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Cater Allen plan mirrors FTSE 100

Santander private banking arm’s six-year savings product




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Companies’ silence on virus is storing up problems

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations




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Why I won’t be taking up a savings challenge

Putting aside £100 a week is just a pipe dream — and what would it achieve anyway?




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A Covid-19 supply chain surprise? Exxon and Barclays face proxy battles; challenging data on ESG fund growth




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How the pandemic trapped domestic violence victims in hell

Under lockdown, vulnerable families are imprisoned in a cage of terror, stress and abuse




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WhatsApp eyes lending feature in India as Amazon rolls out Pay Later to tens of thousands of customers

WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […]




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Amid stock market turbulence, investing app Stash raises $112M led by LendingTree

As coronavirus-hit financial markets continue to flip-flop in the wake of bad news followed by pockets of hope, a startup that aims to introduce ordinary consumers to investing has raised a big round of funding. New York-based Stash, which provides a mobile-first route to managing money through investment — as well as retirement, custodial and […]




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Can I force my stepson to repay money I lent him to buy his flat?

I am in the process of getting divorced from his mother




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This pandemic is an ethical challenge

To avert disaster, solidarity between countries must be as strong as within them




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Backblaze challenges AWS by making its cloud storage S3 compatible

Backblaze today announced that its B2 Cloud Storage service is now API-compatible with Amazon’s S3 storage service. Backblaze started as an affordable cloud backup service, but over the last few years, the company has also taken its storage expertise and launched the developer-centric B2 Cloud Storage service, which promises to be significantly cheaper than similar […]




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WhatsApp eyes lending feature in India as Amazon rolls out Pay Later to tens of thousands of customers

WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […]




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Potential new treatment for COVID-19 uncovered by BenevolentAI enters trials

BenevolentAI, a startup which has raised $292 million to apply AI to create drugs faster, today says it has uncovered an already approved drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19, after it applied its AI platform and team to the problem. The revelation, which has now appeared in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has entered clinical […]




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B2B challenger bank Finom raises $7M Seed from Target Global and General Catalyst

Just as challenger banks have appeared in the B2C space, so to have B2B startup banks aimed at small businesses, among them startups like Qonto (Fr), Tide (UK), Penta (GER) and CountingUp (UK). Today another such firm, Finom, has closed a €6.5m ($7M) seed funding round led by Target Global, with participation from General Catalyst. […]




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Tumblr’s next step forward with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg

After months of rumors, Verizon finally sold off Tumblr for a reported $3 million — a fraction of what Yahoo paid for the once mighty blogging service back in 2013. The media conglomerate (which also owns TechCrunch) was clearly never quite sure what to do with the property after gobbling it up as part of […]




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‘Gamified’ investing leaves millennials playing with fire

Slick stock-trading apps skip over the risks for inexperienced investors




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IRL pivots into virtual event calendar In Remote Life

What do you do if you’re an event discovery startup and suddenly it’s illegal to attend events? You lean into the cultural shift and pivot. Today, $11 million-funded calendar app IRL is morphing from In Real Life to In Remote Life. It will now focus on helping people find, RSVP for, plan, share and chat […]




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Human Capital is an engineering talent agency and a VC fund all in one

Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving as chairman for 20 years. Now, Ovitz is investing in a brand new type of talent agency called Human Capital. Human […]




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IRL, the calendar app for virtual events, launches a web product

IRL, the recently pivoted calendar app that aggregates live virtual events, has today launched a web version of the platform. The company, which has $11 million in funding from Goodwater Capital, Founders Fund and Floodgate, started as a social planning app that helped folks find each other in the real world, based on interest and […]




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Creatively helps designers and other creative talent showcase their work

Creatively was supposed to launch this summer, according to CEO Greg Gittrich. And then COVID-19 happened. “We made the decision to fast-track the launch when the pandemic hit, because we felt like launching as a beta would really help the creative community,” Gittrich told me. The startup was founded by Stacey Bendet and Joe Indriolo, […]




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Violence against women costing Australia $21.7 billion a year - 23 Nov

Violence against women and their children is costing Australia $21.7 billion each year, with Governments carrying more than a third of the cost burden; as shown in the report A high price to pay: the economic case for preventing violence against women.




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PwC invests in the tech talent of tomorrow - 01 Feb

Twenty tech entrepreneurs have been chosen for a new accelerator program run by PwC and backed by some of Australia's largest corporates that aims to rapidly scale Australia's most promising science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education initiatives.




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Backblaze challenges AWS by making its cloud storage S3 compatible

Backblaze today announced that its B2 Cloud Storage service is now API-compatible with Amazon’s S3 storage service. Backblaze started as an affordable cloud backup service, but over the last few years, the company has also taken its storage expertise and launched the developer-centric B2 Cloud Storage service, which promises to be significantly cheaper than similar […]




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IRL, the calendar app for virtual events, launches a web product

IRL, the recently pivoted calendar app that aggregates live virtual events, has today launched a web version of the platform. The company, which has $11 million in funding from Goodwater Capital, Founders Fund and Floodgate, started as a social planning app that helped folks find each other in the real world, based on interest and […]




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Tumblr’s next step forward with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg

After months of rumors, Verizon finally sold off Tumblr for a reported $3 million — a fraction of what Yahoo paid for the once mighty blogging service back in 2013. The media conglomerate (which also owns TechCrunch) was clearly never quite sure what to do with the property after gobbling it up as part of […]




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Deliveroo cuts ~15% of staff as coronavirus challenges food delivery

Is it feast or famine for food delivery startups during the coronavirus pandemic? The UK’s Deliveroo has confirmed it’s axing more than 350 staff — or around 15% of its global headcount. Late yesterday the Telegraph reported that the London-based startup will be cutting 367 staff and furloughing a further 50 out of a total headcount […]




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Fight for Your Franchise Challenge, Week 4: Evaluate, Adapt and Overcome

Three important steps can save your business for the future.



