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Ted Baker closes final stores putting 500 jobs at risk
BBCTed Baker stores have sale signs up across the country in their last days of tradingThe remaining 31 Ted Baker stores in the UK are set to close this week,…
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Why is Elon Musk’s X struggling with technical problems?
XThis error message popped up for many X users who tried to listen in on the online interviewHe may be the richest man in the world, but - as his…
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Egg donors warned not to do it for the money as compensation rises
Yasmin Sharman has donated eggs three timesThe compensation that egg donors receive will rise for the first time in over a decade, but people should not donate purely for the…
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Stock markets plunge as weak US jobs fuel fears
Getty ImagesStock markets were hit by a global sell-off on Friday as weak US jobs growth stoked fears of a sudden downturn in the world's largest economy.The tech-heavy Nasdaq index…
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Winter fuel payments scrapped for millions of pensioners
Around 10 million pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments, under new plans announced by the chancellor.Rachel Reeves said those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will not…
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CrowdStrike pledges to improve testing after IT outage
Getty ImagesAirline passengers around the world were caught up in Friday's mass IT outage.CrowdStrike has promised to improve how it tests software after its faulty content update for Windows systems…
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Will Labour’s plan make them cheaper?
40 minutes agoBy Mitchell Labiak, Nick Edser, Business reporterGetty ImagesThe newly-elected Labour government used the King's Speech on Wednesday to lay out its plans for renationalising the railways.But what will this mean for…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made her opening gambit. What’s her long game?
BBCRachel Reeves' favourite chess move is the Sicilian Defence.It's an opening move designed to open up the board for later in the game - and one the chancellor used often…
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What does non-dom mean and how are the rules changing?
Labour revealed plans to scrap the non-dom regime in April 2022.Former Conservative chancellor Jeremy Hunt then announced in the March 2024 Budget that the non-dom tax regime would be phased…
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Etsy sex toy ban sparks seller outrage
Sex toys and many other erotic items are to be banned from online marketplace Etsy - sparking a backlash from sellers.Also prohibited from 29 July will be items which -…