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Pound falls further against the euro and the dollar – BBC News
Image copyright AFP The pound extended losses against both the dollar and the euro in late US trade on Tuesday, but recovered slightly in early Asian trade. Against the dollar, the pound had fallen more than 2%, at one point dropping below $1.21, while against the euro it fell below 1.10. It has now fallen […]
NSPCC warns YouTubers over fan relationships – BBC News
Image copyright Getty Images “Blurred boundaries” between prominent YouTube stars and their viewers can put young people at risk, a leading children’s charity has warned. Emily Cherry, of the NSPCC, said YouTubers had a “responsibility” to make sure relationships with young fans were appropriate. Claims of inappropriate behaviour have been made against a small number […]
Pound continues to fall against dollar amid ‘hard Brexit’ fears
Sterling falls 0.3% to $1.2395 as City worries persist about UK’s economic prospects outside EU. The pound has continued to fall against the US dollar as worries persist over the UK’s economic prospects outside the EU. Sterling suffered sharp losses last week as ministers at the Conservative party conference signalled they would opt for a […]
Why the prissy reaction to Ferrante being unmasked? | Catherine Bennett
The latest literary outcry might suggest that readers are rarely interested in the novelist. History disagrees. The first time that someone urged me to read Elena Ferrante, he mentioned her anonymity, along with her evocation of Naples, and her peerless representation of womens friendships, as among her most impressive qualities. This was in 2013, shortly […]
Know when it’s time to fire your doctor
(CNN)Dr. Jerome Groopman knew that he needed to break up with his doctor. Five years ago, when he started seeing his internist, everything was fine. But Groopman says that in time, the internist became more popular — and hence more busy and harried — right when Groopman needed him most. “I have a strong family […]