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• Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say

  20-07-2024 20:19
  
  Cash provides essential fallback when digital payments break down, Payment Choice Alliance points outCampaigners say the chaos caused by the global IT outage last week underlines the risk of moving towards a cashless society.Supermarkets, banks, pubs, cafes, train stations and airports were all hit by the failure of Microsoft systems on Friday, leaving many unable to accept electronic payments. The impact was especially severe for businesses that no longer accept cash. Continue reading...
  
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• Stronger, stinkier, softer: how Britain fell in love with cheese beyond cheddar

  20-07-2024 16:00
  
  From halloumi to provoleta to comté, sales of overseas cheeses are up as UK tastes turn to the exotic“Historically, British cheese has been boring,” said Jonny Crickmore, Suffolk dairy farmer and creator of the award-winning Baron Bigod brie. “If you look back 40 years, it was just cheddar and red leicester, but the British are into stronger, stinkier, softer cheeses now.”Sales figures show Crickmore is right: British customers are more cheese curious than ever bef
  
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