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‘Working from home full time is negative for business and employees’, says Bristol boss
Since the Government lifted all Covid-19 restrictions in England in February, many people have returned to the office. The pandemic has changed ways of working, with large numbers of UK firms now offering a hybrid option – where employees split their time between home and the workplace – or even giving staff the chance to …
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Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn and pledges to ‘defeat the spam bots’
Twitter has reached an agreement for billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media platform in a $44bn (£34.6bn) deal.The announcement followed what were reported to be extensive discussions between Mr Musk and Twitter’s board starting on Sunday that stretched into Monday. Mr Musk announced an offer to buy the social media platform on 14 …
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Almost nine out of 10 adults say they have seen a rise in cost of living, ONS figures show
Almost nine out of 10 adults say they have seen a rise in their cost of living – compared to 62% in November last year, according to new figures.The figures come from a report by the Office for National Statistics, which covers the months between November last year and March this year. It also found …
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Average house price in Britain hits a new record
The average asking price of a house in Britain has hit a new record, pushing over the £360,000 mark, according to website Rightmove.The average asking price has surged by £19,082 over the past three months, reaching £360,101. Some 53% of properties are selling at or over their final advertised asking price, the highest percentage Rightmove …
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Oil and stocks plunge as China COVID crisis grips financial markets
Oil prices and stock markets have fallen sharply partly due to fears Beijing could soon join Shanghai in a damaging COVID lockdown amid a spike in omicron cases in the Chinese capital.The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, was down by $5 or 4.8% by Monday lunchtime, falling to $101 a barrel. West Texas …
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Twitter is facing increasing pressure from shareholders to seek a deal with Elon Musk, sources say
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Twitter set to accept Elon Musk’s ‘best and final offer’ amid shareholder pressure, sources say
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Twitter ‘under pressure’ to reach deal with Elon Musk – as both sides meet to discuss takeover plan
There are growing expectations on Wall Street that Twitter could reveal a takeover by Elon Musk later on Monday after the social media platform came under pressure from shareholders to agree a price. Twitter’s board and Mr Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the platform, The New York …
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Twitter in talks with Elon Musk about his takeover plan
Twitter is in talks with Elon Musk about his plan to take over the company amid growing expectations the social media platform will agree a price with the billionaire.Twitter’s board and Mr Musk negotiated into the early hours of Monday over his bid to buy the platform, The New York Times reported, and shares were …
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Sunak to court City heavyweights at £10,000-a-table Tory fundraiser
Rishi Sunak will this week attempt to put his recent political troubles behind him when he courts City figures at a Conservative donors’ dinner designed to bolster party finances.Sky News has learnt that the chancellor will speak at the event in central London on Tuesday evening, with guests being charged £10,000 for a 10-person table. …
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Tyneside tech firm building artificial intelligence ‘night watchman’ to make train journeys safer
Late night train journeys could get a lot safer thanks to the work of a Tyneside technology company. Gateshead-based Word Nerds has secured around £30,000 in Government funding to create an artificial intelligence (AI) “night watchman” that can read passenger social media posts and discretely alert train guards where help is needed. The linguist analytics …
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Start-up CEO reveals journey from Olympic dreams to fast-growing software firm used by Vodafone, N Brown and Fujifilm
The co-founder of a software start-up has described his journey from giving up his Olympic dreams to being on the verge of doubling the company’s headcount by the end of the year and expanding internationally. Tom Dunlop started out as a teenage badminton star, competing at English, British and European championships and had his eyes …

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