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Media playback is unsupported on your device German airline Lufthansa and the UK’s EasyJet have both submitted offers to buy parts of Italy’s Alitalia airline.Lufthansa said it hoped to establish a “New Alitalia”, but was only interested in

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Newcastle United have been put up for sale with owner Mike Ashley hoping to conclude a deal by Christmas.The Magpies have been relegated twice from the Premier League during Ashley’s 10-year reign.After winning promotion last season, Rafael Benitez’s side

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North Korean hackers targeted a British television company making a drama about the country, it has emerged. The series – due to be written by an Oscar-nominated screenwriter – has been shelved.In August 2014, Channel 4 announced what it said would be a

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The film production company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who is facing a number of sexual assault allegations, is in talks over a possible sale.The Weinstein Company said it had entered a preliminary deal with US private equity firm Colony Capital.Mr Weinstein, 65,

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Daimler is recalling about 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK over a potential airbag safety issue.The problem affects certain A, B, C, and E-Class models, together with CLA, GLA and GLC vehicles, built between November 2011 and July 2017.The recall is not related

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Concern over oil supplies from Iraq has pushed crude prices higher as the country’s government continues its move against Kurdish forces.The price of Brent crude rose 1.6% to $58.12 a barrel, while US West Texas Crude climbed 1.4% to $52.16.Iraq has the second

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The government should give “a clear signal” that it will support the automotive industry through Brexit to protect jobs at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant, the Unite union says.The union is calling for reassurance from the plant’s French

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Media playback is unsupported on your device The wi-fi connections of businesses and homes around the world are at risk, according to researchers who have revealed a major flaw dubbed Krack.It concerns an authentication system which is widely used to secure wireless

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The London market edged higher as trading got under way but shares in Convatec slumped after the medical technology company cut its revenue growth forecast.Convatec shares dropped 13.6% after it cut its target for full-year organic revenue growth to 1%-2% from its

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Paresh Davdra is thrilled about the brand new Harley Davidson waiting for him in a friend’s garage. It’s not a sign of a mid-life crisis, he insists, but a wedding present from his wife who he married in August. He just has one more test to pass to get his

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