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• Protecting South Africa's macadamia nut crop

  20-11-2016 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The continuing drought threatens to affect SA's macadamia nut farmers.
  
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• Heathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit

  23-01-2026 12:48 via bbc.com
  Heathrow says it has become the biggest airport to drop the limit after rolling out new high-tech scanners.
  
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• Free air fryers to help people cook more healthily

  23-01-2026 11:38 via bbc.com
  Meir Matters previously taught people how to use slow cookers - which they could then take home.
  
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• Demand for online jewellery boosts December retail sales

  23-01-2026 10:30 via bbc.com
  Sales rose by more than expected, but it remained a difficult festive period for many retailers.
  
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• US-TikTok deal: A new reality for China's tech champions?

  23-01-2026 09:08 via bbc.com
  It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.
  
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• Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions?

  23-01-2026 08:28 via bbc.com
  TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.
  
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• Botched insulation scheme was 'doomed to fail', say MPs

  23-01-2026 08:00 via bbc.com
  Installers should be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, an influential parliamentary committee has said.
  
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• Award-winning restaurant to close amid rising costs

  23-01-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  The Ollerod will close its kitchen from March, blaming rising costs for food, staff and utilities.
  
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• TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business

  23-01-2026 06:17 via bbc.com
  The app was due to be banned in the US a year ago if its Chinese owner didn't sell its business in America.
  
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• AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur

  23-01-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.
  
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• Retired civil servants left in pension limbo

  23-01-2026 01:01 via bbc.com
  Civil service pension scheme failed to pay some pensions and lump sums after transferring to a new administrator.
  
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• Trump sues JPMorgan for $5bn over account closure after Capitol riot

  22-01-2026 21:43 via bbc.com
  JPMorgan Chase the lawsuit has "no merit" and the bank "does not close accounts for political or religious reasons".
  
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• Sharp fall in government borrowing in December, figures show

  22-01-2026 15:57 via bbc.com
  More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased.
  
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• Two charged after funeral firm collapse hit 46,000

  22-01-2026 15:25 via bbc.com
  About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022.
  
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• Trump credit card plan would be a 'disaster', JP Morgan boss warns

  22-01-2026 12:24 via bbc.com
  Jamie Dimon said Donald Trump's interest rate cap proposal would restrict Americans' access to credit.
  
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• Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat

  22-01-2026 08:39 via bbc.com
  At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible "forever" deal.
  
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• Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

  22-01-2026 04:15 via bbc.com
  Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.
  
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• How Slovakia became the world's number one carmaker

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.
  
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• EU suspends approval of US trade deal

  22-01-2026 00:41 via bbc.com
  The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.
  
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• Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits

  21-01-2026 22:42 via bbc.com
  The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing "critical points" when it made a decision.
  
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• Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook

  21-01-2026 21:45 via bbc.com
  One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.
  
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• Faisal Islam: What it was like inside the room with Donald Trump at Davos

  21-01-2026 20:22 via bbc.com
  Our economics editor says there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.
  
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• Next buys shoe chain Russell & Bromley but 33 shops at risk

  21-01-2026 13:45 via bbc.com
  The ailing shoe seller has found a saviour in Next's £2.5m pound offer.
  
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• Free holiday swimming for thousands of children

  21-01-2026 13:29 via bbc.com
  Wiltshire's scheme is open to all primary and secondary school pupils who receive free school meals.
  
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• Ryanair boss thanks Elon Musk for 'boost' in ticket sales after online row

  21-01-2026 12:38 via bbc.com
  Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days, but the airline executive says it's helping lift sales
  
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• UK inflation rises for first time in five months - but one-off factors blamed

  21-01-2026 11:51 via bbc.com
  It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.
  
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• Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?

  21-01-2026 10:57 via bbc.com
  The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
  
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• UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

  21-01-2026 10:00 via bbc.com
  The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
  
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• Snap settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial

  21-01-2026 01:17 via bbc.com
  TikTok, YouTube and Meta remain defendants in the case, which is due to kick off next week.
  
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• Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
  
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