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• Iranian-British ex-BBC journalist is in Evin prison, relatives say

  06-02-2016 22:34
  
  DUBAI (Reuters) - The family of an Iranian-British former BBC journalist who was detained last week in Tehran were told on Saturday that he was in the capital's Evin prison, a friend told Reuters.
  
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• Labour leader sticks to 'in' camp in Britain's EU debate

  06-02-2016 22:26
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The opposition Labour Party will campaign for Britain to remain in the European Union in an upcoming referendum, its leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday, after a dissenter from his party had suggested Corbyn might still join the "out" camp.
  
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• Libor-rigger Tom Hayes mulls new appeal

  06-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The convicted Libor fraudster is understood to be considering taking his case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to argue he has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice
  
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• Rolls Royce crisis spreads raising fears for dividend

  06-02-2016 20:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Rolls-Royce set to post disappointing results as embattled engineer continues to struggle in tough markets
  
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• John Lewis confronts ins and outs of EU debate

  06-02-2016 20:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The owner of the department store chain and Waitrose has held a debate with Lord Stuart Rose and John Mills on the consequences of the EU debate
  
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• British American Tobacco faces call for bribery allegations inquiry

  06-02-2016 20:52
  
  US congressmen demand investigation by justice department into Africa claimsOne of the UK’s largest companies, British American Tobacco (BAT) is facing demands that it be investigated by the US Department of Justice, following allegations that it engaged in widespread bribery of politicians and policymakers in Africa. Related: Lynton Crosby, UK Australian of the Year? You must be joking | Mike DaubeContinue reading...
  
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• Construction firms urge Government to build Heathrow runway

  06-02-2016 20:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The bosses of some of Britain's biggest building companies have written to the Chancellor to call for Heathrow expansion
  
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• BAE Systems sets sights on cashing in on railgun research

  06-02-2016 20:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BAE could get a boost from US military's aim of finding new uses for existing technologies, such as BAE's 4,500mph electromagnetic gun
  
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• As the world economy again flirts with recession, prepare for years to come of zero interest rates

  06-02-2016 20:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  In the face of a slowing economy, central banks have again abandoned the quest for higher interest rates
  
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• Polls paint mixed picture for Irish PM ahead of election

  06-02-2016 20:24
  
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny's conservative party halted a recent slide in popularity according to one opinion poll on Saturday, but fell sharply in another, maintaining the potential for an inconclusive outcome at upcoming elections.
  
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• Better together, maybe, but the break-up calls continue to plague GSK

  06-02-2016 20:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Witty is making a bit of a hash of convincing the City that Glaxo should remain intact
  
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• Short-seller targets Next after it admits losing ground to rivals

  06-02-2016 20:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Lone Pine places bet against high street stalwart as part of its internet investment strategy
  
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• Shareholders oppose easyJet founder over dividend

  06-02-2016 20:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Investors in the airline have rejected its founder's call for the dividend ratio to be lifted to 50pc of post-tax profits
  
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• Ocado relationship with Morrisons under fresh pressure

  06-02-2016 20:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Ocado's prospective international partners are closely scrutinising the tense relationship between Morrisons and the online grocer
  
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• GSK investors split over break-up calls

  06-02-2016 20:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Shareholders in GSK are at loggerheads about the future of the FTSE 100 pharmaceuticals giant
  
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• 888 seeks regulatory approval for new CEO

  06-02-2016 20:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The online gambling company hopes to appoint its chief operating officer, Itai Frieberger, as its new boss
  
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• Liverpool fans’ walkout protest: around 10,000 leave in 77th minute over ticket prices

  06-02-2016 19:13
  
  • Anfield witnesses first supporter walkout in its 132-year history
  • Chants of ‘You greedy bastards, enough is enough’ sung on KopThousands of Liverpool fans voted with their feet in protest at ticket prices as Anfield witnessed its first walkout in its 132-year history.Supporters’ groups organised the action for the 77th minute of the match against Sunderland after a £77 match ticket (up from £59) and a £1,000 season ticket for next season were ann
  
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• Zenith Bank UK joins Dubai International Financial Centre - CPI Financial

  06-02-2016 17:32
  Zenith Bank UK joins Dubai International Financial Centre
  CPI Financial
  Zenith Bank (UK) Limited, one of Nigeria's leading commercial banks, has established its presence in Dubai with the opening of its first branch at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The opening ceremony was attended by Jim Ovia, Founder ...
  