  • Franchise Crisis Management Series

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Fight for Your Franchise Challenge, Week 5: Implementing the Franchise Equation

When a business is running at its peak in all areas, efficiency and profitability increase exponentially.




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Downton Abbey movie: Allen Leech's wife Jessica debuts her baby bump at the London premiere

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman debuted her baby bump as the couple hit the red carpet for Downton Abbey's world premiere, held in London on Monday.




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Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech cover Town & Country

Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech are Town & Country's October 2019 cover stars, appearing in a sumptuous photoshoot that captures the nostalgia of the period drama.




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Downton Abbey star Allen Leech's pregnant wife Jessica shows off her bump at New York premiere

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman looked absolutely glowing as they attended the New York premiere of the Downton Abbey movie on Monday.




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Michelle Dockery is resplendent in a powder blue tux as she promotes her new Downton Abbey movie

The 37-year-old actress stepped out in style on Wednesday, when she visited the New York City studios of ABC's daytime talk show The View.




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Allen Leech sheds his Downton Abbey tuxedo for a more casual look to celebrate Ireland Week

Allen Leech from Downton Abbey stopped by the kickoff even over the weekend at the Barnsdall Theatre in Hollywood. The actor left his standard dapper suits from his hit TV series at home.




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What I know about women: Actor Tom Cullen, 34, says that men need to stop and listen to them more

Tom Cullen, 34, is a Welsh writer, actor and director who played Viscount Gillingham in Downton Abbey. His directorial debut, the film Pink Wall, is out now.




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Lizzie Cundy dazzles in a floor length turquoise sequinned gown as she makes her way to the NTA's 

Lizzie Cundy looked nothing short of sensational when she prepared for the National Television Awards on Tuesday.




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Jacqueline Jossa and Gabby Allen will come face to face at the National Television Awards

Gabby Allen risked a run-in with Jacqueline Jossa at the National Television Awards on Tuesday after being accused of having an affair with her husband.




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NTAs 2020: Chris Hughes is embroiled in a violent altercation with a photographer as he leaves O2

Jesy Nelson's boyfriend Chris Hughes is at the centre of a police investigation after he became embroiled in a violent altercation after Tuesday night's NTAs




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Chris Hughes' ex Olivia Attwood mocks his violent NTAs brawl

Olivia Attwood arrived back in Manchester on Wednesday evening hours after appearing to mock her ex Chris Hughes National Television Awards brawl.




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Chris Hughes proves all is well at ITV as he gets back to work despite violent altercation

Despite this, the star, 27, shared images while filming before continuing his damage control by sharing a snap from the night in question with his girlfriend Jesy Nelson




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Chris Hughes 'is AXED from Sport Relief's Namibian trek challenge after his shocking NTAs brawl'

Chris Hughes has reportedly been axed from Sport Relief's The Heat Is On challenge, following his shocking brawl at the National Television Awards last month.




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Provisional calendar of sittings for the ninth session of fifteenth Lok Sabha from 22-11-2011 to 21-12-2011.

Provisional calendar of sittings for the ninth session of fifteenth Lok Sabha from 22-11-2011 to 21-12-2011.




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House Rules: High Stakes viewers slam Lenore and Bradley's terracotta and baby blue pool room

On Tuesday's episode of House Rules: High Stakes, mother and son duo Lenore McDermid and Bradley McLennan were tasked with invigorating an indoor pool. 




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Gabby Allen shares bikini photos from Bali holiday on Instagram

The Love Island star, 27, took to Instagram to share a snap of herself and a female pal in animal print bikinis, along with a video of them showing off their dancing skills.




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Damian Hurley excited about 2020 after a 'challenging' 2019

The model, 17, looked back on his woes and highlights from the year by sharing a series of snaps to Instagram on Tuesday, which saw him pose beside his mother Elizabeth, 54, and friends.




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Lily Allen slams Laurence Fox after Meghan Markle 'racism' row

Lily Allen has said she is 'sick to death' of people like Laurence Fox who are guilty of 'forcing their opinions on everybody else', after his Question Time race row. She told him to 'stick to acting'.




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Susan Lucci, 73, of All My Children fame looks slender in a white swimsuit

The 73-year-old soap opera actress who was on All My Children for 41 years showed off her incredible shape in a new Instagram shared on Tuesday while in St Barts.




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Miley Cyrus shows off her slender figure as she lounges in a bra

Couples who work out together, stay together. And that's exactly what Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson intend to do. On Wednesday, the 27-year-old took to her Instagram to share a Pilates session.




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Miley Cyrus flaunts her curves in lingerie as she shreds stuffed bear in video for Valentine's Day

Miley Cyrus flaunted her curves in lingerie in a video showing her shredding a stuffed bear in an homage to We Can't Stop video for Valentine's Day.




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Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson look very much in love during post-Valentine's Day shopping trip

After a very public divorce from her husband of only eight months, plus a whirlwind rebound relationship, things seem to be going strong between Miley Cyrus and her new man.




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Thomas Lennon roasts Felicity Huffman at Emmys by welcoming 'previous winners watching from prison'

Lennon elicited a big laugh with his not-so-subtle dig at Huffman, who is preparing to serve a 14-day prison sentence in October after pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal.




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Nick Kyrgios is wasting his talent, warns John McEnroe after latest outbrusts at Queen's Club

MIKE DICKSON AT QUEEN'S CLUB: Kyrgios was fined almost £14,000 on Friday over his unsportsmanlike conduct after outbursts blemished his two matches on Thursday afternoon.