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Friday, Nov 17

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How much money does the UK government raise and spend each year?

A breakdown of where the government's money comes from and where it goes.

Sunday, Aug 8

14

Mobile roaming charges in Europe: What you need to know

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How much more will Britons have to pay to use their mobiles in Europe, now the UK has left the EU?

Friday, Nov 30

11

Brexit: May rejects all alternatives to her EU exit deal

The PM dismisses all other models for future relations with the EU as she prepares to meet G20 leaders.

09

Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.

Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January

Rail passengers will have to pay an average of 3.1% more for train tickets in 2019.

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WTO chief warns of worst crisis in global trade since 1947

Roberto Azevedo says the trade body is looking for a "plan B" to stop its dispute system being paralysed.

How do you make a vinyl record?

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Watch behind the scenes as a vinyl record is processed from start to finish.

'People find anything about the vagina hard to talk about'

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An innovation surge and the lifting of health taboos is giving rise to an industry worth billions.

Danish firm claims first biofuel commercial sea voyage

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Danish shipping company Norden says it has completed the first voyage by an ocean-going vessel powered purely by biofuel made from used cooking oil.

Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging points

Customers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.

Trump's trade war: Stakes are high at G20 summit

President Trump's threats of more tariffs against China dampen hopes of a breakthrough over trade at a meeting with Xi Jinping.

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Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled pay SEC cryptocurrency penalties

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The regulator says the celebrities did not tell followers they had been paid to promote some investments.

Thursday, Nov 29

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Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

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Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs and sell brands

Dr Scholl's and Coppertone are among the consumer brands to be sold by the German company.

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Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash

Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.

JLR to cut 200 jobs as production moves to Slovakia

Jaguar Land Rover says there will also be a "temporary pause" at its Wolverhampton engine plant.

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Brexit Barometer: How are small businesses feeling?

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5 Live is getting the views of people across the UK.

Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms

Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.

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Rail regulator orders Network Rail to improve performance

Rail regulator orders Network Rail to improve after rail performance hits five-year low.

UK not ready for no-deal Brexit - Bank

A transition period is needed to adapt to the departure from the EU, the Bank of England governor says.

'Squashed' passenger loses British Airways court fight

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Stephen Prosser claimed he was injured by an obese passenger on a 13-hour flight from Thailand to the UK.

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'We had to pay £300 each just to view a property'

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Prospective tenants at one letting agency have been asked for money in order to view rental properties.

'My mum's funeral costs were extortionate'

The UK's £2bn funeral sector now faces a major investigation by competition authorities as costs rise.

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Money laundering raid at Deutsche Bank

Prosecutors raid Frankfurt headquarters of Germany's biggest bank in a money laundering investigation.

Unilever boss lives by African proverb

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Paul Polman, the head of Unilever, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.

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Online gambling firms fined in crackdown

Three online casino companies are punished over failures to prevent money laundering and harm to customers.

Shares in shopping centre owner Intu sink after takeover collapses

Shares in shopping centre owner Intu sink more than a third as a takeover bid falls apart.

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Unilever boss Paul Polman retires in wake of snub to HQ move

Paul Polman's departure comes after his plan to move the firm's HQ to the Netherlands was abandoned.

Trump threatens new car tariffs after GM closures

US president renews the prospect of tariffs on cars being imported into the US.

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Japanese firm to pay out over war labour

A South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to compensate Koreans for their forced war work.