• Picking stocks? Sometimes the decision is a no-brainer

  06-02-2016 17:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Shell is paying out pretty much all its profits to shareholders
  
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• The world economy is shaky and 'funny money' won't fix it

  06-02-2016 17:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The reasons behind recent stomach-churning falls on global markets are many and varied
  
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• The shine has come off Brand Trump but don't write him off yet

  06-02-2016 17:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Trump has provided almost all the Republican sizzle in the Presidential race and it has served him well
  
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• How would asteroid mining work? A visual guide

  06-02-2016 17:03
  
  With outer space mining increasingly likely to become reality, firms are drawing up exploration plans. Here’s how one of them, Deep Space Industries, will tackle the jobContinue reading...
  
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• The market that can’t decide – is Europe good for business or not?

  06-02-2016 17:00
  
  The country is divided on the referendum and the business community is too: is it better to face the disruption of Brexit or the restrictive embrace of the EU? Leading corporate figures take up the debateDecision time over Europe is approaching for British voters. The publication last week of proposals to renegotiate the UK’s relationship with the European Union set the clock ticking on a referendum that could take place in less than six months.It should also ring alarm bells among those w
  
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• Asteroid mining could be space’s new frontier: the problem is doing it legally

  06-02-2016 17:00
  
  Extracting minerals in space will be costly and challenging, but the biggest difficulty may lie in a treaty over who owns the moonWhen Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong hoisted the Stars and Stripes on the moon, the act was purely symbolic. Two years earlier, mindful of Cold War animosity, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST) had decreed that outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, “is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty”.In other words no coun
  
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• Capital markets are on life support - what will it take to revive them?

  06-02-2016 16:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Companies are struggling to raise money from either debt or shares in today's choppy markets, and investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Barclays are nervously hoping conditions improve soon
  
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• British expat workers flooding home as Australia's mining boom turns to dust

  06-02-2016 16:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As the country's economy adjusts to a new reality following the collapse in commodities, many British expats are considering a move back home
  
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• Australia's mining boom turns to dust as commodity prices collapse

  06-02-2016 16:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  As the country's economy adjusts to a new reality, many British expats are considering a move back home
  
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• Presidential power: the race for the top US job can bruise candidates as well as world markets

  06-02-2016 15:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  After a torrid start to the year for financial markets, the campaign trail's key issues could have a dramatic effect on stocks
  
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• Cracking the coconut: how Vita Coco made London its top global market

  06-02-2016 15:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The boss of the UK business on going up against Innocent, and why posters of Rihanna are no longer the best way to bring in customers
  
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• Superbowl: the biggest advertising show on earth

  06-02-2016 15:46 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  With a television audience of more than 110 million, this year's Super Bowl will see companies paying $5 million for a 30-second advertising slot
  
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• I said I'd never do more than three years on the tiles says Topps Tiles

  06-02-2016 15:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Topps Tiles' Matthew Williams has risen from crockery shop 'Saturday boy' to chief executive of the company his father founded and revived it for the modern British
  
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• Questor share tip: Victoria carpets remarkable turnaround

  06-02-2016 15:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  UK carpet maker Victoria has seen its shares rocket in a little over 18 months, but that doesn't come without its risks, says Questor
  
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• The world’s most hated company: can NGOs help turn around Shell’s reputation?

  06-02-2016 15:00
  
  The oil giant has topped the list of most criticized brands for the fourth year running. But should NGOs be doing more to push the carbon fuel debate forward? In mid-2015, Shell realized its project in the Chuckchi Sea, off the coast of Alaska, was in trouble. After nearly a decade of expensive drilling, it still hadn’t yielded results and increasingly strict regulations were making it harder to operate. Plus, there was the small issue of public opinion, which, inspired by an aggressive ca
  
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• 'I've lost my late wife's £500 NHS pension?'

  06-02-2016 12:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A widower is mystified when he is unable to locate the bank account into which retirement income has been paid
  
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• Three British troops injured in covert operation in Iraq - Mirror

  06-02-2016 11:24
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Three members of Britain's special forces were injured in fighting with Islamic State gunmen in Iraq, the Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday without giving any details about its sources.
  
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• Debt, defaults, and devaluations: why this market crash is like nothing we've seen before

  06-02-2016 11:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A pernicious cycle of collapsing commodities, corporate defaults, and currency wars loom over the global economy. Can anything stop it from unravelling?
  
