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• The man behind 'the world's first home PC'

  06-11-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The little-known story of one of the world's first home personal computers
  
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• The generation game of tax credits

  06-11-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pensions rise, tax credits cut. Is that fair?
  
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• Dubai Airshow takes to the skies

  06-11-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why Katy Perry could be the biggest hit at the Dubai airshow
  
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• British attempts to return tourists from Egypt mired in confusion

  06-11-2015 22:50
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British attempts to bring home thousands of tourists stranded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh were thrown into chaos on Friday when Egypt slashed the number of flights it would allow to take them home.
  
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• Germany's Schaeuble says optimistic about EU reform deal with Britain

  06-11-2015 20:45
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he believed European powers could reach a deal with Britain on its demands for reforms to the European Union, with terms that would still allow for deeper integration of euro zone members.
  
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• Elvis Presley tops UK album chart again, 40 years on

  06-11-2015 20:31
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley is back at the top of the British album charts with his 12th UK Number 1 - "If I Can Dream," a collection of Elvis classics featuring orchestral reworkings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This means Elvis now has more Number 1 albums in the UK than any other male solo artist, and puts him level with Madonna in second place for the most chart-topping LPs, behind the Beatles, who have 15, the Official Charts Company said o
  
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• VIDEO: What should Zafira owners do now?

  06-11-2015 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After Vauxhall announces a recall of 220,000 Zafira-B cars to investigate problems with the heating and ventilation systems, mechanic Brian Miller explains what will be checked on the cars and what owners should do in the meantime.
  
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• Jobs Report Clears The Way For Fed To Start Hiking Rates

  06-11-2015 19:33
  This morning's jobs report removes some of the lingering doubts about the U.S. economic outlook. By doing so, this report has effectively cleared the way for the Fed to start raising interest rates at next month's meeting. There is
  
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• UK economic growth edges up in three months to October - NIESR

  06-11-2015 16:24
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy picked up a bit of speed in the three months to October, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a think tank, said on Friday.
  
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• Britain's first astronaut for 24 years hopes to inspire Mars interest

  06-11-2015 16:23
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The man who will become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station said on Friday he hoped his mission would inspire young Britons to one day journey to Mars.
  
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• Jobs Report Was Great, But Rate Hike May Still Be A Mistake

  06-11-2015 15:57
  With the Federal Reserve indicating that a rate rise next month is likely, but not yet a certainty, most market observers and participants will be keenly focused on the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) this morning. Yellenet alhave made it clear that, as their mandate requires,
  
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• Cliff Richard questioned again over alleged sex crimes

  06-11-2015 14:06
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Cliff Richard, one of Britain's best-known entertainers, has been questioned again by police investigating allegations of historical sex crimes, his spokesman said on Friday.
  
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• Firms 'still bending rules': Enron boss

  06-11-2015 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firms still bending the rules, warns former Enron boss
  
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• Bean Counters and Corporations

  06-11-2015 13:52
  It has been ages since I have have gone on a rampage concerning the beancounterization of the private sector. One cannot blame Obama (or Bush or Clinton, Reagan et al), the political parties, or even the Supreme Court or laws. This diatribe was triggered by a recent John Mauldin Outside the Box - The
  
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• Star Wars and shaving foam set to be Christmas toy hits

  06-11-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Star Wars and shaving foam to drive this year's must-haves
  
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• VIDEO: Reshaping urban Africa

  06-11-2015 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ivory Coast architect Issa Diabate tells the BBC of his determination to improve African cities through design.
  
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• VIDEO: Zambia's drive to help local farmers

  06-11-2015 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government in Zambia tells large supermarkets to stock more local produce in bid to support country's farmers.
  
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• VIDEO: Vauxhall boss's message on Zafira recall

  06-11-2015 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vauxhall chairman and managing director Rory Harvey posts a video in which he explains directly to customers what is happening in the recall of 222,000 Zafira-B cars after more than 100 of them were reported to have burst into flames.
  
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• UK permanent staff hiring picks up, wages firm - REC

  06-11-2015 10:38
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Hiring of permanent staff via British recruitment firms increased at the fastest pace in four months in October and starting salaries also picked up, according to a survey that pointed to a further recovery in the labour market.
  
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• New kind of 'designer' immune cells clear baby's leukaemia

  06-11-2015 10:18
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A baby whom doctors thought almost certain to die has been cleared of a previously incurable leukaemia in the first human use of an "off-the-shelf" cell therapy from Cellectis that creates designer immune cells.
  
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• Fallon says it is wrong to rely on allies to tackle Islamic State

  06-11-2015 09:56
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - It is wrong for Britain to rely on allies to protect it from Islamic State militants, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, calling on MPs to consider the case for extending air strikes to Syria from Iraq.
  
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• TalkTalk says 4 percent of customers' data accessed in attack

  06-11-2015 09:52
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - TalkTalk , the British broadband company hit by a cyber attack last month, said the personal data of only 4 percent of its 4 million customers was put at risk, much lower than was originally feared.
  
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• Bank of England shies away from early 2016 rate rise

  06-11-2015 09:40
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England made no move towards an early interest rate rise on Thursday, saying Britain's near-zero inflation would pick up only slowly, even if borrowing costs stay on hold throughout next year.
  
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• With just hand luggage, British tourists to fly home from Egypt

  06-11-2015 09:21
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British tourists will fly home from the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on Friday with extra security measures in place after Prime Minister David Cameron said a bomb probably downed a Russian airplane, killing all 224 people on board.
  
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• How do you turn your tech start-up into a global giant?

  06-11-2015 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How tech start-ups can grow into global giants
  
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• 'Binge-watch' beats 'dadbod', other terms for Word of the Year 2015

  06-11-2015 01:07
  LONDON (Reuters) - The practice of watching an entire season's worth of a television series in one go has made "binge-watch" the "Word of the Year 2015" for the British dictionary Collins, the publisher said on Thursday.
  
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