Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Wrong turn? car tax disc abolition 'costly'

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

Transport officials have admitted the abolition of paper car tax discs could be a major factor behind figures suggesting evasion has trebled since 2013. The measure was introduced in October 2014 with the aim of saving the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency(DVLA) up

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Will doing a degree land you a career?

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

Poppy Hunt would definitely like to earn a bit more money.Although she graduated in Fine Art from the University of the West of England six months ago, she’s currently working as a customer services assistant for Sainsbury’s in Bristol. “I feel

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Alibaba's Jack Ma slips to third in China rich list

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

Jack Ma, the boss of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has slipped to the third top spot in Forbes’ China rich list. Mr Ma’s ranking fell one place, even though his net worth increased by more than a third to $38.6bn (£27.3bn).Asia’s richest tech

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Security warning over Brexit customs plans

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

Border staff might be diverted from “crucial security functions” after Brexit to cope with a sudden increase in customs activity, MPs have warned.The Commons Home Affairs Committee said a planned 4% increase in Border Force staff was “completely

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Social housing: Ministers move debt to boost building

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

Plans to encourage housing associations to borrow money to invest in new homes are being announced as part of a fresh government house-building drive.Housing associations will be reclassified as private bodies allowing their £70bn debt to be removed from the

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CAST studies how robots could work better with people

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new research lab is looking to find the best ways to train robots to work with people. Source: BBC News

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Special effects

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

The hero jumps through a glass window and escapes unscathed. A man smashes a beer bottle over the head of his nemesis. A woman hurls a glass vase at her paramour. From The Wizard of Oz to the Wolf of Wall Street, smashing glass is a fixture of most Hollywood movies

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Chevron says it will push for Myanmar human rights

ByNathan BissittNovember 16, 2017

US oil giant Chevron has responded to criticisms over its partnership with a government accused by the United Nations of ethnic cleansing.The firm has multibillion dollar energy investments in Myanmar.About 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled ongoing violence in the

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Russia and Venezuela agree debt deal

ByNathan BissittNovember 15, 2017

Russia has agreed to restructure $3.15bn (£2.4bn) in debt owed by Venezuela, providing breathing space to the cash-strapped country.The deal, announced on Wednesday, allows Venezuela to make “minimal” repayments on its Russian obligations over the next six

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ECB warns banks against Brexit 'empty shells'

ByNathan BissittNovember 15, 2017

European regulators have warned banks working on post-Brexit plans that they will “need to have substance locally” to serve European clients.The European Central Bank said some of the proposals it has reviewed are inadequate and risk creating “empty