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Richard Branson to launch investment fund
Getty Images Sir Richard Branson is to become a partner in a private equity fund that will seek out consumer goods firms to invest in.…
Food poisoning fells Iranian migrating birds
News from Elsewhere… …as found by BBC Monitoring Tehran Times Migrating birds nest in the nature reserve Thousands of migratory birds have been found dead…
Leisure centres lower pool temperatures to reduce energy bills
Getty Images The pool temperatures were still within industry guidelines, operators said Leisure centres are reducing the water temperature in swimming pools in order to…
Why would someone hide a needle in fruit?
QUEENSLAND POLICE Why are needles being inserted into strawberries? Australia is currently searching for a saboteur (or saboteurs) amid a national scare involving the hiding…
Pricey broadband ‘locks poorest out’ of key services
Getty Images One in six households is struggling to afford broadband during the current UK lockdowns, according to a survey by Citizens Advice. The charity…
Key workers explain their pandemic working year
BBC Key workers consider the impact the pandemic has had on their lives “Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives” was Prime Minister…
India’s booming population needs more women at work
Getty Images The number of working women in India has fallen to record lows in the past two decades Last month, India surpassed China as…
‘I was forced into prostitution by Universal Credit’
Jess Quayle & Dan Box BBC News BBC Women are being forced into sex work, often in exposed red light areas, charities say The Universal…
Brexit and Covid cause big jump in pay for lorry drivers
Dave Harvey Business Correspondent, BBC West BBC This Somerset haulage firm has seen many of its European drivers leave the UK since Brexit Freight companies…
Wetherspoons calls for pubs to reopen ‘to save jobs’
Getty Images The chairman of JD Wetherspoon is calling for pubs to reopen at the same time as non-essential shops. Tim Martin warned that the…