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• I'll continue to be an investor in Google and Amazon - if they do no evil

  06-02-2016 10:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Part of Andrew Oxlade's pension portfolio is invested in the companies caught in the tax debate
  
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• I withdrew £14,000 of premium bonds - and now NS&I wants it back

  06-02-2016 09:07 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  John Craig spent the windfall NS&I said was his - but may now have to give the money back
  
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• 'Buying our family home will cost £7,500 extra thanks to tax aimed at tycoons'

  06-02-2016 09:03 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Rebecca Girdelstone and Gareth Badgely are facing a huge additional stamp duty bill in their endeavour to plan for retirement
  
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• Lidl is the latest to switch to sustainable bananas. Will it make a difference?

  06-02-2016 09:00
  
  Consumers in the UK buy more certified bananas than anyone else, but low prices mean producers are struggling to invest in working conditions and wagesHead down to your local supermarket and it is getting hard to avoid buying a banana that has not been certified as in some way sustainable.The Co-op, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose already stock only Fairtrade or organic bananas, while Lidl joined Asda this week in limiting themselves to bananas certified by the NGO Rainforest Alliance. Tesco coul
  
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• The catch on 'free' HSBC Premier bank account when in France

  06-02-2016 08:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A Premier banking customer is dismayed to find that his free account is attracting fees
  
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• Can you help with £515 magistrates court refund?

  06-02-2016 08:46 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A reader has waited months for a refund of magistrates' court fee
  
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• Three mobile customers face a 100% price rise

  06-02-2016 08:01
  
  Network announces it is scrapping older tariffs and has written to customers informing them they will be migrated to alternative price plansThousands of Three mobile customers are set to see their payments double from £15 to £30 a month after the mobile network said it was scrapping a series of older tariffs.The mobile giant, which has almost nine million UK customers, has written to all those who were on one of the terminated deals warning them that they will be migrated to an alter
  
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• Staggering price of legal fees comes with a human cost

  06-02-2016 08:01
  
  How the largest increase in the cost of justice in recent history affects consumers and what you can do about itLast year the government imposed the biggest increases in civil court fees in recent history. The hikes of up to 620% have been widely criticised by many in the judicial system; Britain’s most senior judge said that “justice has become increasingly unaffordable to most”. So what does it mean for ordinary people involved in civil litigation?Take the case of a woman we
  
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• Network announces it is scrapping older tariffs and has written to customers informing them they will be migrated to alternative price plans

  06-02-2016 08:01
  
  Network announces it is scrapping older tariffs and has written to customers informing them they will be migrated to alternative price plansThousands of Three mobile customers are set to see their payments double from £15 to £30 a month after the mobile network said it was scrapping a series of older tariffs.The mobile giant, which has almost nine million UK customers, has written to all those who were on one of the terminated deals warning them that they will be migrated to an alter
  
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• Homes under the stamp duty threshold – in pictures

  06-02-2016 08:01
  
  Land tax begins at 2% when you pay more than £125,000, so get in under the wire with these properties in Sheffield, Cheshire and DevonContinue reading...
  
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• Which is the best peer-to-peer lender?

  06-02-2016 08:00
  
  Savings rates are dismaying a reader who instead is considering P2P lending – but they need your helpEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• Eurostar has watered down its compensation offer after Paris trip delay

  06-02-2016 07:59
  
  Train staff said we would get a free return ticket but the website only offered us £29 eachMy wife and I took a trip to Paris on Eurostar in mid-January. The train had technical problems which meant we arrived in Paris two and a half hours late. The train manager announced, in French and English, that they were sorry for the problems, but that every passenger would be offered a free return ticket, valid for 12 months. We were happy with that offer and so didn’t make any complaint at
  
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• After the floods, York’s residents try to piece their lives back together

  06-02-2016 07:59
  
  Receding waters are just the beginning of the struggle for those affected by this winter’s devastating weather. We talk to some of the city’s residents and uncover feelings of anger and despair … and hopeIt’s been just over a month since York experienced its worst flooding for decades, bringing Christmas to an abrupt end for many. Heavy rainfall on Boxing Day, combined with a controversial decision by the Environment Agency to raise one of York’s major flood barrie
  
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• Cameron says any EU reform deal would be irreversible

  06-02-2016 07:52
  
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that any deal agreed with the European Union on reforming Britain's relationship with the bloc would be irreversible.
  
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