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Action to protect steelworkers’ pensions has been “grossly inadequate”, a committee of MPs has said. The regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has been investigating 17 companies after Tata employees said they got bad advice about moving from the

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The head of the National Infrastructure Commission has called for urgent action to tackle poor mobile phone coverage. Lord Adonis has written to the telecoms regulator Ofcom urging it to take action to deal with the issue. It follows a report that one million homes

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Bitcoin has moved another step towards mainstream investing with the start of trading on the huge Chicago Mercantile Exchange financial futures market.It comes as the value of the digital currency approached $20,000 on Sunday, before drifting below $19,000.Last week,

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IMAX is a way of screening films which immerses the audience in the action, and blockbusters like Dunkirk and the latest Star Wars have been shot and screened on IMAX. But CEO Richard Gelfond admits when he took over, he tried to sell the new technology far too

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Ilse Valfre was just 22 years old when she started a blog that would take her from a being nursery teacher to the owner of successful fashion, accessories and art business.Today fans of her Valfre brand include actresses Jessica Alba, Emma Roberts and Bella Thorn, but

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The next round of Premier League football television rights are up for grabs and there appears to be all to play for, with a number of potential new entrants poised to step into the bidding battle.The league is seeking an increase on the current £5.14bn television

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A think tank is proposing a post-Brexit trading deal based on the UK and the EU sharing each other’s markets.It would see the UK and EU continuing the regulatory alignment that exists today, and the formation of a new customs union similar to the existing one,

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Ryanair pilots have suspended a pre-Christmas one-day strike, union bosses have announced.The Impact union, which represents Irish-based pilots, has agreed to meet Ryanair’s management on Tuesday ahead of the planned action on Wednesday.It follows

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The latest Star Wars film generated more than $450m (£337m) in global ticket sales on its opening weekend.The total for The Last Jedi includes $220m (£165m) from box offices in the US and Canada, placing the film second in the all-time list for North America.It trails

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For people who celebrate Christmas, the catering, the entertaining and present-buying can prove costly, unless you plan wisely. Bargain hunters have picked up their gifts earlier in the year as well as on the discount days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday last month.

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