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• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes 'lied and cheated', trial hears

  08-09-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Holmes pretended her blood-testing technology worked in order to enrich herself, prosecutors say.
  
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• Competition watchdog clears Viagogo-Stubhub merger

  08-09-2021 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Viagogo can go ahead with its £3bn acquisition of rival StubHub, the CMA says.
  
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• Government to shorten HGV driver testing process

  08-09-2021 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government to fast-track lorry drivers to alleviate chronic shortage, BBC understands.
  
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• Odaseva Appoints New Chief Information Security Officer

  08-09-2021 18:00
  
  Arnaud Treps brings more than two decades of strategic security experience to OdasevaSAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 8, 2021 -- Odaseva, the leading enterprise data platform for Salesforce, today announced the appointment of Arnaud Treps as Chief Information Security Officer. In this role Arnaud will lead the company’s global security initiatives including software, infrastructure, privacy, and compliance. Arnaud most recently served as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at global
  
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• Why tax pay packets more and not property?

  08-09-2021 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic response has spurred a greater willingness to tax wages rather than property.
  
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• Green and amber lists could go in travel rules shake-up

  08-09-2021 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC has been told that the green and amber categories could be removed and replaced with a new system.
  
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• Rihanna drops legal case against her father

  08-09-2021 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer had accused her father of misusing her name to further his entertainment business.
  
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• Mears Family Funerals Wins Prestigious 'Digital Innovation' 2021 Award

  08-09-2021 15:09
  
  Online Memorial quote and ordering system wins prestigious industry award Leading independent, family-owned Mears Family Funerals is the proud winner of the Digital Innovation category at this year's Independent Funeral Director Business Awards. Awarded in recognition of the development and implementation of our unique, online quotation and ordering system on our website with a range of over 250 products. The user-friendly system allows families to select their memorial, mix and match with a ran
  
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• Amazon pays £492m in UK tax as sales surge to £20.6bn

  08-09-2021 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online retail giant saw UK sales rise by 50% last year amid a Covid-driven hike in demand.
  
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• ClearBank names John Salter as new Chief Customer Officer

  08-09-2021 14:05
  
  8th September 2021, London, England: ClearBank, the cloud-based clearing bank, has appointed John Salter as its new Chief Customer Officer (CCO). In this role, John will report directly to ClearBank’s CEO and assume responsibility for customer-related activity as well as the marketing and communications business unit. Previously ClearBank’s Head of Client Management, John has been promoted to CCO after being an integral part of the company’s achievements over the last three yea
  
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• The world's largest legal directory consultancy opens Mexican office

  08-09-2021 13:09
  
  8th September 2021: Thanks to growing partnerships and trade collaboration between the UK and Mexico, the world’s largest legal directory consultancy, Kidd Aitken, has established a team based in Mexico. Our Mexican team enables us to work in real-time with our clients in the US, Central, and Latin American time zones, from Alaska to Argentina. This office is in addition to our UK HQ and network of international team members, based around the world. We...Source: RealWire
  
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• Mother refused 5pm finish wins £185,000 payout

  08-09-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alice Thompson was awarded £185,000 after being told she could not work shorter hours to pick up her child.
  
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• Ai Weiwei: Credit Suisse closed bank account over China

  08-09-2021 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese artist says Credit Suisse closed his foundation's bank account over his "criminal record".
  
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• Rents outside London rising at fastest rate since 2008

  08-09-2021 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rents are increasing at their fastest pace in more than 10 years, according to property website Zoopla.
  
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• Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender

  08-09-2021 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technological glitches plagued the first day of El Salvador accepting Bitcoin as legal tender.
  
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• Boeing: Directors to face investor lawsuit over fatal crashes

  08-09-2021 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shareholders can sue Boeing over claims it ignored safety warnings about its 737 Max plane, a US judge rules.
  
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• CEO Secrets: The bra boss busting stereotypes

  08-09-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leanne Cahill, CEO of Bravissimo, shares her journey from shop floor to boardroom in retail.
  
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