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• Let’s move to Deal, Kent: these streets have tales to tell

  05-10-2018 17:30 via theguardian.com
  It’s as racy, posh, cultured and seedy as Brighton at its bestWhat’s going for it? In his fierce part-memoir of Kentish oddballs, All The Devils Are Here, David Seabrook describes Charles Hawtrey in his dissolute dotage – during the long years after Carry On – living on Middle Street in old-town Deal, but “banned from nearly every pub... Reeling round town like an old wasted weasel turfed out of Toad Hall.” Deal is that kind of place, as racy, posh, cultured a
  
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• UK house prices fall sharply in September amid Brexit wariness

  05-10-2018 13:08 via theguardian.com
  Drop is fastest in six months as number of homes for sale in 2018 dips to a decade lowUK house prices unexpectedly dropped at the fastest pace for almost six months in September, according to Halifax, as the number of homes for sale in 2018 fell to a decade low. Britain’s biggest mortgage lender said the average price of a home in Britain dropped to £225,995 last month, down 1.4% from the level recorded in August. The price of a home remained 2.5% higher than a year ago. Continue rea
  
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• India rupee CRISIS: Rupee TUMBLES to new low as RBI holds interest rates in shock move

  05-10-2018 13:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE Indian financial crisis deepened today as the rupee plunged to a record low against the US dollar after the Reserve Bank of India held interest rates. Analysts were shocked by the move from the RBI today after expecting a rate increase to tackle soaring oil prices and market instability.
  
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• Macron makes Brexit move: France set to snatch major Japanese investment bank from London

  05-10-2018 12:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  JAPANESE investment bank Nomura is eyeing up Paris as its European lending hub after Brexit, it has been reported. The choice for Paris is said to have materialised after a “constant charm offensive” from France over the last 18 months, senior executives at another Japanese bank told The Financial Times.
  
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• Bitcoin price news: Can you buy bitcoin in the UK? How to buy bitcoin?

  05-10-2018 12:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN’S price has stabilised over the past month, prompting some to buy the cryptocurrency – but can you buy bitcoin in the UK? And how do you do it?
  
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• Pound US dollar exchange rate: GBP steadies against USD as Ireland braced to 'BACK' May

  05-10-2018 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound US dollar exchange rate is virtually unchanged from this morning’s opening levels, holding just above $1.30 after the pairing soared over half a cent on Thursday. The pound remains in a position of strength against the US dollar and the majority of others this morning as Sterling sentiment remains buoyed by reports that Ireland backs Theresa May’s plans for a post-Brexit customs union.
  
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• Pound euro exchange rate: GBP rate rises on hopes for an end to Brexit talks

  05-10-2018 10:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound has risen by 0.3 per cent against the euro today, thanks to fresh hopes for an imminent conclusion to Brexit talks. The latest rise puts the pound euro pairing at a weekly high of €1.134, which is also the best exchange rate in almost three months.
  
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• Pound LIVE: GBP Sterling rises as Brexit deal IMMINENT and Italy sends another EU rebuke

  05-10-2018 09:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound climbed against the euro and US dollar this morning as markets reacted positively off the back of Brexit optimism. The exchange rate boost comes after EU sources claimed a divorce deal is "very close", according to reports.
  
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• Georgian homes for sale – in pictures

  05-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Get things in proportion with these historic properties, from Devon to North Yorkshire Continue reading...
  
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• Can I say no to a water meter?

  05-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Thames Water insists I move over and threatens to put me on a higher tariffThames Water is insisting we have a meter. Can we refuse? SB, London Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Bitcoin’s Blockchain technology will change EVERYTHING,’ expert’s BOMBSHELL prediction

  05-10-2018 04:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE TECHNOLOGY used by bitcoin will be as influential as the internet and has the potential to impact every single monetary transaction in the world, an expert has suggested.
  
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• 'Robolawyers' among futuristic ideas backed by £10m innovation fund

  05-10-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Pioneer awards, for projects ranging from AI, to ageing and clean growth, will ‘release innovators from red tape’How can you design an ethical robot lawyer? What regulations are needed for flying taxis? These are some of the questions the British government is hoping to answer with a new £10m fund for futuristic projects that pose significant challenges to existing rules and regulations.The business secretary, Greg Clark, said the regulators’ pioneer fund, being awarded t
  
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