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Plastic recycling firms face investigation
The Environment Agency is probing claims exporters are abusing the recycled plastics market.
- 19 October 2018
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£75m bonus boss walks off over pay question
The boss of housebuilding firm Persimmon tells the BBC he'd "rather not talk about" his £75m bonus.
- 19 October 2018
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No-deal Brexit 'could hit food supplies'
Ferry operator Stena Line, which owns three UK ports, warns of disruption to food imports.
- 19 October 2018
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Government borrowing falls in September
- 19 October 2018
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Facebook hires former deputy PM Nick Clegg
- 19 October 2018
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Lakeside owner boosted by £2.9bn bid
- 19 October 2018
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Accelerate petrol and diesel ban, say MPs
- 19 October 2018
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eBay revs up to take on Auto Trader
- 19 October 2018
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China grows at slowest pace since 2009
- 19 October 2018
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Millions have lost half their local banks
- 19 October 2018
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Amazon creates 1,000 'highly skilled' jobs
- 18 October 2018
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Name checks to begin on bank payments
- 18 October 2018
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- 18 October 2018
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- 17 October 2018
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Canada cashes in on legal cannabis
- 17 October 2018
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Are crickets the food of the future?
- 16 October 2018
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Dragons' Den star owes his success to dyslexia
- 15 October 2018
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Sears: The slow death of a US retail giant
- 15 October 2018
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- 18 October 2018
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- 16 October 2018
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Hammond’s £19bn bill to 'end austerity'
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16 October 2018
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'Mansize' tissue to 'housewife' pillowcase
- 18 October 2018
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How clean is your takeaway?
- 17 October 2018
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Canada cashes in on legal cannabis
- 17 October 2018
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Are crickets the food of the future?
- 16 October 2018
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Dragons' Den star owes his success to dyslexia
- 15 October 2018
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Sears: The slow death of a US retail giant
- 15 October 2018
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