Business
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Major Forties oil pipeline to be closed for repairs
The Forties pipeline's owner Ineos says that, despite pressure being reduced, a crack has extended.
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Help to Save scheme to start slowly
The system offers a 50% government top-up to low-income working people on certain benefits.
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UK inventors claim funding rules hold them back
Garden shed inventors talk about the challenges they face to get government funding for their ideas.
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Record child demand at food banks
Biggest food bank charity predicts record demand this Christmas, with Coventry the busiest city
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Labour may move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham
A report commissioned by Labour claims banks are failing to lend to growing sectors in the regions.
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Mortgage safety net 'disappearing'
Help for those struggling to meet home loan repayments will largely vanish by 2022, a report says.
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ATM operator Cardtronics UK plans cash machine cuts
The UK's largest independent operator will close cash machines because of a new industry shake-up.
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HSBC prosecution threat in US lifted
The bank's five-year probation in the US that followed allegations of Mexican money laundering is over.
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Global recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears
Britain and China are among the countries affected by the recall of baby milk formula products.
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Bitcoin futures trading begins on Cboe exchange in Chicago
Trading in futures contracts is a step towards legitimising the digital currency, its supporters say.
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Stefano Tresca: 'Fight your battles on a single front'
CEO Secrets: Tech start-ups should concentrate on their core business and fight on one front at a time, says Stefano Tresca
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3am epiphany
Kristina Karlsson set up her stationary business following a eureka moment, and it has since gone global.