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A nine-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory age checks on online pornography seen from the UK has begun.The April 2018 goal to protect under-18s was revealed as digital minister Matt Hancock signed the commencement order for the Digital Economy Act, which

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French car hire firm Europcar has admitted that it may have to pay out as much as £30m to British motorists who were overcharged for car repairs.UK Trading Standards officers launched an investigation after its office in Leicester received complaints.The Serious Fraud

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When Carolyn McCall announced that she was moving from the Guardian Media Group to become chief executive of EasyJet, rival Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary dismissed her as a media luvvie. With her new post at ITV, which she will take up early next year, Mr

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Shares in ITV rose 2% at the start of trade after the broadcaster said it had appointed EasyJet boss Carolyn McCall as its new chief executive.ITV’s previous chief executive Adam Crozier left in June, although Ms McCall will not take up new post until January

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The winners of £6.6bn worth of contracts to build the first phase of HS2 between London and Birmingham have been announced by the government.UK companies Carillion, Costain and Balfour Beatty are among the consortia who will build tunnels, bridges and embankments on

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ITV has appointed the boss of EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, as its new chief executive.Ms McCall, who has been at EasyJet for seven years, will take over the running of the commercial broadcaster early next year. ITV’s previous chief executive, Adam Crozier, left in

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China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than forecast.The growth rate, which compares expansion with the same three months in the previous year, was the same as in the first quarter of

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The razor industry has been shaken up by the emergence in recent years of a series of start-ups selling online shaving subscriptions. Companies, including Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s, send razors and products like shaving foam and gel to your home on a regular

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What’s the best financial investment? If anyone knows, it’s Warren Buffett, the world’s richest investor. He’s worth tens of billions of dollars, accumulated over decades of savvy investments. His advice is in a letter he wrote to his wife,

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