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21 April 2021
H&M offers free suit rental for job interviews
With their initiative One/Second/Suit, clothing retailer H&M are now offering a 24-hour free men’s suit rental for job interviews.
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21 April 2021
Sony to keep stores for PlayStation 3 and Vita open after fan backlash
The gaming giant has backtracked on a previous decision made to close the legacy storefronts, instead keeping them open for the ‘foreseeable future’.
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21 April 2021
Sale of Arm Holdings to Nvidia to be formally investigated by UK's competition watchdog
The deal is to be investigated on grounds of national security as the UK Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, has issued an intervention notice against the sale.
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21 April 2021
Ocado partners with Oxbotica to build self-driving vehicles
The move comes as the online grocery retailer continues to make strides in technological innovation, with the company eventually envisioning a completely autonomous delivery service.
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21 April 2021
Plans for Olympic Games in chaos as Japan sees fourth wave of Covid-19
The three prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka and Hyogo are to undergo state of emergency restrictions, putting plans for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics in July into further disarray.
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21 April 2021
The legacy of actress Helen McCrory
The 52-year-old actress had a prolific career across screen and stage, and leaves behind a husband and two children.
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20 April 2021
Tickets on sale for Brighton Fringe 2021
Brighton Fringe 2021 is back and tickets are now on sale!
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20 April 2021
Olivier Award winner Christopher Green launches ArtBank
Christopher Green launches ArtBank - an emergency delivery system to reconnect audiences with local artists as we emerge from lockdown.
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19 April 2021
Students take over social media in attempts to claim fee refunds
A group of university students have taken matters into their own hands demanding fee refunds as Covid-19 drastically affected their university experience.
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19 April 2021
Facebook prompted to discontinue Instagram for children project
After recently announcing plans to make a child-friendly iteration of Instagram, Facebook has been met with resistance, and a letter sent by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood signed by 99 organisations and individuals.
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19 April 2021
St Vincent volcano throws island into turmoil
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes on the Caribbean island of St Vincent after a volcanic eruption blanketed the island in smoke and ash, leaving the country in dire need of aid.
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19 April 2021
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists imprisoned
The fallout of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019 against mainland China has led to several prominent activists being sentenced to prison by a Chinese court.
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16 April 2021
France faces criticism over controversial Separatism Bill
Women under the age of 18 will be banned from wearing a hijab in public if the Separatism Bill becomes law in France.
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16 April 2021
Virgin Media and O2 merger provisionally approved by UK competition watchdog
A proposed £31 billion merger between mobile networks Virgin Media and O2 has been provisionally approved by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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16 April 2021
Fyre Festival attendees to receive $7,000 each in settlement
277 attendees of the infamous Fyre Festival are being compensated for travelling to the failed ‘luxury’ event in the Bahamas in April 2017.
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16 April 2021
Alibaba to accept $2.8 billion fine issued by Chinese regulator
The fine comes as a probe carried out by the Chinese anti-monopoly regulator found that Alibaba prevented sellers from conducting business on rival platforms.
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16 April 2021
People flock to pubs, shops and hairdressers as lockdown restrictions ease
The long-awaited easing of stage two coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England has seen an upward spike in footfall in non-essential shops and businesses.
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12 April 2021
Nomadland wins big at the 2021 BAFTAs
Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland won big at this year’s BAFTAs, taking home four awards after having been nominated for seven categories.