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Tory MPs warn they could sabotage the Budget if Chancellor Rishi Sunak raises fuel duty

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Tory MPs warn they could sabotage the Budget if Chancellor Rishi Sunak raises fuel duty Conservative MPs warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak against fuel duty increases  Fuel duty has been kept at 57.95p per litre for petrol and diesel since 2011 Mr Sunak is understood to be considering ending the nine-year-long freeze  By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

Hornby raises £15m to take its traditional toys into the 21st century

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Hornby raises £15m to take its traditional models and toys into the 21st century By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 GMT, 21 February 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 February 2020 Hornby has raised £15million from investors to take it into the 21st century. The models firm, most famous for its toy … Read more

Comedian raises more than $200,000 to send bullied 9-year-old with dwarfism to Disneyland

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A stand-up comedian has raised almost $200,000 to send a boy who was bullied over his dwarfism to Disneyland.  Brad Williams set up a GoFundMe page for Quaden Bayles on Thursday after the boy’s mother shared a video of him crying and saying he wanted to die.  Mr Williams, who also has dwarfism, wrote: ‘I’m setting … Read more

Samsung’s ‘space zoom’ camera feature raises privacy concerns 

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Privacy concerns raised over the Samsung S20 Ultra’s ‘space zoom’ feature which is so powerful it is ‘basically invasive’, expert claims Galxy S20 Ultra camera zooms up to 100 times while keeping a good resolution There are fears that the zoom could be misused by peeping into people’s houses  Security specialist ‘doubts the average user require this … Read more

Samsung’s ‘space zoom’ camera feature raises privacy concerns 

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Privacy concerns raised over the Samsung S20 Ultra’s ‘space zoom’ feature which is so powerful it is ‘basically invasive’, expert claims Galxy S20 Ultra camera zooms up to 100 times while keeping a good resolution There are fears that the zoom could be misused by peeping into people’s houses  Security specialist ‘doubts the average user require this … Read more

Should you go from fan to financier? AFC Wimbledon raises £3.5m

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Economics teacher Cormac van der Hoeven does a fair imitation of a Cockney market trader. ‘Get your Plough Lane Bond!’ he yells at confused bankers at Canary Wharf Tube station. ‘Help AFC Wimbledon return home!’ But the bankers aren’t biting. Cormac, 32, is trying to raise £5 million to help his club play at Plough … Read more

A glass of wine or pint of beer each night raises the risk of a stroke

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Having just one or two alcoholic drinks a night significantly increases the risk of suffering a stroke in later life, a major study has shown. Experts from Oxford University said their study of 500,000 people finally dispels the ‘myth’ that light drinking protects health. They found that one or two drinks a day increased the … Read more