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Kylie Jenner is youngest self-made billionaire
Is she a good role model? Aged 10, Kylie Jenner was a reality TV star who stood in the shadow of her sisters. Now aged 21, she is one of the world’s most successful businesswomen.
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Barcelona breaks record with £10m per player
Are footballers paid too much? Barcelona is the first team in history to pay each player an average of £10 million a year. That is enough for 450 nurses or 510 primary school teachers.
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Christmas shopping frenzy on Black Friday
Do we care too much about gifts? Black Friday is one of the biggest days of the year for shops. People are rushing to buy presents in time for Christmas. Has it all got out of hand?
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Cake, cash and starting a business aged eight
Are you ever too young to start your own business? The Day Explorer interviews Alana Spencer, a former winner of The Apprentice....
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‘We want a three-day weekend!’ say workers
Do you want a three-day weekend? Most people work or go to school from Monday to Friday. Now, some people say we will be happier if we only work for four days a week.
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Cards versus cash: the future of money
Do we need cash? Britons now use it less than debit cards. We are not alone: countries around the world are ditching coins and banknotes for plastic. Some say that cash will soon disappear.
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First ‘luxury’ space hotel due to open in 2022
Would you go on holiday to space? Such a trip will soon become easier, with the opening of the first space hotel. The Aurora Station promises guests “the experience of being an astronaut”.
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Facebook accused of massive breach of trust
Should people delete Facebook? It has emerged that data about millions of users was wrongly passed on to another company. As the crisis grows, some are choosing to log off for good.
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Easter eggs attacked for quality and waste
Are Easter eggs worth it? A new study of the top 10 bestselling Easter eggs reveals that customers are not only paying for a tasty treat — up to a third of the weight is actually packaging.
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Google secretly tests electric flying taxis
Feeling good about flying cars, or hyped up about hyperloops? In the fight over the future of transport, flying cars have edged ahead, with Google revealing its first “flying taxi” this week.
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Storm in a tearoom as scone wars break out
Which first, the jam or the cream? It sounds like the start of a cream-tea joke, but a Mother’s Day photo showing a scone smeared with cream then a blob of jam has spark outrage in Cornwall.
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All change! Future of copper coins challenged
Do we need our small change? The government has raised the possibility of getting rid of 1p and 2p coins. In an age of rising prices and digital payments, some say there is no use for them…
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Premier League has half world’s richest clubs
Has money been good for the Premier League? As the January transfer window comes to an end, we see that even small English clubs have become some of the richest in the world.
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Now for Amazon’s latest revolution: the shop!
Will the future still have physical shops? This week Amazon surprised the world by opening its own store in America. The twist? Automatic billing with no checkout and no queueing…
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‘Burgergate’ emoji headache for Google
Should emojis be realistic? Google’s strange-looking burger emoji has got people talking on social media. Some want it to be changed, but others argue that the haters are missing the point.