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BBC Protestors met outside the Scottish Parliament building Thousands of people have marched through central Edinburgh calling for more action to tackle poverty in Scotland. The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities to push for more action on poverty ahead of the UK Budget and next year’s Scottish Parliament elections….
TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business: What to know
Suranjana Tewari,Asia Business Correspondentand Lily Jamali,North America Technology Correspondent VCG via Getty Images TikTok announced on Thursday that it has finalised a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US. The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began in Trump’s first term in…
Meir Matters supplies air fryers in Stoke-on-Trent cookery scheme
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High street shops selling illegal tobacco raided in Inverness
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I had £20,000 stolen and had to fight a 13-month fraud reporting rule to get it back
It states, among other things, that victims of push payment scams should be reimbursed within five working days, up to a value of £85,000 but that banks and payment service providers must be told within 13 months of the date of the last payment being made.
