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Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants
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Britons booking later, closer, shorter UK breaks, travel firms say
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Ex-New York Times writer Bari Weiss to lead CBS after Paramount deal
Posted onGetty Images Paramount has named former New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss to lead CBS News, in the latest move by new owners to reshape operations of one of America’s leading news organisations. Paramount is also buying The Free Press, the digital outlet Weiss started after her acrimonious departure from the New York Times,…
