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Banking and Finance
Negative interest rates may be needed at Bank of England  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Property funds stay shut amid fears of liquidity crunch  Financial Times :  Siobhan Riding 
Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn  Financial Times :  Peggy Hollinger 
CSOP aims to scoop huge foreign investment with China bond ETF  Financial Times :  Steve Johnson 
Deloitte Global vetoes plan to sell UK restructuring division  Financial Times :  Tabby Kinder 
HSBC fund chief on re-energising a business in the Covid era  Financial Times :  Chris Flood 
Basic Materials
Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon  Guardian :  Ed Pilkington 
Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus  Independent :  Associated Press 
Waitrose to permanently remove plastic wrapping from multi-buy grocery tins  Independent :  Sabrina Barr 
Consumer Goods
PS5 digital vs disc: Which one should you buy and what is the difference?  Independent :  Andrew Griffin 
Super Mario 3D All-Stars removes bizarre ‘gay Bowser’ line from Super Mario 64  Independent :  Louise Chilton 
Brexit will bring back the cheap duty-free cigarettes of the hovercraft days  Independent :  Simon Calder 
Economy
Negative interest rates may be needed at Bank of England  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Crosby backs Johnson to neuter EU with a ‘bit of crazy’ negotiation  Financial Times :  Jamie Smyth 
Northern Ireland back in centre of Brexit storm  Financial Times :  Arthur Beesley 
First ministers call on Johnson to help Covid-hit aerospace industry  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Covid-hit high streets in England to benefit from £95m fund  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
China announces regulations for 'unreliable entity' list  Independent :  Associated Press 
Climate change, Covid – our hearts ache. But a new era is possible. We can do it  Guardian :  Rebecca Solnit 
EU seeks new powers to penalise tech giants  Financial Times :  Javier Espinoza 
Environment
Climate change, Covid – our hearts ache. But a new era is possible. We can do it  Guardian :  Rebecca Solnit 
Greener BP must do more than talk tough on the climate crisis  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Greens join campaign for free public transport in Glasgow  Scotsman :  Tom Eden 
Set 2% target for public R&D spending to beat climate crisis, government is urged  Independent :  Jon Stone 
The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis  Guardian :  Michael Marshall 
Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremes  Independent :  Associated Press 
The mission to save the Amazon’s animals  Independent :  Ueslei Marcelino 
Waitrose to permanently remove plastic wrapping from multi-buy grocery tins  Independent :  Sabrina Barr 
Fife's BiFab loses out to China and UAE in Scottish wind farm bid  Scotsman :  David McLean 
Labor rift as Joel Fitzgibbon defies party on medium-term target for cutting emissions  Guardian :  Katharine Murphy 
Scott Morrison refuses to commit to net zero emissions target by 2050  Guardian :  Katharine Murphy 
Heavy Industries
Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn  Financial Times :  Peggy Hollinger 
Leisure, Entertainment and Hotels
From the ashes of catastrophe: how 'aqua therapy' is helping a town through 2020  Guardian :  Kieran Pender 
Eat Out to Help Out extension: Who are the real winners of the scheme?  Independent :  Clare Finney 
Nightclubs fear collapse as dance floors remain out of bounds  Financial Times :  Alice Hancock 
PS5 digital vs disc: Which one should you buy and what is the difference?  Independent :  Andrew Griffin 
Super Mario 3D All-Stars removes bizarre ‘gay Bowser’ line from Super Mario 64  Independent :  Louise Chilton 
‘We’re developing a dinner menu – Covid is an opportunity’: Pret a Manger’s CEO on its fight for survival  Guardian :  Harry Wallop 
Life Sciences
The coronavirus vaccine volunteer: 'I hope this is a kick up the ass to do things better'  Guardian :  Alexandra Spring 
Hospitals in England may have to pay for their Covid-19 tests  Guardian :  Nicola Slawson 
In ‘Power Grab,’ Health Secretary Azar Asserts Authority Over F.D.A.  New York Times :  Sheila Kaplan 
NHS chief nurse sets out £180m plan to boost nursing workforce ahead of winter  Independent :  Shaun Lintern 
Nursing Homes Oust Unwanted Patients With Claims of Psychosis  New York Times :  Jessica Silver-Greenberg 
Older Scots to be frozen out of ‘virtual’ GP appointments  Scotsman :  Scott Macnab 
Releasing Covidsafe app usage numbers could risk public safety, government claims  Guardian :  Josh Taylor 
