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A growing number of young men are wearing make-up and big brands are embracing the trend. Could the stigma around male cosmetics finally be disappearing? Gianni Casagrande began wearing make-up about three years ago.The 22-year-old from Middlesbrough says he had

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Shares in 21st Century Fox have jumped amid reports that several major companies have come forward as suitors for parts of its business.The US firm’s shares gained more than 4% on Friday, after several sources reported interest from Comcast, Sony and

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Media playback is unsupported on your device A shortage of weather data is putting many African countries at an economic disadvantage, experts believe. The BBC’s Click team went to Tanzania to meet some tech start-ups trying to change the outlook.Tanzania is at

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The UK’s biggest car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover has been testing driverless cars on public roads.The trials have been underway for several weeks on a half-mile route in Coventry city centre.The vehicles rely on sensors to detect traffic, pedestrians and

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Sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world and it is thought this is where a huge, untapped video gaming potential lies. The BBC’s Tamasin Ford reports from the electronic games festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast – the biggest eSports

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Shares in Sky were boosted by reports that Comcast and Verizon Communications are interested in buying parts of media giant 21st Century Fox.Fox’s 39% stake in Sky is reportedly one of the assets being eyed by the suitors, and this triggered a 4.1% rise in the

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Construction firm Carillion has warned on profits again and says it expects to breach its financial covenants.It said slower than expected asset sales and delays to a project in the Middle East meant annual profits would be “materially lower” than

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Sky Bet has extended its multi-million pound sponsorship deal with the English Football League until the summer of 2024.The gambling operation is the headline sponsor for the Championship, League One and League Two football divisions.It gets its logo on shirts, and

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Problems at a major UK chicken supplier forced to suspend operations over hygiene concerns were “not a one-off”, MPs have claimed.A site run by the 2 Sisters Food Group in the West Midlands had a “far from pristine” past record, the

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