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  • Stats boss quits for health reasons after data controversy

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    ​Sir Ian Diamond is stepping down due to health issues, at a time when the ONS faces a crisis of confidence in its work. Sir Ian Diamond is stepping down due to health issues, at a time when the ONS faces a crisis of confidence in its work. 

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  • Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer dies aged 84

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    ​The Edinburgh-born businessman bult the firm into a £1bn business and also owned Hibernian FC. The Edinburgh-born businessman bult the firm into a £1bn business and also owned Hibernian FC. 

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  • Inside the secretive world of Zara

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    ​The BBC’s Emma Simpson gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how the fashion brand operates. The BBC’s Emma Simpson gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how the fashion brand operates. 

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  • ‘I freaked out and spent $400 online’: US consumers on cheap shipping changes

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    ​How consumers are reacting to shipping changes that mean low-value packages entering the US no longer avoid tariffs. How consumers are reacting to shipping changes that mean low-value packages entering the US no longer avoid tariffs. 

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  • The US and China are finally talking. Why now?

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    ​Economic pressures are forcing Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to seek an off-ramp in the trade war. Economic pressures are forcing Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to seek an off-ramp in the trade war. 

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