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• Mattress firm tells customers beds do not record them sleeping

  30-11-2018 17:44 via theguardian.com
  Privacy policy reference to collecting audio alarmed Sleep Number’s customersAn American mattress company has sought to reassure customers that it is not hiding microphones in their beds, after alarmed snoozers noticed references to audio recording in the company’s privacy policy.Under a heading explaining which personal information Sleep Number collects, the company, which makes smart mattresses with adjustable firmness, said it “may” collect “audio in your room to
  
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• Let’s move to Chester: is that a tiny bit of mojo hiding among the history?

  30-11-2018 17:30 via theguardian.com
  It’s beautiful, occasionally suffocating, but a little bit wokeWhat’s going for it? There’s so much past in Chester. It piles up on the streets. It accumulates. Roman amphitheatre, medieval cathedral, Ruskinian town hall, all those Tudor black-and-white, half-timbered buildings straight off a Quality Street tin, all those Victorian black-and-white, half-timbered buildings pretending to be Tudor black-and-white, half-timbered buildings straight off a Quality Street tin, cobbles,
  
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• Bitcoin price latest: Is Bitcoin in CRISIS? Analyst predicts BTC is on way to ZERO

  30-11-2018 17:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN is rattling investors after more than 80 percent of its value was wiped off this year - now one financial expert is warning the cryptocurrency could end up becoming worthless
  
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• Bitcoin price latest: Why is bitcoin FALLING? BTC 'has NO value' claims expert

  30-11-2018 17:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN has experienced a wretched two weeks, with 40 percent wiped from its value. This has lead a cryptocurrency expert to exclusively reveal the causes of the “perfect storm of turmoil” for the flagship cryptocurrency.
  
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• Bitcoin price: As bitcoin PLUMMETS today expert warns end of year LOSS is highly likely

  30-11-2018 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  EXCLUSIVE: Bitcoin’s price dropped by up to seven percent today, fuelling fears the cryptocurrency is standing on its last legs. A crypto expert has now warned further losses are more likely before 2018 wraps up.
  
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• UK house price growth moves off five-year low - business live

  30-11-2018 13:12
  Annual house price growth ticked up to 1.9% in November, after hitting a five year low of 1.6% in October, says NationwideEuropean shares fall as G20 leaders meet in ArgentinaEurozone inflation falls to 2% in NovemberUK rail fares to rise 3.1% in the new year Former Autonomy boss charged with fraud in the US 12.12pm GMT UK house builders are among the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100, despite a small (0.3%) monthly increase in house prices in November.Taylor Wimpey, Barratt, Berkeley and Persimmo
  
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• UK entrepreneur to face charges in US over Hewlett-Packard takeover

  30-11-2018 13:07
  Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch denies charges in latest twist of 2011 acquisitionThe US has filed criminal charges against Mike Lynch over the $11bn (£8.6bn) sale of the British software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard seven years ago, the Financial Times reported.The newspaper said the charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and include 14 counts of conspiracy and fraud. Continue reading...
  
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• Bitcoin forecast: 2019 will be ‘year of crypto’ but bitcoin’s time is OVER claims expert

  30-11-2018 12:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  EXCLUSIVE: Bitcoin’s reign over the cryptocurrency market will soon come to an end, it has been spectacularly claimed, as crypto traders prepare for a new year of exciting crypto news.
  
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• Pound US dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD down as UK consumer confidence dwindles

  30-11-2018 12:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  GBP/USD is down around 0.2 per cent today, and is currently trading at US$1.2785 following some poor UK consumer confidence figures.
  
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• Pound Euro exchange rate: GBP under fire as Carney Brexit gloom casts a cloud

  30-11-2018 12:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  This morning, the GBP/EUR exchange rate is pushing back following a volatile twenty-four hours, and is currently trading at a rate of €1.124.
  
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• UK house prices pick up amid 'subdued' market

  30-11-2018 10:41
  Values rise by 0.3% in November – but few predict rapid growth in short termHouse price growth picked up in November from a previous five-year low, although increases remain relatively subdued, data shows. Property values increased by 0.3% month on month, compared with 0% growth in October, the Nationwide building society said. Continue reading...
  
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• UK rail fares to rise 3.1% in new year

  30-11-2018 09:14
  Campaigners call for price freeze after year of disruption, with worst punctuality figures in a decadeUK rail fares will rise by 3.1% in January, the Rail Delivery Group has said.New fares published on Friday will add hundreds of pounds to many commuters’ annual travel from 2 January 2019. Continue reading...
  
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• 'It’s the only way forward': Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre

  30-11-2018 08:30
  From Friday, only vehicles producing zero emissions will be allowed to drive freely in downtown Madrid – making it a pollution pioneer in EuropeBy 10.15 on Wednesday morning, Enrique Pelagio had parked his lorry in the chic Madrid neighbourhood of Chueca and was stacking the trolley that would bring the local cafes, bars and restaurants their daily bread and pastries.Across the road was the van from the fruit and veg shop, while near the craft beer place sat a red delivery truck from the u
  
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• Why won’t our insurance pay out for a fault in building work?

  30-11-2018 08:00
  The builder went bust before fixing the problem, but our policy covered that eventualityWe built a £49,000 annexe three years ago. Last year we found some bubbling in the external render, which the builder agreed to treat.There were various delays due to weather and cancelled appointments and then we received notice that the firm was in liquidation. Fortunately, the deal included “a guarantee in the event of the builder ceasing trading”, so we sent a claim to the insurers but t
  
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• Who's behind the bid to get London's flagship bike lane ripped up?

  30-11-2018 08:00
  A new group supported by the Canary Wharf Group property company and lorry, coach and taxi drivers is attacking one of the city’s most popular routesEven on a wet, cold November night, London’s flagship cycle superhighway along the Embankment is thronged. Across the whole 24 hours, it is used by 10,329 cyclists, an average of seven a minute. But at this time of day, it is one every three seconds. In the rush hour, the bike track – which takes up one lane of this four-lane road
  
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• Nine in 10 firms say Brexit affecting recruitment – CBI

  30-11-2018 08:00
  Business group warns of growing shortages across all skills levels Nine in 10 businesses say Brexit has affected their ability to recruit and train staff this year, the Confederation of British Industry has said.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the professional body for the recruitment industry, says the public sector, including the NHS and schools, face up to seven more years of skills shortages, based on current demand. Continue reading...
  
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• Homes that are off the beaten track – in pictures

  30-11-2018 08:00
  Get away from it all in these remote properties for sale, from Suffolk to Scotland Continue reading...
  
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• Bitcoin price RECOVERY: Cryptocurrency STABILISES after November CRASH wiped out 17%

  30-11-2018 04:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN has made significant gains over the last couple of days after a dismal two weeks of trading saw almost 17 percent wiped off the digital coin’s value, according to CoinMarketCap.
  
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