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Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
FTSE 100 closes in the red ahead of crunch G20 summit

The FTSE 100 closed the day in the red after it failed to recover from a mid-morning slump, despite optimism from traders ahead of the G20 summit.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
The 7 best deals you can get online this Thursday

Prime Day is still weeks away, but you can score great deals now on all your favorites.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
These are the 5 best Amazon Prime Day deals you can get right now

Prime Day is a few weeks away, but you can already snag some incredible deals on essential oil diffusers, robot vacuums, Fire TVs, and more.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech

Dig in to any task knowing that these gloves will have you covered.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Who to keep an eye on when assembling your 2019-20 Fantasy Premier League side

With the 2019-20 Fantasy Premier League having launched, managers are already eyeing up the prices of this season's players – but who should they be looking at?

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Wildfire rages in northeastern Spain as European heatwave continues

Hundreds of firefighters were struggling to contain a wildfire in northeastern Spain that has spread over 5,500 hectares (13,590 acres) and forced the evacuation of 53 residents.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
7 best deals you can get online this Thursday

Prime Day is still weeks away, but you can score great deals now on all your favorites.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Philip Day to close offer on Bonmarche following trading update

Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day has given notice that he will close his offer to acquire womenswear retailer Bonmarche, following an update on the state of the business.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
The Floating Voter: While Boris is fighting with journalists, the Taoiseach is beating them at table quizzes

It's been a week when Boris Johnson's personal life hit the headlines and his crockery allegedly hit he walls.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Politics
‘Meathead’ Rob Reiner beats the dead horse of ‘collusion’

Hollywood is churning out all-star videos in order to try and convince Americans that Trump is guilty of “collusion.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech

The best water bottles of 2019

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Macron warns he won’t sign Mercosur deal if Brazil leaves climate accord

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would not sign any trade deal with Brazil if President Jair Bolsonaro pulled out of the Paris climate accord, threatening to put...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Business
US Fed cuts rates like an alcoholic who always drinks no matter what – RT’s Keiser Report

Central banks are not supposed to manipulate the market and then base the policy on a manipulated outcome, says the host of RT's Keiser Report, Max Keiser. Read Full Article...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
Low online prices are great for shoppers. But they're killing small businesses

Online competition and low cut-rate prices can force owners to keep absorbing their rising costs rather than pass along the increases to customers.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Teenager catches toddler who fell from an open window in Istanbul

Security camera footage has been taken of 17-year-old Feuzi Zabaat catching a toddler as she fell from a second-floor open window in Istanbul.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Business
China imports first Iranian oil since US ended sanction waivers

Iran has delivered the first crude oil to a Chinese refinery complex since the United States removed as of May all sanction waivers for Iranian oil customers, including its biggest...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Starbucks UK plunges to loss on store closures and cost rises

Starbucks UK has slumped to an annual loss for the first time since 2013, after it was weighed down by cost increases and store closures.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Kevin Spacey sued over alleged groping at island bar

A man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a resort island bar in the US in 2016 has filed a lawsuit against the actor.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Pics and Prices: Mart trade on a downward slope at a rate of knots

John O'Hanlon of Ballymahon mart says trade is to some extent "freewheeling". Freewheeling in the days when I owned a bicycle usually meant you were on a downward slope and...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Animals get inventive to keep cool during heatwave

Animals have been getting inventive to try and keep cool during the heatwave.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Business
Kazakhstan to forgive debts of the poor, end bank bailouts

In a first major policy announcement, the newly elected president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he will write off bad loans held by as much as a sixth of the...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
In Pictures: Glastonbury from above offers unique festival perspective

Tens of thousands of people will be on the ground at Glastonbury this summer, but the sheer scale of the festival is perhaps best appreciated from above.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Former Trump campaign boss Manafort to face further charges

US President Donald Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
Global warming is only going to get worse. One reason: Those cloud trails airplanes leave behind in the sky

The more we fly, the worse it will get: Contrails, those white ribbons jets leave behind in the sky, will exacerbate global warming in the next few decades.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Mercury rises to 28C: We’re ‘sitting on the edge of a hotplate’ as Ireland bakes

Ireland will be "sitting on the edge of a hotplate" today as the effects of a Europe-wide heatwave that has already claimed several lives pushes the mercury here to a...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Science & Tech
Video game systems could cost shoppers $840M more this holiday season, console makers say

Video game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony say tariffs will cost consumers an additional $840 million this holiday shopping season.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Couple celebrate wedding in front of hundreds at Glastonbury

A couple have celebrated their wedding with hundreds of people at Glastonbury Festival – with their reception taking place where they became engaged two years ago.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Creed: ‘I can’t veto a Mercosur deal I haven’t seen’

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said he can't veto a Mercosur deal he hasn't seen yet.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Options for late calving sucklers

Are you worried about your Suckler cows calving too late in the Spring or even into early Summer? Is the calving season too long and drawn out?

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Halfords rides to the rescue after five-year-old’s bike stolen

A five-year-old girl has been given a new bicycle by Halfords after hers was stolen from outside her house.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Ford to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe

Carmaker Ford has said it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, as part of a global trend of cost cutting by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Boots records drop in third-quarter high street sales

Sales at Boots dropped in the third quarter, the chemist chain's owner has said.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Legal & General strikes £4bn housing partnership deal with Oxford University

Legal & General has secured a £4 billion real estate partnership with the University of Oxford.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Business
China & US agree to temporarily cease trade hostilities before G20 summit, sources say

The world's two largest economies, the US and China, have agreed to a tentative truce in their trade war in order to resume talks aimed at resolving the conflict, sources...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Officer killed as suicide bombers strike in Tunisia’s capital

Twin suicide bombings targeting security forces struck Tunisia's capital, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Nine injured in twin suicide attacks targeting police in Tunis

Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces have struck Tunisia's capital, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Farming
Tommy Boland: Wool prices barely covering the cost of shearing

Last week was a busy week for the sheep flock at Lyons. Lambs were weaned, worm-drenched and received a cobalt supplement. Ewes were shorn and the triplet study continues with...

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
End for ‘Song-Song couple’ as South Korean TV stars seek divorce

South Korean superstar couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo are seeking a divorce to end their celebrity marriage of less than two years.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
Bomb threat forces Air India passenger jet to land at London Stansted Airport

RAF scrambled quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft to escort Mumbair-Newark plane to airport.

Posted by The Analyst | June 27, 2019 | Breaking News
The Hut Group snaps up former Jamie’s Italian site for retail space

Beauty and wellness giant The Hut Group (THG) has snapped up a former Jamie's Italian to open its first bricks-and-mortar shop.