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• Marks and Spencer looks to stem sales slide with HQ job cuts

  03-09-2016 13:37
  
  Marks and Spencer is reportedly set to axe 500 jobs at its head office next week. 
  The cuts come under new chief executive Steve Rowe looks to halt the retailer’s sales slump. According to reports Marks and Spencer is looking to cut 15 per cent of jobs at its Paddington-based headquarters in London with contractors set to be the hardest hit. 
  Sources claim the cuts follow consultation with employees and are likely to be announced on Thursday. The cuts will not affect shop floor s
  
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• Charlie Hebdo draws anger for Italian earthquake cartoon

  03-09-2016 13:03
  
  Satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo has come under fire for a cartoon depicting victims of the Italian earthquake as pasta dishes. 
  Featured in its most recent issue, the controversial cartoon - ‘Earthquake Italian Style’ -  shows a man and a woman standing next to a pile of rubble with feet buried beneath. Each of the figures has been named after a pasta dish, the man is ‘penne tomato sauce’, the woman ‘penne gratin’ and the bodies beneath the r
  
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• Samsung announces 'exchange programme' and $25 gift card for faulty Note 7 devices

  03-09-2016 12:18
  
  Samsung has announced its own exchange programme for customers with faulty Galaxy Note 7 devices. 
  Releasing a statement in the US late Friday, Samsung said: “The US carriers have already halted sales and offered ways for customers who have already purchased the device to get refunds. Now Samsung has announced its own exchange programme, which will provide customers with a new device as soon as next week.” 
  Customers will be able to swap the faulty device for either the Gal
  
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• BBC blames 'human error' for Bengali Breaking News alert after hack fears

  03-09-2016 11:59
  
  A BBC breaking news alert, which followers assumed was in Arabic, whipped social media users into a frenzy last night (Friday 2 September) as people thought the broadcaster had been hacked by Isis. 
  Former BBC economics editor Robert Peston was among the first to notice the message, tweeting: ‘BBC has just pushed this breaking news alert to my phone. Anyone know what it means?’ BBC has just pushed this breaking news alert to my phone. Anyone know what it means? pic.twitter.
  
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• Heineken turns to Sir Jackie Stewart and David Coulthard for first F1 campaigns

  03-09-2016 11:15
  
  Heineken has reinforced its long term commitment to encourage responsible drinking with its global Formula 1 partnership. 
  ‘When you drive, never drink’ features road safety pioneer and F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart and looks to communicate a powerful anti-drunk driving message that leaves consumers in no doubt - when you drive, you never drink. 
  Coinciding with the brand’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix as an official F1 event title partner (Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken
  
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• Zenit St Petersburg reportedly offered £5.7m to change name to 'Zenit Burger King'

  03-09-2016 10:42
  
  Russian football team Zenit St Petersburg have reportedly rejected a £5.73m offer from Burger King to change their name to ‘Zenit Burger King’. 
  According to reports from Russia, the fast food chain approached the club with the naming rights deal at the beginning of the week, but despite the lucrative offer the team said no. 
  Football writer Stefano Conforti revealed the news on Twitter posting a picture of the letter Burger King has sent to the club. Burger King
  
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  03-09-2016 02:00
  
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