’ Tory government over EU trade deal effects

  07-04-2021 16:45
  UK opposition party calls for Boris Johnson to order economic impact assessment of agreement
  
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• Scottish business: how to become a north star

  07-04-2021 16:42
  Developing a core competency is one good strategy
  
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• Man City vs Dortmund: Haaland draws controversy for signing autograph for referee

  07-04-2021 13:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The assistant referee was seen asking the player to sign his red and yellow cards.
  
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• UK funding cuts are a slap in the face for science

  07-04-2021 13:00
  Speedy vaccine rollout saved lives and enhanced British prestige, yet the government is withdrawing support
  
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• El Clasico: Real Madrid gains confidence after Champions League success

  07-04-2021 12:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Los Blancos will be ready to host Barcelona on Saturday.
  
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• Piers Morgan claims Harry and Meghan said 'seventeen lies' in Oprah interview

  07-04-2021 12:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Morgan said these claims "have now been proven to be either completely untrue or massively exaggerated or unprovable."
  
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• Real Madrid defeats Liverpool as Klopp whines about 'training pitch' and referee

  07-04-2021 11:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid is one step closer to the Champions League semi-finals.
  
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• Models arrested for naked photoshoot in Dubai to be deported

  07-04-2021 10:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The models are believed to be from Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova who did a photoshoot for an Israeli version of an American pornsite.
  
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• British public wants Prince William to become king instead of Prince Charles

  07-04-2021 10:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A new poll revealed the Duke of Cambridge has a 20 point lead over the Prince of Wales to become King.
  
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• 'Neighbours' star Shareena Clanton faces online abuse after speaking of 'racist traumas' on set

  07-04-2021 09:49 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meyne Wyatt who played Nate Kinski on the Australian soap also confirmed experiencing racism on the set.
  
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• Sri Lanka pageant winner injured after former winner snatches crown on stage

  07-04-2021 09:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The bizarre incident was captured on a televised broadcast of the ceremony, which has gone viral since then.
  
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• Bindi Irwin shares new photo of baby girl Grace Warrior

  07-04-2021 08:53 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  "Our beautiful girl, always dreaming," Bindi Irwin wrote of her baby daughter.
  
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• Princess Eugenie shares new family photo with son August to celebrate spring

  07-04-2021 08:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Princess Eugenie, husband Jack Brooksbank, and their son took in the beautiful spring blossoms for a family photo.
  
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• The surprising story of how Princess Diana got her iconic bob haircut

  07-04-2021 06:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Even the slightest change in her appearance made the front page, and led to a huge controversy when she wore her hair long at an event with the Queen.
  
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• The reason why Regé-Jean Page is not in 'Bridgerton' season 2

  07-04-2021 06:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Regé-Jean Page turned down a $50,000 offer per episode in "Bridgerton" season 2 for several reasons.
  
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• Harry and Meghan announce first Netflix show; Prince confirms he will appear on camera

  07-04-2021 06:07 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harry will also serve as an executive producer on the show produced by Oscar-winners Orlando Von Einsiedel and Joana Natasegara.
  
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• EMA to probe Sputnik V vaccine, Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 nightmare

  07-04-2021 06:00
  
  The EU drug regulator will launch an investigation into Russia’s Covid-19 shot
  
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• Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 million users in 2019 leak

  07-04-2021 05:50 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Scraping is a tactic that involves using automated software to gather up information shared publicly online.
  
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• Brazil prostitutes go on strike demanding Covid vaccine as 'frontliners'

  07-04-2021 05:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The government has prioritized health workers, teachers, the elderly, indigenous people and people with underlying health conditions for the first vaccination round.
  
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• 1 in 3 Covid survivors suffer mental, neurological problems: study

  07-04-2021 05:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  46 percent of patients who needed intensive care were diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric conditions within six months of recovery.
  
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• China sentences Uyghur ex-government officials to death for 'separatism'

  07-04-2021 05:09 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  China keeps data on its use of the death penalty secret, although rights group Amnesty International estimates the country is the top executioner globally.
  
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• UK plc fails to report adequately on climate risks

  07-04-2021 05:00
  Many companies not setting targets or monitoring efforts in line with TCFD framework
  
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• Nematodes become latest casualty of post-Brexit trade glitches

  07-04-2021 05:00
  Slug-killing worms’ path to the EU blocked by bureaucracy since January 1
  
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• Toshiba confirms $20bn takeover bid from British fund

  07-04-2021 04:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The scandal-hit Japanese electronics giant has received an offer from CVC Capital Partners.
  
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• Britain's electricity system 'greenest ever' over Easter

  07-04-2021 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunny and windy weather led to a surge in renewable sources of energy, the operator says.
  
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• City drivers 'should think twice' before buying SUVs

  07-04-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of the RAC Foundation says drivers in urban areas should consider which car is most appropriate.
  
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• 'Our flight refund battle for mum who can barely walk'

  07-04-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family was sent a voucher, rather than the refund they wanted - until BBC News followed up the case.
  
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• Food poverty: MPs call on government to step up help

  07-04-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report calls on the government to create a food security minister to protect the vulnerable.
  
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• CEO Secrets: 'Older customers want the personal touch'

  07-04-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ready meal delivery firm targeting older customers says the business was going nowhere until they started taking phone orders.
  
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