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  Reeves seeks to unlock billions from UK pension schemes for investment

  Ministers set to allow companies to access defined benefit scheme surpluses to help kick-start growth
  
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  UK leaves door open to joining EU trading scheme

  It comes after the EU's trade chief says the UK could join a customs union as part of post-Brexit "reset".
  
  BBC News - 3d
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  Ministers weigh signing up UK to Europe customs scheme

  EU trade chief says adding Britain to pan-European area is something Brussels ‘could consider’
  
  Financial Times - 3d

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  ESPN - Jan. 13
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  Apple to face court over claims it overcharged UK users on App Store

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  The Guardian - Jan. 13
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  Supreme Court hears arguments in battle over TikTok's future

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  NBC News - Jan. 10

• UK businesses back scheme to prevent repeat offending

  Prisons minister James Timpson’s initiative will see people on probation and serving sentences outside jail helped into work
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 10

• Ex-Wife of Ambushed Doc Arrested; Gender-Affirming Care Suit; COVID Testing Scheme

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  Row comes as New Delhi and Beijing try to repair relations following deadly border clashes
  
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