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• UK in exclusive talks with Boeing to replace Awacs aircraft ... - Financial Times

  02-10-2018 18:32
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  UK in exclusive talks with Boeing to replace Awacs aircraft ...
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  Move likely to spark backlash from defence establishment over lack of competitive process.en meer »
  
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• Primera Air collapse: CAA will not rescue stranded passengers

  02-10-2018 12:11 via theguardian.com
  Airline was not covered by Atol protection scheme, but credit card firms may give refundsThe Civil Aviation Authority has said it will not intervene to bring UK passengers home following the collapse of the Danish airline Primera Air, which has left thousands of people stranded abroad and holiday plans ruined.The CAA said it was not obliged to mount an operation because the budget airline was not covered by its Atol protection scheme. Continue reading...
  
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• Stitch Fix to launch online clothing services in the UK - Financial Times

  02-10-2018 10:47
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  Stitch Fix to launch online clothing services in the UK
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  Stitch Fix, a personal styling service for online clothes shoppers, said it would launch in the UK as its growth in the US slows. But the announcement was not enough to prevent the share price of the San Francisco-based company dropping more than 20 ...en meer »
  
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• London house prices fall again as stamp duty and Brexit fears bite

  02-10-2018 09:31 via theguardian.com
  Average price of a home in the capital is £468,544, more than twice national averageHouse prices in London have fallen for the fifth quarter in a row as high prices, stamp duty changes and Brexit uncertainty put off buyers.The average price of a home in the capital fell by 0.7% in the third quarter, compared with the same period last year, to £468,544, according to Nationwide. It followed a 1.9% drop in prices in the second quarter. Continue reading...
  
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• Why did £300 disappear from my John Lewis gift card?

  02-10-2018 08:17 via theguardian.com
  I’m wondering if it’s safe to use such cards if the balance can just go missingWe do our weekly shop at Waitrose using a John Lewis/Waitrose gift card. I am a teacher and my union offers a 6% discount on topping it up. However, this week the balance mysteriously dropped by £300. Where had my money gone? After initially being advised to report it to the police as fraud, we were told it was a glitch with the gift card system. After much effort on our part, it has refunded the mon
  
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• Passengers stranded as discount airline Primera Air collapses

  02-10-2018 06:47 via theguardian.com
  Would-be passengers warned not to turn up for flights after Primera ceased operations Would-be passengers have been warned not to turn up for Primera Air flights after the discount airline ceased operations ahead of filing for bankruptcy.Stansted said on Monday that travellers due to fly with the airline should not travel to the airport, from which Primera operated flights to Spain and the US. Birmingham Airport referred customers to the Civil Aviation Authority advice, which urged those expecti
  
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