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Defectors’ odds of success are lengthening, and not only because of the spies said to have checked in to this Chinese hotelLife’s business hotel’s reception is perfumed with black vanilla fragrance sticks from Zara Home. Its rooms boast geranium-scented shower Read more

US credit monitoring firm Equifax says far higher number of British customers were affected than previously thoughtEquifax has admitted that almost 700,000 UK consumers have had their personal details accessed following a cyber-attack, a figure far higher than previously thought.The Read more

Unions highlighted that a quarter of government defence contracts have gone to US firms Via: Theresa May urged to back British industry as BAE cuts 2,000 jobs

Black, Asian and mixed-raced people more than one and a half times more likely to be arrested than white people – and considerably more likely to be victims of crime, race audit reveals Via: Ethnic minorities most likely to be Read more

The Government is proposing an 'industry-wide levy' on social media firms Via: Facebook and Twitter could be hit by new tax as part of Government crackdown

Brexit minister David Jones confirmed officials have carried out more than 50 unpublished studies on how EU divorce will impact on different sectors Via: Brexit: More than 120 MPs accuse Government of keeping everyone 'in the dark'