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Sluggish start to tourism season in Greece
In the historic centre of Athens, only a handful of visitors wander around. The streets are normally flooded with tourists, but earlier expectations for a dynamic comeback of Greek tourism have not been met.“Things change on a daily basis,” says Evgenios Vassilikos, the president of the Athens Hoteliers association. “On the one hand, there is …
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Evening Standard
Meal kit startup to take cryptocurrency payments in London delivery sector first
A London recipe box startup is to allow foodie customers to directly purchase their meal kits in cryptocurrency in a first for the capital‘s delivery sector. On The Table, founded by a group of high-end street food veterans, has partnered with digital payment platform Utrust to facilitate the move, which co-founder Josh Paterson hopes will …
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Sky News
It started life behind the Iron Curtain – now UK-listed Avast could become the latest to succumb to a US takeover
Another day and another leading UK company is in talks to be taken over.This time, it is Avast, the cyber security provider and one of the biggest tech companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Avast, which floated on the stock market in May 2018 and which was promoted to the FTSE 100 in June …
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Sky News
Will you have to wear a mask at supermarkets from Monday? Stores reveal guidance for shoppers
Supermarkets have said they will encourage customers to keep using face masks in stores from next week – but will not bar those who do not.Retailers including Tesco and Asda have followed Sainsbury’s in setting out how they will operate from 19 July when most COVID-19 safety rules will be scrapped in England. Wearing masks …
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High street recovery begins to fade as tourist destinations bear brunt
The recovery of British high streets in the wake of the pandemic is faltering, according to new data, with tourist hubs the worst hit.Research shows that the bounce back of high streets slowed in June as footfall dropped across the UK, according to think tank Centre for Cities, with weekend visitors to destinations such as …
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Evening Standard
Hipgnosis founder backs DCMS report calls for ‘complete reset’ in streaming royalties model
Hipgnosis‘ founder has backed an official inquiry calling for a “complete reset” of the booming music streaming model to ensure musicians and songwriters are paid fairly. The London-listed songs investment fund owns the rights to back catalogues of stars including Michael Bublé and Shakira, and takes in the royalties the artists would have received from …
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Business Weekly
Hybrid working: four things to think about
The prospect of lifting the working from home guidance on 19 July has brought renewed focus on hybrid working, writes David Mills, Partner at Mills & Reeve LLP.  Last month, Mills and Reeve hosted a webinar series on COVID and the future of work, which inevitably focused in large measure on preparing for a return …
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Business Live
Welsh vineyard beats world’s leading producers to international award
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ADVERTORIAL: Tech innovation wows judges at Royal Society of Chemistry competition
The judges were left impressed by the outstanding showcase of cutting-edge science at the 2021 final of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Emerging Technologies Competition. The event, now in its ninth year, sees tech innovators and start-ups pitching their potentially life-changing and ground-breaking ideas to an experienced judging panel in a bid to win support …
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Business Weekly
Darktrace upgrades revenue forecasts after stunning last year
Cambridge cyber security AI world-leader Darktrace has upped its revenue forecasts by around 44 per cent for the year to June and saw its UK share price rocket 67p to 645.30p and market cap climb to a staggering £4.52 billion. Both the stock and the market cap are significantly more than double the level at …
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Business Live
The face mask rules in Wales as nation eases out of lockdown restrictions
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Evening Standard
Revolut booms to become Britain’s highest valued fintech firm
REVOLUT, the self-described financial superapp, today raised $800 million from investors in a deal that makes it the most valuable fintech business in Britain with a supposed worth of $33 billion.That’s a fairly astonishing valuation for a business that has only just turned profitable, does not yet have a banking licence and was worth around …

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