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Huge blast rocks Beirut, leaves ‘at least 80 dead’

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My brother sent me this, we live 10 KM away from the explosion site and the glass of our bldgs got shattered. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MPByBc673m — Abir Ghattas (@AbirGhattas) August 4,Read More

Family feud deepens

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board

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James Murdoch (right) with Lachlan at their father Rupert’s wedding to Jerry Hall James Murdoch, one of media mogul Rupert’s two sons, has resigned from the board of News CorporationRead More

Partnership for new facility

HPE to aid Edinburgh’s data innovation ambitions

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Climate issues are among those now targeted by data analytics Edinburgh’s aim to become the data capital of Europe will be powered through a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. TheRead More

Millions flock to platform

Twitter reports £940m loss despite surge in users

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The Black Lives Matter protests drew more users to Twitter (pic: Terry Murden) Twitter drew millions more users in the last quarter because of the pandemic and the Black LivesRead More

EU talks

Frost admits UK faces prospect of no-deal Brexit

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David Frost: considerable gaps Britain’s chief negotiator in the Brexit talks has admitted that there is unlikely to be a trade deal with the EU by the end of theRead More

Relief for holidaymakers

Spain no longer on Scots travel quarantine list

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Scots holidaymakers need no longer enter quarantine after travelling from Spain Travellers arriving into Scotland from mainland Spain and its islands are no longer required to go into quarantine. TheRead More

Downturn hastens scrappage

British Airways scraps entire fleet of 747 jumbo jets

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The downturn in travel has led to the early demise of the 747 British Airways is to retire its entire fleet of 747 jumbo jets which helped bring foreign travelRead More

Airline deal

Branson coughs up for £1.2bn Virgin Atlantic rescue

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Sir Richard Branson has invested £200m in the rescue package Virgin Atlantic has raised £1.2 billion from shareholders and creditors that will secure its future beyond the coronavirus crisis. ItRead More

Green packaging

Diageo launches world’s first paper-based bottle

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Plastic-free bottle will be launched next year Drinks company Diageo has created what it claims is the first 100% plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle which is expected to be launched nextRead More

As Sunak plans 'freeports'...

Britons face long list of EU barriers after transition

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The EU Commission says there will be ‘inevitable disruptions’ New warnings have emerged of the barriers that will go up between the UK and EU irrespective of the outcome ofRead More