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• Where does an A-lister land when they waft in from paradise? Yes, Luton

  20-05-2017 17:00
  
  The airport that’s home to easyJet and used by millions of ordinary holidaymakers has also become a favourite among the private jet setIt was once a byword for bargain-basement flights and holiday hell, defined for a generation by Campari ads and Lorraine Chase. But Luton airport, the grey-and-orange home of easyJet, has long led a double life: bussing budget passengers up the hill from the railway station, while ushering billionaires, royalty, Brad Pitt and Taylor Swift to their private j
  
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• How workable – and how expensive – might Labour’s renationalisations be?

  20-05-2017 17:00
  
  John McDonnell says taking water, energy and rail back into public ownership is a step forward, not back. But questions remain over costs and long-term benefitsLabour has outlined plans to bring the rail, water and energy supply industries back into public ownership. Royal Mail will also be nationalised as part of a manifesto pledge to reverse some of the high-profile privatisations pushed through by the Conservatives in the 1980s and 90s, and by the more recent coalition government. Shadow chan
  
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• UK manufacturing: Factories show fastest growth on orders for three years, says survey

  20-05-2017 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S growth prospects received a boost yesterday as a survey showed factories are churning out goods at the fastest rate for over three years.
  
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• City news: Gemfields, Peppa Pig, Just Eat and Revolution bars

  20-05-2017 13:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RUBY and emerald miner Gemfields has received a surprise takeover offer from its biggest investor.
  
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• Bernie Madoff photos offer rare glimpse of convicted fraudster in prison

  20-05-2017 13:00
  
  The Guardian publishes two images of Madoff in prison garb that are believed to be the only photographic public records of the grand swindler behind barsRobert De Niro takes on the role of Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street legend who fleeced investors of billions of dollars in the largest financial fraud in US history, in a new original movie that was aired on HBO on Saturday night.Related: Never-before-heard Bernie Madoff tapes reveal details of ruinous Ponzi schemeContinue reading...
  
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• Pension experst call to end ‘unfair’ tax bills trap for widows

  20-05-2017 09:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PENSION experts last night called for urgent reform of a tax trap that “penalises widows”.
  
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• Thank you EU for banning rip-off mobile roaming charges from 15 June

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  The cost of using your phone in Europe will be just the same as at home ... for now. Will Brexit reverse this hard-won victory?Whether you voted remain or leave, the European commission has come to your aid. Holidaymakers are about to get free mobile phone roaming across Europe and a host of other destinations from 15 June – for the next two years, at least.Following a long campaign and a series of staged roaming price cuts, the commission will finally put in place a long-cherished aim &nd
  
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• Picture perfect: how to make an art of your investments

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  With annual degree shows starting across the country, we look at how to find the right artist and buy works that could triple in value
  This is the time of year when budding artists around the country are busy putting the finishing touches to their final degree showpieces, the fruits of their past few years of artistic labour. Starting today, Slade School of Fine Art in London and Falmouth University in Cornwall are among the art colleges running the first of about 100 graduation shows in coming
  
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• Our charity is planning a quiz night – how do we make it a success?

  20-05-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  We need advice on how much to charge and what kind of questions to askEvery 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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• 'Commit to your challenging job or quit' – our work expert responds

  20-05-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a young employee stressed out by the 24/7 work culture, and a professional disappointed with a new bonus policy I am a graduate who has had two years of temping and hospitality roles, and have recently started a lower-paying but promising job in a field in which I am relatively inexperienced. The job is potentially quite interesting, but it seems to be accepted by all colleagues that the boss/owner will contact you at all hours, any day
  
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• A new Green Deal bond that pays 12% interest – too good to be true?

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  A plan to revive the flagship energy-saving scheme axed by the government is not without risk, plus there’s no compensation if things go wrongA “green” investment that pays an extraordinary 12% interest and has received a semi-endorsement from a government minister was launched this week.Some people’s instant reaction might be “where do I sign?” – but anyone thinking about taking up this offer needs to remember that you don’t get something for noth
  
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• The tax that pensioners should pay to fund care

  20-05-2017 07:59
  
  Theresa May’s plan looks seductive, but a fairer system would see the retired paying national insuranceThere are a lot of comfortably off pensioners. And lots of poor ones. And there are a lot better ways of finding money for elderly care than Theresa May’s manifesto commitment to whipping the houses off people who need care at home.Under the Conservative’s plan, people needing either domiciliary (aka at-home) or residential care will have to pay for everything until the value
  
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• Government may fund South African mine that would compete with Adani

  20-05-2017 02:27
  
  Report questions why taxpayers should finance the project, which would have an export edge over Australia’s coal ports
  An Australian government agency is considering a multi-million dollar loan to a South African coal mine that would be in direct competition with the Adani Carmichael coal mine. Continue reading...
  
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• Homes with a famous history – in pictures

  20-05-2017 00:45 via theguardian.com
  
  From Hitchcock’s studio to the family seat of a former British prime minister, these properties come with a large dose of fameContinue reading...
  
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• Mine craft: why BHP's strategic overhaul could help repel a hedge fund predator

  20-05-2017 00:19
  
  BHP’s new image could appeal to the patriotism of its Australian shareholders and help rebuff Elliott Advisors’ advancesIt’s been a big week for BHP Billiton. For one thing, it’s not even called that any more. As part of its “Think Big” rebranding theme, the world’s biggest mining company opted to shed the Billiton moniker it acquired in a 2001 merger with a Dutch-South African company and revert to its previous true-blue Aussie name.
  BHP says the rebran
  
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