The meritocracy has had its day. How else to explain the rise of Dido Harding?  Guardian :  Nick Cohen 
AstraZeneca, Under Fire for Vaccine Safety, Releases Trial Blueprints  New York Times :  Denise Grady 
Media
EU seeks new powers to penalise tech giants  Financial Times :  Javier Espinoza 
In South Korea, Covid-19 Comes With Another Risk: Online Bullies  New York Times :  Choe Sang-Hun 
‘Tenet’ and the twilight of Hollywood’s power  Financial Times :  Janan Ganesh 
Engagement with anti-vaccine Facebook posts trebles in one month  Guardian :  Niamh McIntyre 
Real Estate and Construction
Covid-hit high streets in England to benefit from £95m fund  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Property funds stay shut amid fears of liquidity crunch  Financial Times :  Siobhan Riding 
Retail
Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon  Guardian :  Ed Pilkington 
Suffering John Lewis stands at a crossroads on the high street  Guardian :  Sarah Butler 
Waitrose to permanently remove plastic wrapping from multi-buy grocery tins  Independent :  Sabrina Barr 
Wise words from Wolfson  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Trump agrees to Oracle deal for TikTok in US  Financial Times :  James Fontanella-Khan 
Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart  Independent :  Associated Press 
Trump says he approves TikTok Oracle deal which may include Walmart  Guardian :  Reuters 
Covid-hit high streets in England to benefit from £95m fund  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Technology
PS5 digital vs disc: Which one should you buy and what is the difference?  Independent :  Andrew Griffin 
Super Mario 3D All-Stars removes bizarre ‘gay Bowser’ line from Super Mario 64  Independent :  Louise Chilton 
After Trump’s TikTok Ban, China Readies Blacklist of Foreign Companies  New York Times :  Keith Bradsher 
TikTok files complaint against Trump administration to try to block US ban  Independent :  Reuters 
Trump agrees to Oracle deal for TikTok in US  Financial Times :  James Fontanella-Khan 
Trump Approves Deal Between Oracle and TikTok  New York Times :  Ana Swanson 
Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart  Independent :  Associated Press 
Trump says he approves TikTok Oracle deal which may include Walmart  Guardian :  Reuters 
Releasing Covidsafe app usage numbers could risk public safety, government claims  Guardian :  Josh Taylor 
In South Korea, Covid-19 Comes With Another Risk: Online Bullies  New York Times :  Choe Sang-Hun 
Space oddity: Australia launches 35kg commercial rocket into atmosphere  Guardian :  Associated Press 
EU seeks new powers to penalise tech giants  Financial Times :  Javier Espinoza 
Engagement with anti-vaccine Facebook posts trebles in one month  Guardian :  Niamh McIntyre 
Support Services
Foreign offices: the Britons who work from home – abroad  Guardian :  Suzanne Bearne 
‘Seeing my son’s development was incredible’: the parents sticking with home schooling beyond lockdown  Guardian :  Amy Fleming 
UK universities predict record student dropout rate  Guardian :  Anna Fazackerley 
Nursing Homes Oust Unwanted Patients With Claims of Psychosis  New York Times :  Jessica Silver-Greenberg 
The meritocracy has had its day. How else to explain the rise of Dido Harding?  Guardian :  Nick Cohen 
Deloitte Global vetoes plan to sell UK restructuring division  Financial Times :  Tabby Kinder 
PM’s taskforce backing gas expansion received advice from lobbying firm with Saudi links  Guardian :  Christopher Knaus 
Why ‘hybrid’ working spells trouble for companies  Financial Times :  Pilita Clark 
Transport, Logistics, Aerospace and Defence
First ministers call on Johnson to help Covid-hit aerospace industry  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
Young Edinburgh aerospace engineer develops landslip radar  Scotsman :  Alastair Dalton 
The Flight Goes Nowhere. And It’s Sold Out  New York Times :  Tariro Mzezewa 
Space oddity: Australia launches 35kg commercial rocket into atmosphere  Guardian :  Associated Press 
Greens join campaign for free public transport in Glasgow  Scotsman :  Tom Eden 
Saturday is now ScotRail’s busiest day of the week  Scotsman :  Alastair Dalton 
Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn  Financial Times :  Peggy Hollinger 
Utilities
Concern over Edinburgh sewage discharge into Water of Leith  Scotsman :  Ian Swanson 
Fife's BiFab loses out to China and UAE in Scottish wind farm bid  Scotsman :  David McLean 
Greener BP must do more than talk tough on the climate crisis  Guardian :  General editorial piece 
PM’s taskforce backing gas expansion received advice from lobbying firm with Saudi links  Guardian :  Christopher Knaus 

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