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Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents

60 per cent decline in sales predicted in the next three months

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 

FT survey estimates that 1 in 10 employers with defined benefit schemes may look to suspend payments

Industry regulator calls for vigilance over actions of employers during pandemic

US stocks shake off loan loss warnings from country’s largest banks

Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air and 16-inch Pro, Apple’s 13-inch Pro model is finally getting the company’s much improved keyboard. It’s probably not enough reason for recent MacBook buyers to upgrade, but could well be the thing that pushes the indecisive over the edge. To sweeten the pot, the new laptop gets […]

Apple announces a new MacBook Pro, tech stocks take a dip and Uber Eats shuts down in seven markets. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 4, 2020. 1. The 13-inch MacBook Pro gets Apple’s much-improved keyboard Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air and 16-inch Pro, Apple’s 13-inch Pro model is finally getting the […]

With the new MacBook, Apple closes one of the more unfortunate product chapters in its history. The upgraded 13-inch mercifully marks the end of the failed five-year experiment that was the butterfly switch. I won’t go into too much detail here. If you’ve purchased a MacBook in the past several years, you almost certainly know […]

Democratic politics functions on the premise that accountability improves outcomes

In poker, complacency is a quiet killer. It can steal your forward momentum bit by bit, using the warm glow of a winning hand or two to cover the bets you’re not making until it’s too late and you’re out of leverage.  Over the past few years, Apple’s MacBook game had begun to suffer from […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that the company’s stock price was “too high” in his opinion, immediately sending shares into a free fall and in possible violation of an agreement reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year. Tesla shares fell nearly 12% in the half hour following his stock price tweets […]

The coronavirus is proving to have an unexpected upside for the adtech industry. The U.K.’s data protection agency has paused an investigation into the industry’s processing of internet users’ personal data, saying targeted suspension of privacy oversight is merited because of disruption to businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation into adtech […]

Investors braced for years of lower payouts by some of the most reliable dividend-paying stocks

A number of UK computer security and privacy experts have signed an open letter raising transparency and mission creep concerns about the national approach to develop a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed by 177 academics, follows a similar letter earlier this month signed by around 300 academics from across the world, who urged […]

Sick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same? Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting? Want to protect your Zoom calls from trolls by making attendees RSVP to get your link? ZmURL.com has you covered. Launching today, ZmURL is a free tool that lets […]

Apple announces a new MacBook Pro, tech stocks take a dip and Uber Eats shuts down in seven markets. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 4, 2020. 1. The 13-inch MacBook Pro gets Apple’s much-improved keyboard Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air and 16-inch Pro, Apple’s 13-inch Pro model is finally getting the […]

A number of UK computer security and privacy experts have signed an open letter raising transparency and mission creep concerns about the national approach to develop a coronavirus contacts tracing app. The letter, signed by 177 academics, follows a similar letter earlier this month signed by around 300 academics from across the world, who urged […]

The coronavirus is proving to have an unexpected upside for the adtech industry. The U.K.’s data protection agency has paused an investigation into the industry’s processing of internet users’ personal data, saying targeted suspension of privacy oversight is merited because of disruption to businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation into adtech […]

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

The Hillary Clinton aide, 43, has been keeping a low profile in recent weeks following Dailymail.com's reports that Weiner, a disgraced politician, was living in the same Manhattan block.

On Tuesday Michelle Dockery was far from the walls of the Abbey, as she promoted the new film on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She looked super chic in an all black pantsuit.

House Rules: High Stakes will see eight teams renovate the penthouse on the 32-storey Focus Tower at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. 

Barcelona have not given up hope of re-signing Neymar. Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu and director Eric Abidal are unlikely to sanction a move in January.

Caroline Flack's boyfriend Lewis Burton has made his first public contact with the star since hitting back at split rumours - despite her being banned from contacting him.

They have been dating less than a year. 

They just made their first red carpet appearance together at the Emmys on Sunday. And Gwyneth Paltrow and husband Brad Falchuk stepped out again in public on Tuesday night as they grabbed a

He is about as unpredictable as they come but on his day he can be a handful on the court. But can you name the current world No 43 from when he was a youngster?

Just days after crashing out of Wimbledon in the second round, the 24-year-old posted a picture on his Instagram of himself growing up in Canberra. The tennis star played basketball for the ACT.

The Australian notched up his fourth win against a top-10 player this year as he downed his Greek opponent 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7) in two hours and eight minutes.

Kyrgios hasn't made a quarter-final at a major in five years, with just four fourth-round appearances since his final-eight showing at the 2015 Australian Open.

The Duchess of Sussex was seen with a friend heading into Modo Yoga location in the West Village of Manhattan. Meghan, 38, joined a surprisingly full class of up to 60 people at the eco-conscious studio.

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: Given their obsession with young audiences, It should come as no surprise that the BBC's press office have apparently begun to act like Pinocchio.

Kyrgios was signing autographs at the Atlanta Open in the US when he spotted a man in the crowd wearing a shirt that supported Novak Djokovic and drew on it with black pen.

PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP: Messi played his 700th game for Barca, and did what he had done in most of the previous 699 - he won the game for his team, scoring one and setting up the other two.

Fans are preparing to say goodbye to the women of Litchfield Penitentiary with the final season of Orange Is The New Black coming this summer. 

In scenes set to air this week, Jack (Scott Maslen) throws a punch at his brother Max (Jake Wood) after revealing he's secretly been in contact with his niece Lauren (Jacqueline Jossa).

The actress, 32, took some time out of her busy schedule to soak up the sun in Ibiza with her husband Mark Wright and a group of friends.

Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson says cruel comments from vile online trolls inspired her 'ripped' new body.

After dying her hair platinum blonde for her 21st birthday bash, Kylie Jenner's stylist needed to take proper precautions when creating the star's VMA look to protect her fragile locks.

The TV presenter, 34, was sure to set pulses racing as she stepped out for the third day of Glastonbury Festival on Friday.

Ruud Gullit (right) treated football fans to a throwback photo of himself posing with fellow Holland legends Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard (left).

Researchers looked at Spotify playlists that contain the words 'holiday playlist', 'beach playlist', 'summer tunes', 'summer time songs' and 'holiday playlist 2020' to find the 100 most popular tunes.

Lowry stormed to his very first major win on Sunday, cruising home by six shots at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. By contrast McIlroy missed Friday's cut by one shot.