Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Train fares will go up by 3.4% in January

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

The average cost of a train ticket will rise by 3.4% in January, the rail industry has announced. The price hike – the sharpest since 2013 when fares increased by 3.9% – will come into effect from January 2, said the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). One in nine

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Biofuel plant shuts down on Govt 'inaction'

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

The country’s largest producer of bioethanol has suspended production and blamed the Government, raising fears for its future. Vivergo Fuels, bought from BP two years ago by Primark parent firm Associated British Foods, said a collapse in profit margins meant it

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Facebook chief warns of harassment 'backlash'

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has warned of a “backlash” against women in the workplace following recent high-profile sexual harassment scandals. In a revealing Facebook post, the businesswoman said she had already heard

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Saving mums

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device “I am actually nine months pregnant and it is a little tricky for me to travel,” says midwife Fatima as she carefully makes her way down some steep stone steps to the door of her clinic.”But I come here

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Buying into India's digital payments market

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

Bangalore-based software company Ezetap has developed a platform that makes it easy to pay anywhere with any device you like.It has created software allowing a merchant with a smartphone to accept any type of payment and see that money moved seamlessly into their own

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Dangerous milk

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

“I have strong concerns over infant formula,” admits Zeng, mother of 11-month-old Yiyi. She is worried about the health risks her daughter faces from fake baby milk. Her concerns illustrate the human aspect of a lucrative global scandal which has seen

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Blue Planet II comes to iPlayer in 4K HDR

ByNathan BissittDecember 5, 2017

The BBC’s Blue Planet II programme is to become its first TV series to be made available in 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR) colour via its iPlayer catch-up service.All seven episodes of the marine-themed show are being made available to UK-based

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UK and EU fail to strike Brexit talks deal

ByNathan BissittDecember 4, 2017

The UK and EU have failed to reach an agreement to move to the next stage of Brexit talks, Theresa May has said.The prime minister said talks would reconvene “before the end of the week” and she was “confident we will conclude this

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Peace diamond: Precious stone fetches $6.5m in New York

ByNathan BissittDecember 4, 2017

Media playback is unsupported on your device A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for $6.5m (£4.8m).Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds, won the precious stone – nicknamed the “peace diamond”

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Will it be a slam dunk for the US sports betting ban?

ByNathan BissittDecember 4, 2017

A ban on sports betting in most US states could be overturned by a case being considered by the Supreme Court.The state of New Jersey is challenging the 1992 federal law that largely outlawed sports gambling, describing the matter as a “states’