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• Wired weeding

  11-08-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A smartphone app can tell you whether Japanese knotweed is anywhere near where you live.
  
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• Generation wanderlust

  11-08-2017 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  How travel companies are trying hard to target the lucrative "selfie-generation".
  
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• Why is the US dollar falling?

  11-08-2017 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Does the decline in the dollar mean America's economic might is fading?
  
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• Weak Inflation Levels Affect The CPI

  11-08-2017 19:35
  For the second straight day weaker than expected inflation reads have hit the tape ahead of the market open Yesterday s Producer Price Index PPI swung to a negative 0 1 from what was expected to be a 0 2 gain And now this morning we see the July Consumer Price Index CPI coming in at
  
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• Wilko opens redundancy talks with nearly 4,000 staff

  11-08-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The company, which has its headquarters in Worksop, saw its pre-tax profits drop earlier this year.
  
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• Tata Steel signs agreement for new pensions deal

  11-08-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The deal will affect thousands of current and former workers, with 130,000 pension scheme members across the UK.
  
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• Cardboard connoisseur

  11-08-2017 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  It has often been written off - but sales suggest bag-in-box wine is surging in popularity.
  
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• FTSE ends down as shares hit by US-North Korea tensions

  11-08-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK stock market falls 1.1% as investors look for safer assets.
  
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• Why is the pound so low against the euro?

  11-08-2017 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Sterling is touching nine-month lows against the euro and some experts say it could fall even further.
  
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• Eggs containing fipronil found in 15 EU countries and Hong Kong

  11-08-2017 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland are said to have received tainted eggs.
  
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• US consumer prices inch up in July

  11-08-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Prices in the US rose by less than expected last month, as inflation in the economy remains tame.
  
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• Heathrow poor for disabled travellers, regulator says

  11-08-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's largest airport is among four sites to be given a low rating by the Civil Aviation Authority.
  
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• Geopolitical Tensions Remain Elevated Into The Weekend

  11-08-2017 14:35
  There has been no apparent attempt by either North Korea or the United States to ease the rhetorical flourishes that have made global investors nervous.  Risk assets were liquidated, and the funding currencies, particularly the Japanese yen and Swiss franc were bought back.  The yen gained nearly 1.6% this week,
  
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• Tata fined £1m after Scunthorpe Steel staff exposed to toxic gas

  11-08-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Five workers were exposed to vapour from benzole in the coke ovens at the steel plant, in 2011.
  
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• 'Baby modelling - why not?'

  11-08-2017 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  An insight into the world of baby and child modelling in South Africa.
  
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• Energy price hikes hit Zambian poultry farmers

  11-08-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  As Zambia's state-run energy company Zesco continues to increase prices, poultry farms are struggling to survive.
  
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• Don't Worry - Overall Employment Levels May Not Be Affected By Self Driving Vehicles.

  11-08-2017 13:36
  It is interesting to ponder the economic affects of autonomous (self driving) vehicles. A  recent study  claims by 2030 " the average American family will save more than $5,600 per year in transportation costs, equivalent to a wage raise of 10% ."The study is fairly exhaustive listing many economic impacts - with
  
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• Tenth of young adults shun cash, says UK Finance

  11-08-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Young are more likely to rely on cards and digital payments, although cash is still popular for others.
  
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• Npower reports loss but gains customers

  11-08-2017 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The energy giant makes an operating loss, but gains more customers in a "tough" UK energy market.
  
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• Should Nigeria have a national airline?

  11-08-2017 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The Nigerian government is investing in a national airline but does the country need one?
  
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• China's WeChat, Weibo and Baidu under investigation

  11-08-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The authorities allege Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Tieba are being used for terrorism and rumours.
  
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• RBS to issue polymer £10 banknote in October

  11-08-2017 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal Bank of Scotland is to issue its first polymer £10 note, featuring Mary Somerville.
  
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• Nationwide mortgage lending hit by fall in buy-to-let loans

  11-08-2017 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The building society lends less for home buying but opens more current accounts than any other provider.
  
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• Men from poor backgrounds 'twice as likely to be single'

  11-08-2017 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The income gap between men from poor families and rich ones is also widening, the IFS said.
  
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• How the selfie stick became a million dollar idea

  11-08-2017 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the selfie stick became a million dollar idea.
  
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• 'Business as usual'

  11-08-2017 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Businesses in Manchester have been impacted by a fall in visitor numbers in the aftermath of the bomb attack in May, but they are optimistic of a full recovery.
  
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• How long could my summer holiday flight be delayed?

  11-08-2017 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Jetting off from Gatwick on Easyjet? BBC analysis suggests you may have a bit of a longer wait.
  
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