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Government ‘very concerned’ as more than 600,000 pinged by NHS COVID app in a week
A record 618,903 people in England and Wales were pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app in a week, latest figures show.The alerts were sent to users of the app in the week to 14 July, telling them they had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus and to self-isolate. Of …
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List of 16 sectors where workers may be exempt from COVID isolation revealed
The government has released a list of 16 sectors where fully vaccinated workers may be exempt from isolation if they are told to quarantine after coming into close contact with a positive COVID case.The sectors include energy, civil nuclear, digital infrastructure, food production and supply, waste, water, veterinary medicines, essential chemicals, essential transport, medicines, medical …
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Evening Standard
IG rides investment boom, but who really wins?
IG is a clear City success story, an example of the Square Mile at its innovative best.Ever since founder and poker player Stuart Wheeler more or less invented spread betting in 1974 it has looked to be ahead of the pack.Just now it is riding an extraordinary stock market dealing boom that has seen thousands …
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Supermarket urges customers not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ concerns grow
Supermarkets have admitted they are suffering stock shortages as fears grow that firms could grind to a halt due to the “pingdemic”.Sky News understands Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket, is experiencing what is described as “temporary low availability across a small number of products” but “overall availability remains good”. Meanwhile Sainsbury’s said it “might not always …
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Supermarket urges customers not to panic buy as ‘pingdemic’ disruption grows
Supermarkets have admitted they are suffering stock shortages as fears grow that firms could grind to a halt due to the “pingdemic”, with customers being urged not to panic buy.Sky News understands Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket, is experiencing what is described as “temporary low availability across a small number of products” but “overall availability remains …
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Evening Standard
Starling Bank boss: “We are pulling away from the fintech pack.”
STARLING Bank today moved to position itself as the “adult” in the fintech room, insisting it is best placed to offer serious competition to the big banks.Revenue has soared 600% to £97.6 million for the reporting period – an awkward 16 months due to an accounting shake-up – with losses more than halving to £23 …
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Sunak to offload further chunk of state-backed NatWest over next 12 months
The Treasury is to sell a further chunk of NatWest in a trading plan over the next 12 months as it further reduces its stake in the bank.NatWest, previously called Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), was bailed out by the government in a £45.5bn rescue deal during the financial crisis more than a decade ago …
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Bitcoin rallies after Elon Musk says Tesla is ‘most likely’ to resume accepting it
Bitcoin’s price has climbed after Elon Musk said his electric car maker Tesla would “most likely” resume accepting the cryptocurrency.It is the latest change of tack from the tech entrepreneur – after Tesla said earlier this year that it would accept Bitcoin for vehicle purchases but then in May that it would stop doing so. …
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Evening Standard
Apple guru Steve Jobs’ first ever job application up for auction, IRL and in NFT
Steve Jobs‘ first job application will go under the hammer from today in a world-first auction that will see the typewritten paper document sold at the same time – and with the same starting price – as a digital-only version. The Apple co-founder, who died of cancer aged 56 in 2011, filled in the application …
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Barbecues threatened as gas cylinder shortage ‘exacerbated by pingdemic’
The holders of patio gas cylinders, mostly used to heat gas barbecues, are being urged to return disused bottles to help alleviate a national shortage – being made worse by the so-called ‘pingdemic’.Sales of re-fillable propane and butane cylinders first shot up late last spring as COVID-19 restrictions kept families at home and away from …
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Euro News
Humans aren’t quite ready for a chatbot takeover, according to a new study
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Ethnic minority applicants less likely to be hired or promoted at Bank of England
Ethnic minority applicants for Bank of England jobs are less likely to be hired or promoted and are more likely to receive lower bonuses and leave the Bank, a review has found.The review also found that employees from ethnic minorities reported feeling less included and that they were less likely to believe they were treated …

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