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These are the concerns, benefits and drawbacks of Facebook Libra
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When Facebook announced plans for its own digital currency in the summer it hit the headlines around the world, with world leaders and central banks worried about its impact. Oliver Woodhouse , a regulatory lawyer at Capital Law looks at the concerns, benefits and drawbacks of the cryptocurrency
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Neighbouring 'independent women' wow with national awards
Retail & High Street
Daniella Draper and Tilletts take top honours at separate events in London
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How fake news and cyber crime are linked – and what's being done to stamp them out?
Facebook
Fake news and cyber crime are inextricably linked – but moves are afoot to stamp them out, discovers Ben Rooth...
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Proposed new tax rules for global tech giants
Apple
The proposal, which applies to multinationals in all sectors, would re-allocate some tax revenue to countries where big companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple "have significant consumer-facing activities and generate their profits"
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Former Thomas Cook shops to reopen straight away, new owners pledge
Thomas Cook
Hundreds of the targeted 2,500 staff have already joined Hays Travel, with more joining on an hourly basis
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How doughnut firm's owners turned £10 into a £1.5m business
East Midlands
Doughnotts now has three branches in the East Midlands, with a fourth due in November
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Number of FCA probes into cryptocurrencies surge
Facebook
Estimates from the watchdog suggest individuals in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ lost £27 million to cryptocurrency and forex investment scams in the past year
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US stocks end lower and bond prices rise on Wall Street
Barclays
The S&P 500 index fell 7.25 points, or 0.2%, to 2,977.62. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 79.59 points, or 0.3%, to 26,891.12. The Nasdaq dropped 46.72 points, or 0.6%, to 8,030.66.
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Vegan wine seller and importer Billings & Briggs goes into liquidation
Retail & High Street
The company was founded in 2015
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Woman leaves school with no GCSEs, now at helm of successful beauty app PamperBook
North West
Jody Riley now wants to turn over her first million
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Jonny Bongo hits out at 'offensive' Camp and Furnace Bongo's Bingo nights
North West
He told the high court in Manchester the Liverpool venue has 'nothing to do' with the concept
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Marilyn Monroe pink gin could become global hit for Leicestershire distiller Burleighs
Food and Drink
Burleighs spent months negotiating with the estate of the Some Like it Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star
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Facebook a force for good or evil - Leighton Andrews explores
Facebook
Governments and regulators around the world are now looking at ways to rein in Facebook
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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ cities with the biggest gender pay gap
Employment
“In the end it’s the corporations that gain from the secrecy around pay by paying women less"
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Former Hashtag Hotels staff say they were told to reuse 'dirty, stained' linen for new customers before chain collapsed
Employment
Ex-employees now fear homelessness and being unable to pay rent after national chain's sudden collapse
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Administrators called in for Hashtag Hotels as angry staff left without pay
Employment
The chain has hotels in London, Liverpool, Bangor, Dublin, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Nottingham
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Placing people, not shops is the answer to saving the high street - Gareth Jones
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The founder of business communities Town Square and Welsh Ice says the key to saving the high street is not focusing on the shops but rather people
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Stacey Solomon endorsement leads to surge in orders to Nottingham sensory box company
East Midlands
The Sensory Box Company reported hundreds of orders per day
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Dapper dressing: How Master Debonair became a retail fashion phenomenon
North East
Eve and Simon Whitaker are taking the fashion sector by storm with a firm which started with a simple pocket square and tie clip
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The rise of legal cannabis shops and the challenges they face
North East
More and more shops are selling cannabis oil but what are they selling and how do they operate?
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Business Breakfast LIVE: Nissan to axe 12,500 jobs to cut costs
Technology
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Plymouth firm on mission to build £150k hostel for the homeless
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New Wave Marine director was horrified when he saw people sleeping in doorways and decided to act
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Business Breakfast RECAP: Next Prime Minister urged to lower salary threshold for migrant workers
Politics
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Business Breakfast RECAP: Thomas Cook Airlines among worst in º£½ÇÊÓƵ for delays
Transport
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