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By Alex CockeramBBC News image copyrightRob Seawardimage captionRob says the original valves on his Murphy A146 still work today When we think of technology our imagination usually takes us to images of the future. But for some, technology links us to the past – whether for nostalgia or for personal …

QPR dropped Football Index as their shirt sponsor after the company went into administration Football Index, an online betting company that bills itself as a “stock market” for football, has entered administration and had its gambling licences suspended. Betting has been suspended and customers are unable to make deposits or …

By Susan HornikBusiness reporter, Los Angeles image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThis year’s Hollywood award ceremonies have moved online, meaning no big events for hospitality staff to work at Hollywood’s annual awards season is usually a profitable time for the many people who work behind the scenes. Event planners have large scale, …

By Kevin PeacheyPersonal finance correspondent, BBC News image copyrightGetty Images With lives and livelihoods still at risk, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget is focused on short-term support for people’s jobs and finances. But there are signs of what will happen next and how this will affect the money in your pocket. …

By Tom EdgingtonBBC News image copyrightGetty Images Some shoppers have been hit with unexpected fees when buying things from sellers in the EU. The UK has signed a Brexit trade deal with the EU to stop new charges – known as tariffs – coming into force in 2021. But there …

By Kirsty GrantBBC Newsbeat image copyrightGetty Images You’ve probably stared blankly at your WhatsApp chat as the words “GameStop”, “Reddit” and “stock market” get thrown around the way “pub” and “meet at 8” used to. Your friends have become Jordan Belfort from the Wolf of Wall Street overnight, and you …

Barcelona’s domestic and European games have been played behind closed doors since the pandemic The coronavirus pandemic will cost Europe’s 20 richest football clubs over £1.7bn by the end of this season. The Deloitte Football Money League survey found the clubs had already lost around £976m up to the end …

By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analyst image copyrightWest Cumbria Mining Company image captionThe mine would extract coking coal from beneath the Irish Sea to be used in steel production Pressure is growing on the prime minister to ban a new coal mine in Cumbria. The county council approved the colliery, and …

By Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC News Published duration10 minutes ago Share Share page linkCopy link About sharing Related Topics Brexit image copyrightBerwick Shellfish image captionGraham Flannigan and his daughter Emma currently have a backlog of crabs and lobsters Two weeks into the UK’s new trading relationship with the EU, there …

By Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, New York image copyrightReuters The social and economic devastation from the coronavirus pandemic helped win Joe Biden the White House – and his first months in office will be devoted to tackling it. While the country remains sharply divided, Mr Biden’s party has control of the …