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A former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Adam Posen, has predicted that the Bank of England will not change interest rates this month.The MPC will publish its regular decision on borrowing costs at midday.Mr Posen, interviewed on the Today programme on Radio

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The food delivery company Deliveroo is introducing safety measures to try to protect its riders from violence.It follows acid attacks in London last month, where the victims included riders delivering by bike or moped.Since then, over 70 Deliveroo riders have said

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Media playback is unsupported on your device A tiny unmanned aircraft is hovering quietly above a green field in Buckinghamshire, offering its owner, Joby Stephens, an “eye in the sky”.The drone is kitted out with a tiny high-definition camera that sends

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Water and sewerage companies in England have organised 36,000 switches of supply for small businesses since new rules came into effect this year.Big companies using more than five million litres a year have been able to switch supplier since 2011.That power was given

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Sales falls and lower profits at supermarket Asda in 2016 have been revealed in detail in newly-filed accounts.The figures for the Walmart-owned supermarket, filed at Companies House, confirm a torrid spell for Asda as it faced stiff competition in the grocery

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Technology giant Apple said newer lines of business such as Apple Pay, the App Store and Apple Music helped to drive growth in its third quarter.The services unit was what one analyst described as a “shining light”, while sales were robust for

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Members of the Unite union working for Scotland’s fisheries protection fleet are set to walk out on a series of strikes in a dispute over pay.Marine Scotland staff have complained of being paid less than those in comparable jobs in other publicly-owned

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When there are debates about the world’s top performing education systems, the names that usually get mentioned are the Asian powerhouses such as Singapore and South Korea or the Nordic know-alls, such as Finland or Norway.But with much less recognition, Canada

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We all love Thai curries, Japanese noodles and Indian snacks, so why not Asian-inspired desserts? With the amount of ice cream sold stalling in some markets, manufacturers are starting to experiment with exotic flavours.In late 1944, Major Hunter Reinburg, commanding

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More than a million women in their early 60s have become poorer as a result of delays to their state pensions, according to a new study.Researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that, on average, women aged between 60 and 62 were now £32 a week worse

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